Who's the NBA's best shooting guard - James Harden or Klay Thompson? Cast your vote on the banner below.
James Harden is the NBA's best shooting guard
While he may be prone to mental lapses on defense, Harden makes up for that by dominating the ball at the other end of the court, generating loads of offense for a team that lacks a difference-making point guard. He has a way of hypnotizing his defender with his dribble along the perimeter, then exploding to the basket. They say superstars get the calls, and no player gets to the line with the frequency Harden does - he's on pace to, for the second year in a row, accumulate over 100 more free-throw attempts than the second-place finisher. While Thompson may excel in a supporting role on an elite team, Harden puts his team on his back night in, night out.
Klay Thompson is the NBA's best shooting guard
With all the attention garnered by Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, many overlook the 6-foot-7 shooting guard out of Washington State who gives the Warriors a legitimate Big Three. While he doesn't light up the stat sheet in other categories the way other elite players do, Thompson scores, knocks down threes, and connects on his shots at an impressive clip, which is exactly what's asked of a shooting guard. Capable of beating his man off the dribble, Thompson prefers to sit back and deliver crushing bombs over the top of the defense. He put his full array of skills on display during a record-breaking 37-point quarter last January.
Who do you think is the NBA's best shooting guard - James Harden or Klay Thompson? Cast your vote on the banner below.
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