4. Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers arguably have one of the best point guards in all of basketball: Ben Simmons.
He’s averaging a robust 14.9 points per game to go along with 8.6 assists and 7.5 rebounds per game, one of the more well-rounded stat lines in the league.
Of course, the point guard has one well-known Achilles’ heel: his 3-point shooting. The Australian has made two 3-pointers this season, two more than he had made in his first two NBA seasons combined. Yet it’s still not enough in today’s NBA.
The issue would be a lot less prominent if Darren Collison was the primary player backing Simmons up. The big point guard could continue to dictate play on the court, but in situations where the Sixers needed to catch up or needed a 3-point shooter, Collison could sub in and still be an effective point guard.
Right now, the primary backup point guard for Simmons is Trey Burke, who has been serviceable in his first year with the team. He’s averaging 7.3 points and 2.5 assists per game in relatively limited minutes. But his best season in terms of win shares per Basketball-Reference (2.4, twice) is worse than Collison’s worst season by the same metric (2.9 win shares in his rookie season).