5 Best shooting guards in the league right now | NBA 2020-21

#3 Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics)

Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics.

Though Jayson Tatum's status as the best player on the Boston Celtics remains clear, there is an outside argument to make for Jaylen Brown being the team's best player. That's how good his 2020-21 NBA season has been so far.

Brown is averaging a career-high 26 points per game in the current campaign, and he has been efficient on the offensive end. He is shooting career-highs from the field (52%), from the three-point line (42%), and the free-throw line (76%). He is also posting his career-highs in assists per game (5.5) and steals per game (1.3).

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#2 Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards)

Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards dribbles against Landry Shamet #20 of the Brooklyn Nets.

The Washington Wizards' struggles on defense have prevented them from taking advantage of Bradley Beal's stunning offense so far. Though he is leading the league in points per game, Beal has led the Wizards to just five wins in his 18 appearances.

Despite the team's poor record, Beal has been a superstar since last year. After averaging 30 points per game for the first time in the 2020-21 NBA season, Beal is currently averaging 33 points per game, which is the highest in the NBA.

Beal is also matching his career-high in rebounds per game (five) and has 4.6 assists per night.

In the current season, Beal has the second-highest scoring game so far, with a career-high 60 points in a loss against the Philadelphia 76ers on January 6th.

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#1 James Harden (Brooklyn Nets)

James Harden #13 of the Brooklyn Nets.

James Harden's place as the best shooting guard (or best guard, period) in today's NBA is too nailed for other players to pose a threat to him. 'The Beard' is a tremendous scorer who does not have any trouble distributing the ball for the Brooklyn Nets. As a result, his 'Big Three' partners - Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, lead the team in scoring.

Harden averaged 24.8 points and 10.4 assists per game in his eight appearances with the Houston Rockets.

After being traded to the Brooklyn Nets, Harden is posting 23.6 points, 11.8 assists, and eight assists per night in 11 matches.

He led the NBA in scoring for the last three seasons, and Harden is now running away with the assists title at an average of 11.2 per game.

Moreover, he continues to be an efficient scorer and has 47/36/88 shooting splits in the current NBA season (19 appearances with Houston and Brooklyn).

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