The Suns expect Bradley Beal to be their starting point guard, per The Athletic. What is this Tomfoolery?! How could this franchise ever veer from the norm?! We certainly must need a dedicated distributor to set up the offense! I’m here to tell you that it’s all going to be okay. Know that, as the Mandalorian says, “this is the way”.ĭon’t believe me? Still banging that “we need a traditional point guard” drum? Let’s look at the last four NBA Champions, shall we? 2023 Denver Nuggets James Jones is embracing the way that modern NBA basketball is played, and it’s time to stop being the old guy telling people to get off of your grass. Murray isn’t what you would describe as a traditional point guard. Similar to Bradley Beal, he is a smaller shooting guard who has the ability to play make. He averaged 26.1 points in the postseason with 7.1 assists en route to Denver’s first-ever championship. Yes, Denver has Nikola Jokić, a premier passing big man, and somebody who helps with the distribution. Like the teams we will list below, that has become the strategy: to have two players who possess the ability to play make on the floor. Would you define Steph Curry and his 35-foot three-pointers as a pass-first distributor? He is entertaining to watch and exhilarating to play alongside, but his defining characteristic is not his ability to set up his teammates. As he and the Warriors marched to their fourth title in six years, Steph averaged 27.4 points and 5.9 assists. He too was on a team that n relied on the ability of multiple players, coupled with back screens and movement, to generate open shots. We know what Holiday is capable of first hand after the Bucks, who were down 0-2 to the Suns in the 2021 NBA Finals, rattled off four straight and won the title. Holiday, who played point in all 23 postseason games for the Bucks, averaged 17.3 points and 8.7 assists.
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