Do you agree? Yang Yi of the United States ranked first five point guards in history, Nash unexpectedly lost the election, and Curry ranked second!

Recently, Stephen A. Smith, a famous media person known as "American Yang Yi", also announced his top five point guards in his mind in a basketball program. As a senior media person, the list he selected should be more authoritative in theory, but what was unexpected was that among the top five point guards, the two-time MVP winner Steve Nash, the historical assist king and the steal king David Stockton, were all gone. Therefore, after this list was released, it also caused considerable controversy. Let’s take a look at who these five people are!

Fifth place: Chris Paul, career data: 17 points, 4.4 rebounds, 9.2 assists and 2 steals, is the 40-year-old veteran Chris Paul who is still fighting on the front line of the NBA and may choose to return to the NBA next season. Since entering the NBA in 2005, Paul has maintained a very efficient performance for a long time. Whether it was the early Hornets, Clippers, or later Rockets, Thunder, Suns, including the Warriors and Spurs at the end of his career, Paul will do his best to help the team win. Although he has never won the championship and has no MVP support, Paul's career is still relatively successful overall. He was selected for the season's first team 4 times, 7 times, and 12 times in the All-Star lineup. In addition, he also has an All-Star MVP, 1 Best Rookie Trophy, 5 assists, and 6 steals kings. He won 2 Olympic gold medals with the Dream Team. With a total assists of 12,499 and steals of 2,717, both of which are ranked second in history, second only to David Stockton. Therefore, it is quite reasonable for Paul to put this position.

4th place: Jason Kidd, career data: 12.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 1.9 steals

The coach of the Mavericks is Jason Kidd. Kidd was also a superstar in his player age. Although he also failed to win a MVP trophy of his own, Kiddby Paul was lucky that he won the championship with the Mavericks and made considerable contributions, so his career was quite successful. Back when he was a player, Kidd and Paul had some similar characteristics. Both had excellent vision, had a very high pass success rate, and could also make unexpected and wonderful assists at some moments. On the defensive end, they were top defensive vanguards. The only drawback of Kidd was that his shooting was very unstable, but even so, he was able to lead the Nets to the NBA Finals for two consecutive years, which just proves Kidd's value. Throughout his NBA career, Kidd was selected into the All-Season First Team 5 times, selected into the All-Season First Team 4 times, entered the All-Star lineup 10 times, won the assist king 5 times, and also won 2 gold medals in the Olympics. Therefore, after announcing his retirement, Kidd naturally entered the Hall of Fame. Therefore, ranking in this position can be considered acceptable to fans.

Third place: Isia Thomas

Career data: 19.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 1.9 steals

In terms of the third place choice, Smith said the name of Isia Thomas, which surprised many fans. After all, the "Smiling Assassin" has played in the NBA for a total of 13 seasons. He retired at the age of 33. His overall performance years are not long among superstars. But if you think about it carefully, Thomas is actually worthy. After all, in the 1980s and 1990s, it was the "Bad Boys Legion" he led to personally end the rule of the two giants yellow and green in the 1980s. At the same time, it defeated the Bulls led by Michael Jordan in the Eastern Conference playoffs for three consecutive years, and delayed the Bulls' Red Dynasty until the 1990s. During this period, the Pistons completed two consecutive championships and almost created a dynasty belonging to Auto City, which can be said to be very successful. Looking at the Assassin's career, he won the championship twice, won the All-Star MVP twice, 1 Final MVP, 3 selected for the All-Season First Team, 1 won the title of assist king, and 12 selected for the All-Star lineup. Overall, his honors and experience are extremely legendary. However, in the eyes of many fans, Thomas deserves the title of top ten point guards in history, even the top five, but ranking third is indeed a bit too high.

Second place: Stephen Curry's career data: 24.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.5 steals in recent years, with the accumulation of honors and the increase in data, many fans and media have begun to promote Curry, regarding him as the first point guard in history. But for Curry himself, he still maintains his usual modesty and believes that he can be his own. Although he was injured inadvertently this season, he failed to help the Warriors go further, overall, Curry's performance is worthy of everyone's recognition. So far, he has played in the NBA for 16 seasons, averaging 24.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Looking at the entire NBA history, he is ranked first. Of course, Curry has made extraordinary contributions to the NBA today. It was from the 14-15 season that he and the Warriors used three-point shooting to establish their Warriors dynasty, and also brought the NBA into the small ball era. The entire NBA began to change its playing style and tactical system because of their success. Such influence is very rare. Moreover, in the past few years, Curry has won four championships, and various MVPs of different types have become his favorites. In addition, the first round, the scoring king, the stealing king and other honors are all in Curry's honor book. Of course, for Curry, the most important honor is the first three-pointer in history. To this day, he has brought the three-pointer to an extremely terrifying level. It is probably difficult for latecomers to keep up with Curry's pace.

No. 1: Magic Johnson

Career data: 19.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 11.2 assists and 1.9 steals

can firmly suppress Curry, and at the same time, the first point guard recognized by all fans, there is only one person, that is Magic Johnson. Although the Magic had to announce his retirement at the age of 32 because of unfortunately diagnosed with HIV, even so, the data and honors he accumulated at that time could help him firmly sit in the throne of the first point guard in history. Throughout his career, he can output 19.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 11.2 assists and 1.9 steals. This is a very comprehensive data sheet and can almost summarize the characteristics of the Magician's career, which is that he is extremely versatile. It is precisely because of the appearance of the Magician that the Lakers have the capital to compete with their old rival Celtics in the 1980s and successfully won five valuable championship trophys. At the same time, the Magic won the MVP three times, the Finals MVP three times, and the All-Star MVP twice. He was selected as the All-Star MVP nine times, the All-Star MVP four times, the Assistant King and the Stealing King twice. His career is very successful. Now, in order to commemorate the Magician's contribution, the NBA has also set up a special MVP for the Western Conference Finals and named it the Magician Johnson Award, which shows how valuable the Magician is!