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NBA Power Rankings: Eastern Conference point guards

By Parker Hurley

Feb 20, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) dribbles the ball as Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) defends in the first quarter at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 20, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) dribbles the ball as Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) defends in the first quarter at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 26, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) looks to play a ball as Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (13) tries to defend during the first quarter in game five of the first round of the 2016 NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 26, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) looks to play a ball as Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (13) tries to defend during the first quarter in game five of the first round of the 2016 NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Kyle Lowry

Lowry is a player that had to jump around to three different teams before finding a home to settle in. He wound up in Toronto in 2011 and went from a backup, rotational point guard, to one of the more elite floor generals in the NBA.

Lowry does a phenomenal job of getting to the hoop. He is not a hyper fast player or a super athlete, but can still out will you and out-power smaller players on the block. He is a Villanova product, and with that gained a level of defense first and tenacious offense.

In 2015, Lowry averaged 20 points per game while being named to his second NBA All-Star team. He helped carry the Toronto Raptors to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they then lost to LeBron James and the NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers.

This season, Lowry is back and hoping to prove that the Raptors are no joke with the tag team of he and DeMar DeRozan. He is averaging 19.9 points per game this season, but his 7.2 assists per game are what is to note, as that is a notch above his 5.7 career assists per game mark. Lowry is still getting it done on the defensive side of the floor, and because of him and DeRozan, this team will be a force in the playoffs again in 2017.

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