Looking at the 5 highest scoring shooting guards in the NBA over the last 10 years

#3 Paul George - 13,799 points

Paul George #13 of the Los Angeles Clippers shoots

Paul George was selected in the 2010 NBA draft with the 10th overall pick by the Indiana Pacers. However, he has been sensational for each of the three teams he has played for.

PG has been efficient in front of the basket, scoring 13,799 points in the last ten years. He successfully led the LA Clippers to the Eastern Conference finals in the 2021 playoffs without Kawhi Leonard.

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#2 DeMar DeRozan - 15,679 points

DeMar DeRozan #10 of the San Antonio Spurs in defense against the Memphis Grizzlies

DeMar DeRozan has often had to switch positions in the NBA because of his athleticism and versatility. During his stint with the San Antonio Spurs, he alternated as a shooting guard, small forward, and power forward.

Regardless, DeRozan's natural position is the shooting guard, an area he played for ten of his twelve years in the NBA. He scored a career-high 52 points against the Milwaukee Bucks in 2018 to lead the Toronto Raptors to an overtime win.

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#1 James Harden - 20,294 points

James Harden #13 of the Brooklyn Nets

James Harden has scored the most points in the NBA over the past ten years, with the second-best scorer being LeBron James with a little over 18,000 points. The Brooklyn Nets guard has is as lethal as they come scoring the basket, winning three NBA scoring titles while averaging 30+ points on each occasion.

Although Harden has taken over the point guard role in Brooklyn as per his request, for the sake of this list he will retain his original position. The Beard likes to have the ball in his hands, which is why he asked for the switch, and Kyrie Irving did not object to it. Then again, in this era of positionless basketball, the objective is to deliver regardless of where you play.

Harden was selected with the third overall pick by the OKC Thunder in the 2009 NBA draft. Although he played his first three seasons as a rotation player, he has evolved into an elite scorer.

The nine-time All-Star has come closest to scoring as many three-pointers as Stephen Curry in a single season, with 378 in the 2018-19 season. Curry's record stands at 402, making him the only player to make 400+ three-pointers in one season.