Though basketball has been known as a "big man's game," point guards, who are usually the smallest guys on the court, began to play the same important, or even more significant role since the late 2010s.
CGTN has picked six young orchestrators who are still under their rookie contracts and have been selected for either the All-NBA Teams, All-Star Game or All-Rookie Teams: Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies, LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets, Darius Garland of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers, Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons and Josh Giddey of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Who is your choice?
Host: Li Xiang
Guest: Matthew Watson
Cover designer: Feng Yuan
Chief editor: Chen Ran
Supervisor: Zhang Shilei
(Cover Photo: L-R, Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons, Josh Giddey of the Oklahoma City Thunder, LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets, Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers, Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies and Darius Garland of the Cleveland Cavaliers. /CFP)