Please note that this does not necessarily reflect the last five Point Guards inducted but rather the previous five peak runs of that particular player. Also, we are going with what each player predominantly played. For some positions, we see very different players who bring unique skill sets, and at Point Guard, we often see them also play at Shooting Guard.
The five Point Guards we are using as the baseline are:
Chauncey Billups. Class of 2024 & Peak Period 2004-05 to 2010-11: Billups played significant time early and the end of his career as a Shooting Guard, but his Peak Period was all as a Point Guard.
Tony Parker. Class of 2023 & Peak Period 2006-07 to 2012-13: Parker’s career never deviated from the Point Guard position.
Jason Kidd. Class of 2018 & Peak Period 1997-98 to 2003-04: Kidd played Shooting Guard for some time, and his defensive numbers pushed the bar very high for other Point Guards.
Steve Nash. Class of 2018 & Peak Period 1997-98 to 2003-04: The two-time MVP only played at the Point.
Gary Payton. Class of 2013 & Peak Period 1993-94 to 1999-2000: Like Kidd, Payton’s defensive metrics help push those MPA numbers very high.
Peak Period is the best seven consecutive seasons by a player.*All-NBA have weighted points. 3 for the First Team, 2 for the Second Team, and 1 for the Third Team.
MVP and Defensive Player of the Year have weighted points. 10 for 1st Place, 9 for 2nd Place, 8 for 3rd Place, 7 for 4th Place, 6 for 5th Place, 5 for 6th Place, 4 for 7th Place, 3 for 8th Place, 2 for 9th Place and 1 for 10th Place.
All-Defensive have weighted points. 2 for the First Team, 1 for the Second Team.