Every NBA team’s greatest point guard of all time

Milwaukee Bucks — Oscar Robertson

1970-1974
16.3 points per game
7.5 assists per game
4.9 rebounds per game

This is another obvious one. Before Steph Curry came around, it was clear that it was Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson at the top of the point guard rankings. Oscar Robertson wasn’t peaking Oscar Robertson when he was playing for Milwaukee, but he was still the best point guard to play for this franchise. Averaging north of 16 points and 7 rebounds over four seasons is something the Bucks would have loved to have in any era. While Jrue Holiday is playing incredibly well now, he’s not anywhere near Oscar Robertson’s contributions.

Robertson’s peak came with the Cincinnati Royals, a team that no longer exists. So, he gets to be honored here. So let’s talk about all of his contributions to the league. Robertson was the first player to average a triple-double for a season, and stringing his first five seasons together would give him a triple-double average while also averaging more than 30 points per game. Robertson was a dominant force.

Robertson was surprisingly traded to the Bucks in 1970. There are a lot of rumors as to why it happened, with the most prominent being that head coach Bob Cousy was not a fan of how popular Robertson was. It worked out, as he was paired with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Milwaukee. They had a league-best 66 wins in their first season together. They ended up winning the NBA Championship in commanding fashion.

In his final season with the Bucks, Robertson led them to another NBA Finals appearance. He lost in seven games to the Boston Celtics. The season after he retired, they fell to last place. It shows the Bucks were led by Robertson despite his advanced age on the court. He was one of the best of all time, and his greatness was not much less when he was with the Bucks.