Please note that this does not necessarily reflect the last five Shooting 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 Shooting Guard, we often see them also play at the Point.
The five Shooting Guards we are using as the baseline are:
Vince Carter. Class of 2024 & Peak Period 1999-2000 to 2005-06: Carter also played a large part of his career at Small Forward (including his Peak Period) and, late in his career, was also used as a Power Forward.
Dwyane Wade. Class of 2023 & Peak Period 2004-05 to 2010-11: Wade occasionally played at Point Guard.
Manu Ginobili. Class of 2012 & Peak Period 2004-05 to 2010-11: Ginobili is a worthy Hall of Fame inductee, but his overall metrics are considerably lower than the other Shooting Guards on the bar.
Kobe Bryant. Class of 2020 & Peak Period 2005-06 to 2011-12: An occasional Small Forward, Bryant’s greatness and longevity jack up the Modern Positional Averages at this position.
Ray Allen. Class of 2018 & Peak Period 2002-03 to 2008-09: Allen was a pure Shooting Guard, and though he only retired in 2014, he will be the first one taken off once the next SG is indicted.
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.
