The Top Five NBA Shooting Guards Right Now in the 2014-2015 Season

It’s crazy as hell that James Harden wasn’t voted as an All-Star starter this season. Crazy. As. Hell. But all is good now because The Beard is draining buckets, taking names, and, get this, playing D!!! His Rockets? Fifth overall in the league. Boom. And how about the other guys on this list? They’re pretty good, too, but, by far, there’s just no SG on the planet who can lay a hand on James effin’ Harden.

And who are those “other” SGs? Let’s see.

Here they are – the top five shooting guards RIGHT NOW in the 2014-2015 NBA regular season (this is based on the Player Efficiency ratings as calculated by HoopsStats.com as of the evening of February 27, 2015 – Manila time):

#NBA2015 December Position Battle – The Top 5 Shooting Guards Right Now

In this Position Battle post, we will focus on the top five shooting guards at this point in the season. We will take into account just the players’ stats for the entire season up till December 9, 2014 (Manila time). This will, hopefully, give us a more current picture of each player’s production.

In this list, there’s no surprise at #1, but #2 should have some people shaking their heads. Oh, and the Mamba is officially back!

Take a look at the top five shooting guards in the NBA right now! 

Note: All of the following stats are based on each player’s stats as computed by HoopsStats.com. They were taken on December 9, 2014 (Manila time).

The NBA: April 2014 Position Battle – The Top 5 Shooting Guards Right Now

In this Position Battle post, we will focus on the top five point guards at this point in the season. We will take into account just the players’ stats for the latest five games of their respective teams. This will, hopefully, give us a more current picture of each player’s production.

Nobody unseats the Beard here, which means James Harden is really that good, or the rest of the NBA SGs are just not that good to begin with. And find out if Swaggy P breaks into the top five!

Note: All of the following stats are based on each player’s stats as computed by HoopsStats.com. They were taken on April 11, 2014 (Manila time).

James Harden is the best out of a shallow pool of NBA off-guards.

The NBA: Position Battle: The Best Shooting Guards Right Now

Most of the heavy-hitters like Dwyane Wade, Manu Ginobili, Joe Johnson, and Jamal Crawford aren’t on this list, but at least the heaviest hitter of ‘em all still reigns supreme.

5) Jordan Crawford (WAS) - 20.2ppg, 5.4rpg, 5.6apg, 1.0spg, 19.2 EFF

Remember when he claimed he could be better than a certain other Jordan? He still WON’T be able to do that, but at least he’s putting up great numbers in the continued absence of John Wall.

4) OJ Mayo (DAL) – 23.4ppg, 6.0rpg, 4.4apg, 1.6spg, 22.4 EFF

Mayo is another guy benefitting from the absence of his team’s top player, but, unlike the Wizards, who are languishing at the very bottom of the East, the Mavs are still in the thick of the fight out West.  Mark Cuban’s crew would love to have Dirk back ASAP, but as long as Mayo puts up these stats, Dallas might just keep its head above water.

3) Klay Thompson (GSW) - 20.0ppg, 4.8rpg, 3.6apg, 1.2spg, 1.0bpg, 23.2 EFF

After a slow start, Klay Thompson is finally showing why this was supposed to be, and is slowly shaping up to be, his breakout season. He’s scoring and shooting with the best the league has to offer, and the Warriors, despite their most recent loss to Orlando, are really reaping the rewards.

2) James Harden (HOU) - 28.5ppg, 5.8rpg, 5.5apg, 2.5spg, 27.3 EFF

Harden’s production continues to be strong despite the Rockets losing 3 of their last 5. They did, however, win back-to-back games against the Wizards and the Celtics to stop their losing skid. Harden remains to be the top shooting guard outside of California and an All-Star spot should be in the offing. Anything less would be travesty.

James Harden slams one on the break as the
Rockets beat the visiting Celtics.
(image by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

1) Kobe Bryant (LAL) - 34.2ppg, 4.8rpg, 4.4apg, 1.8spg, 28.8 EFF

Kobe has really been doing well of late. Too bad the same can’t be said of his team. When Kobe puts up these kinds of numbers, the Lakers usually win, but, strangely enough, even with the best center in the world in the lineup, they just can’t seem to string up the Ws with any consistency this season. They did win their latest game, but, heck, that was against Washington. WASHINGTON.

Honorable Mention: Monta Ellis (MIL), Rodney Stuckey (DET), Manu Ginobili (SAS)