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NBA Power Rankings: All 30 Starting Shooting Guards

By Shane Young

January 17, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) guards Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant (24) in the second half of the game at the Staples Center. Heat won 99-90. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
January 17, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) guards Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant (24) in the second half of the game at the Staples Center. Heat won 99-90. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 2, 2014; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Ben McLemore (16) drives in against Los Angeles Lakers guard Kendall Marshall (12) during the fourth quarter at Sleep Train Arena. The Sacramento Kings defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 107-102. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

30.  Ben McLemore — Sacramento Kings

McLemore didn’t have the season that outweighs Anthony Bennett‘s when it comes to being thrown in the waste basket, but it wasn’t a dime to watch.

The Kings used their 2013 lottery pick to grab a shooting guard that they believed could score with the best of the class, but it didn’t work out too well.  What can you blame?  The obvious would be his shooting touch, as 32 percent from deep and 37.6 percent from the floor doesn’t cut it when you’re starting 55 games.

Another concept would be the lack of need for scoring on the team, when Sacramento had three 20-point per game guys on the floor for most of the year:  DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay, and point guard Isaiah Thomas.

Boogie Cousins swears up and down that McLemore was just feeling those effects and will have a breakout year with Darren Collison running things next season.  The question will remain whether or not Mike Malone holds his ground with McLemore starting, or if newcomer Nik Stauskas is just too much of a floor stretcher to leave on the bench.

Cousins has been vocal about wanting Stauskas to lessen the pressure for the bigs and create space for them to operate.  We all know he gets what he asks for.  If not, he’ll be throwing a tantrum.