The shooting guard position is incredibly thin this year in the NBA. With Kobe Bryant recovering from an Achilles injury, the talent at the two guard position just isn’t that deep, and there are few elite players at the position. After Dwyane Wade and James Harden, you can make an argument for almost all of these players in choosing where they rank outside the top 3.
Glance through this list and you’ll understand why championship teams aren’t built around shooting guards anymore. Here’s my list of top 40 two-guards going into next year’s season:
Top 40 Shooting Guards
1) Kobe Bryant, LAL
2) Dwyane Wade, MIA
3) James Harden, HOU
4) Andre Iguodala, DEN
5) J.R. Smith, NY
6) Jamal Crawford, LAC
7) Joe Johnson, BKN
8) Kevin Martin, OKC
9) Monta Ellis, MIL
10) Klay Thompson, GS
11) O.J. Mayo, DAL
12) DeMar DeRozan, TOR
13) J.J. Reddick, MIL
14) Tony Allen, MEM
15) Danny Green, SA
16) Avery Bradley, BOS
17) Arron Afflalo, ORL
18) Eric Gordon, NO
19) Kyle Korver, ATL
20) Manu Ginobili, SA
21) Wesley Matthews, POR
22) Vince Carter, DAL
23) Lance Stephenson, IND
24) Gerald Henderson, CHA
25) Dion Waiters, CLE
26) Ray Allen, MIA
27) Gordon Hayward, UTA
28) Bradley Beal, WAS
29) Evan Turner, PHI
30) Thabo Sefolosha, OKC
31) Marcus Thornton, SAC
32) Jason Terry, BKN
33) Jordan Crawford, BOS
34) Shannon Brown, PHX
35) Mike Dunleavy, MIL
36) Marco Belinelli, CHI
37) Courtney Lee, BOS
38) Ben McLemore, SAC
39) Alexey Sheved, MIN
40) Jodie Meeks, LAL