Editing Point guard (section)

== Examples ==
[[File:Bird-20180912.jpg|alt=Point guard Sue Bird in yellow Seattle Storm uniform, number 10|thumb|upright=0.8|[[Sue Bird]], one of only two basketball players in history to earn five Olympic gold medals, in 2018]]

[[Magic Johnson]] won the [[National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award]] (MVP) three times in his career, the most for a point guard in NBA history. [[Stephen Curry]] and [[Steve Nash]] have each been named the league MVP twice. Other NBA point guards with wins include [[Bob Cousy]], [[Oscar Robertson]], [[Allen Iverson]], [[Derrick Rose]], and [[Russell Westbrook]]. Since 1969, Johnson and Curry are the only point guards to win the NBA MVP, [[NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Finals MVP]] and [[NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award|All-Star Game MVP]] awards in their careers. Notable point guards of the [[WNBA]] include five-time champion [[Sue Bird]], her Olympic teammate [[Diana Taurasi]] (the only two basketball players of either gender to earn five Olympic gold medals for basketball<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 8, 2021|title=The Olympic history of UConn's Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi|url=https://www.ctpost.com/projects/2021/visuals/sue-bird-diana-taurasi-uconn-olympics/|archive-date=August 7, 2021|access-date=August 8, 2021|website=CT Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807021208/https://www.ctpost.com/projects/2021/visuals/sue-bird-diana-taurasi-uconn-olympics/|url-status=dead}}</ref>) and [[Courtney Vandersloot]]. In the [[NBA]], point guards generally range from {{height|ft=6|in=1}} to {{height|ft=6|in=4}} whereas in the WNBA, point guards are usually {{height|ft=5|in=9}} or shorter. Having above-average size (height, muscle) is considered advantageous, although size is secondary to situational awareness, speed, quickness and ball-handling skills. At {{height|ft=5|in=3}} the shortest player in NBA history, [[Muggsy Bogues]] played 889 games in a 14-year career as a point guard.

After the opponent scores, it is typically the point guard who brings the ball down the court to begin an offensive play. Passing skills, ball handling and court vision are crucial. Speed is important; a speedy point guard is better able to create separation and space off the dribble, giving themselves room to work. Point guards are often valued more for their [[Assist (basketball)|assist]] totals than for their scoring. [[John Stockton]] holds the all time NBA record for assists. Another major evaluation factor is the assist-to-[[Turnover (basketball)|turnover]] ratio, which reflects the decision-making skills of the player. Given the evolved nature of basketball in the modern day, a first-rate point guard is also required to have a reasonably effective [[Jump shot (basketball)|jump shot]].