Positional Power Rankings: 30 best point guards in the NBA

Mar 13, 2017; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; LA Clippers center DeAndre Jordan (6) pushes Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) away from LA Clippers guard Chris Paul (3) during the fourth quarter at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Utah Jazz won the game 114-108. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports /

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Goran Dragic

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Goran Dragic, along with Mike Conley, are the best players in the league to never appear in the All-Star game. Dragic has played his best years for the Suns and post-Lebron Heat, so has played with a relative amount of anonymity compared to others. His finest season came for a surprise 49-win Suns team back in 2013-14, where he averaged 20.3 points per game and was named to the All-NBA Third Team and earned Most Improved Player for his efforts. The Heat gave up two first round picks to acquire Dragic during the next season.

Dragic was somewhat disappointing in Miami during his first 1.5 seasons there. He never appeared comfortable deferring to Dwyane Wade and playing off of the ball. Dragic decidedly failed to play up to his All-NBA levels. He only averaged 14.1 points for the Heat last season following a five-year, $90 million dollar contract extension. Many Heat fans regretted the deal last season, but he has made good on it this season and returned to his level of play from that 2013-14 season.

Currently, Dragic is averaging 20.2 points, 5.9 assists, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.2 steals nightly for the Heat. He is the leading scorer of a team that is surprisingly holding on to the No. 8 seed in the East, strengthened by a career-high 41.7 3-point percentage. The Heat are 28-7 since Jan. 17, a complete turnaround from the beginning of the season. They will present trouble to whoever they see in the first round of the playoffs, and their point guard is a big reason why.

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