The shooting guard position is one of the deepest scoring positions in the league and features two of the NBA’s best in Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade. The following are our recommended SG draft rankings, which take into account projected total points as well as upside and risk. The statistical categories are based primarily on a rotisserie scoring format, which typically favors well-balanced players, but no matter what your league settings this list will be a valuable reference as you prepare for draft day.
Be sure to check out our shooting guard ranking videos for Tiers 1-4 and Tiers 5-8.
Rank | Player | TM | GP | FG% | FT% | 3PM | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
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1 | Kobe Bryant | LAL | 82 | .467 | .856 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 26.8 |
2 | Dwyane Wade | MIA | 79 | .491 | .765 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 30.2 |
3 | Brandon Roy | POR | 78 | .480 | .824 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 22.6 |
4 | Joe Johnson | ATL | 79 | .437 | .826 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 21.4 |
5 | Kevin Martin | SAC | 51 | .420 | .867 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 24.6 |
6 | Jason Richardson | PHO | 72 | .477 | .769 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 16.8 |
7 | Stephen Jackson | GS | 59 | .414 | .826 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 20.7 |
8 | John Salmons | CHI | 79 | .472 | .830 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 18.3 |
9 | Ben Gordon | DET | 82 | .455 | .864 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 20.7 |
10 | Eric Gordon | LAC | 78 | .456 | .854 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 16.1 |
11 | Vince Carter | ORL | 80 | .437 | .817 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 20.8 |
12 | Manu Ginobili | SA | 44 | .454 | .884 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 15.5 |
13 | Ray Allen | BOS | 79 | .480 | .952 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 18.2 |
14 | Michael Redd | MIL | 33 | .455 | .814 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 21.2 |
15 | O.J. Mayo | MEM | 82 | .438 | .879 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 18.5 |
16 | J.R. Smith | DEN | 81 | .446 | .754 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 15.2 |
17 | Josh Howard | DAL | 52 | .451 | .782 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 18.0 |
18 | Jason Terry | DAL | 74 | .463 | .880 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 19.6 |
19 | Jamal Crawford | ATL | 65 | .410 | .872 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 19.7 |
20 | Nate Robinson | NY | 74 | .437 | .841 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 17.2 |
21 | Allen Iverson | MEM | 57 | .417 | .781 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 17.5 |
22 | Richard Hamilton | DET | 67 | .447 | .848 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 18.3 |
23 | Randy Foye | WAS | 70 | .407 | .846 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 16.3 |
24 | Courtney Lee | NJ | 77 | .450 | .830 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 8.4 |
25 | James Harden | OKC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | Mike Dunleavy | IND | 18 | .401 | .815 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 15.1 |
27 | Ronnie Brewer | UTA | 81 | .508 | .702 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 13.7 |
28 | Raja Bell | CHA | 67 | .437 | .853 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.9 |
29 | Shane Battier | HOU | 60 | .410 | .821 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 7.3 |
30 | Delonte West | CLE | 64 | .457 | .833 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 11.7 |
31 | Marco Belinelli | TOR | 42 | .442 | .769 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 8.9 |
32 | Anthony Parker | CLE | 80 | .426 | .834 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 10.7 |
33 | Rudy Fernandez | POR | 78 | .425 | .839 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 10.4 |
34 | D.J. Augustin | CHA | 72 | .430 | .893 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 11.8 |
35 | Tracy McGrady | HOU | 35 | .388 | .801 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 15.6 |
36 | Kirk Hinrich | CHI | 51 | .437 | .791 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 9.9 |
37 | DeMar DeRozan | TOR | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
38 | Wayne Ellington | MIN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
39 | Roger Mason Jr. | SA | 82 | .425 | .890 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.8 |
40 | Larry Hughes | NY | 55 | .402 | .807 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.6 |
41 | Dahntay Jones | IND | 79 | .458 | .724 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 5.4 |