NBA Predictions: Best Shooting Guards For The 2008-2009 Season

The shooting guard position has produced many of the best players ever such as Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Clyde Drexler, Jerry West etc. One of the best ever, Kobe Bryant is still currently playing. Shooting Guards are often the best scorers and shooters on their team, hence the name. Shooting guard, or scoring guard. 5. Brandon Roy Roy is a great player who is young and already a fantastic leader. He was an all-star for the first time last year after winning rookie of the year the year before that. Roy is the leader of the youngest and most promising team in the league. With Lamarcus Aldridge and Greg Oden to feed the ball to, Brandon Roy will have a great year. Projected Stats: 18.5 ppg, 6.9 apg, 5.7 rpg, 1.3 spg 4. Monta Ellis Ellis is a fantastic up and coming guard who can get it done on both sides of the ball. With his speciality being offence, Ellis is the leader of the Golden State Warriors and looks as though he won't be leaving. Ellis is fast, versatile and oh boy ... (link)