With training camp for the 2025-26 season inching ever so closer, now’s the time to continue looking around the league–specifically the Eastern Conference–and rank the players at each position. Sixers Wire will rank each starter at each position in the East starting with the point guard spot.

Star Tyrese Maxey leads the Philadelphia 76ers at the position and now is the time to rank where he stacks up in the Eastern Conference. He is coming off a season when he averaged a career high in points handling more responsibility on the offensive end.

Please note that these starter rankings will be based on HoopsHype’s depth chart for each team in the NBA. That means Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton will not be included as he is out for the season with the Achilles injury. Also, restricted free agent Josh Giddey will be included as one has to assume he will return to the Chicago Bulls at this stage of the offseason.

Here is the ranking of each point guard in the East:

2024-25 stats: N/A

Demin takes up the rear as he is the lone rookie on this list. After a productive season at BYU, he was selected No. 8 overall by the Nets and will be part of the foundation for Brooklyn’s rebuild. He averaged 11.3 points and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 43.5% from deep in the summer league so there is some potential for him as a scorer. He’s going to have some tough nights as he transitions to the league, but the Nets have to like what he brought to the table in Las Vegas.

14. Bub Carrington, Washington Wizards

2024-25 stats: 9.8 ppg, 4.4 apg, 4.2 rpg, 0.7 spg, 40.1% FG, 33.9% 3FG

There is a lot to like about Carrington. He’s tough, physical, a leader, and has a high basketball IQ. He has to improve as a 3-point shooter, but Washington should be happy with what it received from the No. 14 pick of the 2024 draft as a rookie. Heading into this upcoming season, he should be in position to take that next step forward as a young player in this league.

13. Ryan Rollins, Milwaukee Bucks

2024-25 stats: 6.2 ppg, 1.9 apg, 1.9 rpg, 0.8 spg, 48.7% FG, 40.8% 3FG

Rollins earned some reps as the starter when Damian Lillard was out dealing with blood clots late in the 2024-25 season, and with Lillard now gone back to Portland, he is now slated to be the team’s starting point guard for the Bucks in the upcoming season. He averaged 10.2 points and shot 45.2% from deep in 19 games as a starter in the 2024-25 season.

12. Immanuel Quickley, Toronto Raptors

2024-25 stats: 17.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 5.8 apg, 0.7 spg, 42.0 FG%, 37.8% 3FG

There is no mistake that Quickley makes an impact on the floor. He can score in bunches, make plays for others with his passing, and is lightning fast with the basketball in the open court. The question is whether Quickley is more suited for coming off the bench as a sparkplug type of guard or if he can be a legitimate every night starter. The Raptors will find that out in the upcoming season.

11. Andrew Nembhard, Indiana Pacers

2024-25 stats: 10.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.2 spg, 45.8 FG%, 29.1% 3FG

If Nembhard was a better outside shooter, he’d be higher on this list. He’s fantastic in so many aspects of the game and he was a huge part of the Pacers coming to within one win of the franchise’s first NBA title. With Haliburton out for the season, Nembhard will handle the ball much more than he has in the past, but he will have the reliable TJ McConnell to help him in that area as well.

10. Payton Pritchard, Boston Celtics

2024-25 stats: 14.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.5 apg, 0.9 spg, 47.2 FG%, 40.7% 3FG

The reigning 6th Man of the Year is slated to move into the starting lineup in the upcoming season after the Celtics had to trade away Jrue Holiday to Portland. That shouldn’t be a problem for Pritchard who is as confident as anybody in this league. He will have to improve a bit in the playmaking department, but if he continues to be lightning rod from the perimeter, then the Celtics will be a tough team to contend with.

9. Jalen Suggs, Orlando Magic

2024-25 stats: 16.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.5 spg, 41.0 FG%, 31.4% 3FG

Suggs was having a terrific season before a knee injury ended his year after just 35 games. Defensively, he’s one of the top guards in the league as he sets the tone on that end for Orlando and he is a disruptor on that end of the floor. He still has work to do in terms of his 3-point shot as well as his playmaking, but he fits next to Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero nicely.

