Take a look at the top worst point guards of all time in the NBA and know just why they make their way into this list
The Point Guard position in the NBA has always been a very vital position. Every team incorporates the best scorer and ball handler from their team to play in this position.
Knowing that the NBA is the platform the comprise of the world’s most lethal point guards of all time, there have been some who have miserably succumbed under the pressure of the grandest stage.
In this list we are going to take a look at just those top 5 players who are considered to be the worst point guards to ever play in the NBA.
List of The Worst NBA Point Guards of All Time
5. Mike Gale
One player who goes back to the time when NBA was known as the ABA, Mike Gale played for Golden State Warriors in his professional basketball stint.
With age Mike Gale saw his form rapidly diminishing, as a result, he ended up starting 70 games in the 1981/82 season, and playing nearly 24 minutes per game. In those games, Gale only averaged 5.6 points and 3.5 assists.
4. Marko Jaric
He spent a large chunk of his NBA career playing for Los Angeles Clippers, where he seldom was seen displaying his shooting vulnerabilities.
Although Jaric came with heaps of strong expectations into the NBA, he only managed to proclaim himself as a solid defensive player. Not only that, he averaged only 7.86 points per game for three season.
3. Travis Best
Travis Best proved to be a decent guard for Indiana Pacers, who signified confidence to knock points at clutch moments. However when he was acquired by Miami Heat, the team’s fear of acquiring and starting a best-used back up guard, came true.
In his only season as Miami’s starter, Travis Best averaged 8.4 points per game. And 3.5 assists per game.
2. Jarrett Jack
He played for Portland Trail Blazers, for whom he majorly sat on the bench during his rookie days. Yet he was given a chance to start as a guard for a brief team in the team.
This was deemed to be his natural position, yet game after game Jack kept on failing.
1. Duck Williams
One of the old school players for Utah Jazz, he played in the Point Guard position for them for only a season. Wherein he averaged 6.6 points per game and just 2.4 assists.
It would be safe to say that Duck Williams was a boom or bust player as he scored 13 or more points in 7.7 percent of games that season while scoring five or fewer in 33 percent of games.
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