NBA Player Rankings: Listing the 10-Best Point Guards In the NBA

8. Ty Lawson, Denver Nuggets

Apr 20, 2013; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Ty Lawson (3) before game one of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs against the Golden State Warriors at the Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports

A great player in college, and an even better one in the pros, Ty Lawson was the on-court leader for the greatest Nuggets team in franchise history in 2012-13.

Lawson’s development of a lethal three-point shot has allowed him to be a threat in all aspects of being a point guard. His numbers may not be the best on this list, but his team had a lot of success this past season and it was mostly due to him and the other elite wing players on the Nuggets.

Although he’s barely six feet tall, he is one of the best finishers at the rim in the league, let alone on a list of point guards. He will continue to be a successful point guard with the addition of Brian Shaw as the Nuggets new head coach, and should have the Nuggets in contention.