8. Josh Giddey, Chicago Bulls (currently unsigned)

2024-25 stats: 14.6 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 7.2 apg, 1.2 spg, 46.5 FG%, 37.8% 3FG

Giddey had a very solid first season in Chicago setting career highs in assists, rebounds, and 3-point shooting percentage. He remains unsigned at the moment due to the restricted free agency market being what it is so a return to the Bulls is almost imminent, and Chicago will have to hope he can continue to take more steps forward in the coming season.

7. LaMelo Ball, Charlotte Hornets

2024-25 stats: 25.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 7.4 apg, 1.1 spg, 40.5 FG%, 33.9% 3FG

Ball is as talented as ever. He scores at a high level, makes his teammates better, and is terrific on the glass as a guard. However, injuries have held him back some and his shot selection has left much to be desired. If Ball were to lead the Hornets to the playoffs–or even the play-in at this point–he could be higher on this list. Maybe Charlotte will fare better if its All-Star point guard can get on the floor.

6. Tyler Herro, Miami Heat

2024-25 stats: 23.9 ppg, 5.5 apg, 5.2 rpg, 0.9 spg, 47.2% FG, 37.5% 3FG

Herro isn’t a point guard in the truest sense of the word, but he makes plays for himself and others while being the one of the few players on this Heat team that can create a shot for himself. His playoff showing against the Cavaliers left much to be desired–especially, defensively–but Miami wouldn’t have been in the postseason if it weren’t for Herro taking on more offensive responsibility amid the Jimmy Butler drama.

5. Darius Garland, Cleveland Cavaliers

2024-25 stats: 20.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 6.7 apg, 1.2 spg, 47.2 FG%, 40.1% 3FG

Named an All-Star for the second time in his career, Garland was terrific for the No. 1 seed Cavs. Unfortunately, he was limited by injuries in the playoffs as Cleveland’s storybook season ended with a thud in a 5-game Round 2 series loss to the Pacers. If Garland returns healthy, then he and the Cavs should be able to build off the 2024-25 season and continue to be one of the top teams in the East.

4. Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers

2024-25 stats: 26.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 6.1 apg, 1.8 spg, 43.7 FG%, 33.7% 3FG

Maxey is a volume scorer who can take games over in the blink of an eye. His efficiency took a hit in the 2024-25 season, but that can be chalked up to not having Joel Embiid and Paul George next to him much as defenses loaded up on slowing him down. Either way, Maxey does a lot of positive things on the floor in terms of helping a team succeed. He competes until the final buzzer, he makes plays for others, and he has deep range on his 3-point shot.

3. Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks

2024-25 stats: 24.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 11.6 apg, 1.2 spg, 41.1 FG%, 34.0% 3FG

Young led the league in assists in the 2024-25 season despite not having Jalen Johnson next to him for a majority of the season. While Atlanta has yet to repeat its 2021 Eastern Conference finals run, Young remains a star-level player in this league who makes a ton of big shots for the Hawks while making his teammates better. Heading into year eight, Young will be looking to elevate this Atlanta squad and lead it on a deep playoff run.

2024-25 stats: 26.1 ppg, 9.1 apg, 6.1 rpg, 1.0 spg, 46.9% FG, 35.6% 3FG

Cunningham led the Pistons to a 44-38 season along with their first playoff win since 2008. An incredibly impressive feat when one considers the fact that Detroit was an abysmal 14-68 the previous season. Cunningham is an elite finisher, playmaker, and has taken steps on the defensive end of the floor as he made clutch plays on either end to lead Detroit to the success it had. One has to believe this is only the beginning for the 2021 No. 1 overall pick.

2024-25 stats: 26.0 ppg, 7.3 apg, 2.9 rpg, 0.9 spg, 48.8% FG, 38.3% 3FG

Brunson is the best point guard in the East at this moment in time. The things he does for the Knicks on a nightly basis are impressive and he is consistently stepping up to make big shots and plays for New York when the time calls for it. He is the most important player the Knicks have had in years after leading the franchise to its first Eastern Conference finals since 2000 and has quieted some questions about whether he can be the No. 1 guy on a team that can go deep into the playoffs.