The NBA-new guards: Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Brunson among sizes?

Two years ago, when Jalen Brunson appeared on an ESPN panel as an all-star point Guard for the New York Knicks of the NBA, Becky Hammon, head coach of the WNBA-Las Vegas Aces.

“Steph Curry is the only one,” she said, and she was mostly right with the exception of Isiah Thomas.

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Wachen, especially small ones, have rarely led to championships in the NBA.

“And I love Jalen Brunson,” added Hammon, “but you will bring him to the level of a 1A?”

That was back then. This is now when the Knicks cited by Brunson are listed in the Eastern Conference final. They lost the 1 -player in a heartbreaking fashion to a team of Indiana Pacers, led by another Point Guard, Tyrese Haliburton, who recently was ridiculed as “the most overvalued player in the league”.

Which team will win the title this season is given by a guard. According to the west, the Thunder of the Oklahoma City is led as betting favorites, according to Betmgm by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the MVP of the NBA. And the Minnesota Timberwolves are led by Anthony Edwards, a smooth and experienced 23-year-old Dynamo.

This is the first time that each of the four conference finalists offers a security guard as the best player. As good as Jalen Williams, Julius Randle, Karl-Anthony Towns and Pascal Siakam for thunder, wolves, Knicks and Pacers are, there is no mistake that is the best player on each of these franchise companies.

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The NBA was dominated by great men in the 1960s and most of the 1970s to arrive by Magic Johnson and even 6-foot 9. In the past few decades, the league has been operated by similarly large and ball-dominant strikers from Larry Bird and Julius Erving to Lebron James and Kevin Durant.

According to our count, only 22 of the 77 championship teams of the NBA were led by guards, and 18 of these titles were won by six of the all-timers at the guard positions: Stephen Curry, Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson; Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. You could do a case that this list covers the three biggest players in the league history in both the point and in the rifle position. This means that if you are not among the best guards of all time, it is terribly difficult to lead your team to a championship.

The other guards who have led their teams to titles are also Hall of Famers: Chauncey Billups (2004), Dennis Johnson (1979) and Walt Frazier (1970, 1973). They won with ensemble that supports casts if they were not part of the ensemble itself. You can do a case that none of you were the best player of your teams.

Ben Wallace, a Hall of Fam, was the only all -NBA member of the Detroit Pistons from 2004. Jack Sikma, a Hall of Famer, took the seventh in the MVP vote on the Seattle -Supert from 1979. And Willis Reed, a Hall of Famer, was the MVP of the League and the New York final for both championships (although Frazier had earned at least one of them when Reed was injured in 1970 when he achieved a 36-7-19 in a win in game 7).

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The question then: Which group includes this year's guards, all-timers or anomalies?

The Four star guards are stacked against the others who have led their teams to titles. They are sorted by the playoff player after the efficiency assessment. (Production and efficiency numbers are also playoff statistics.)

Gilgeous-Alexander is whether you believe it or not, in a similar way to the greatest guards ever. The 26-year-old is the MVP this season, and if he wins the final MVP on the way to a ring, his will is absolutely one of the greatest awake times of all time. Curry, Jordan and Magic are the only guards that have won both prizes in the same year. Think about it for a second. Curry, Jordan and magic, probably the three best guards ever. And sga.

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The 25 -year -old Haliburton and Edwards (23) are so young that it is difficult to wrap our heads around what a title would mean for both. No guards, but Wade and Magic have led a team to a championship at such a young age. Either Haliburton, Edwards or both can stand for the Pantheon on meteoric airways, even if we have not yet fully considered this option. Most of your damage could be done in the coming years.

Brunson's case may be the most interesting. He is a 28-year-old former choice that will make his second all-NBA team in so many seasons. Nobody will call him the best player in the league when New York wins the championship. (By the way, we will also say about Haliburton. We could consider that Edwards could be the best NBA player if he should win.)

Nevertheless, Brunson has received MVP votes in the last three seasons. He was 10th place this season and fifth last season. He has been in the 10 best players in the NBA for two years and is 6-foot-2. A 6-4 Dennis Johnson was twice in a watered NBA top 10. A 6-3 billups was a top 10 player for a season. Brunson can be like her, at the same time a Hall of Famer and a historical anomaly.

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But Frazier was either the all-NBA of the first or second team for six years. He is a two -time champion, a Hall of Famer, a New York legend as the team commentator. He is the embodiment of these kinks of the 1970s. The fact that he is the blanket for Brunson is as suitable as it can. Get Brunson a statement suit.