Five best point guards in the NBA

3. Deron Williams, Brooklyn Nets

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 19: USA player Deron Williams in action.

PPG: 21.0, APG: 8.7 and SPG: 1.2

Williams, the powerhouse from the University of Illinois, has never played in a championship worthy team throughout his career – unlike the other point guards in this list. Well, that has worked to his benefit. His tandem with Boozer in Utah to his epic ‘Pick and Roll’ with Humphries/Lopez at NJ is always a sight to watch. Deron Williams’ 57 points game against the fading Bobcats was arguably one of the better performances of the year, considering he had no one (maybe, a little of Gerald Wallace) to back him in defense or offense. Earlier this month, the West Virginia native signed a bumper deal for 5 years to keep him in Brooklyn with added incentives. What persuaded Williams was not the money but the ability to bring in stars, which unfortunately, hasn’t happened. This again could work in Williams favor to maintain his elite status of a point guard since the attention will revolve around him.

Deron Williams, however, hit a low in his career when he was accused of a tumultuous relationship with coach, Jerry Sloan. Many blame Williams for Sloan’s resignation since the point guard refused to bow down to Sloan’s disciplinary tactics. Right now, things seem to have been forgotten as the Nets’ superstar itches to re-write the franchise’s history. Maybe, if Dwight Howard does land there, the duo could bring home a NBA title and steal the crown of ‘who is the best in NY’ from the omnipresent Knicks.