Point guards today don’t need to look like Chris Paul to be successful. In fact, they come in all sorts of sizes and styles, meaning the guy running your offense doesn’t even need to play like a traditional point guard to put your team in position to win.
The Suns should keep this in mind come June 21, when they have the opportunity to draft Slovenian wunderkind Luka Doncic with the first overall pick in the draft. Doncic averaged 16 points, 4.3 assists and 4.9 rebounds during EuroLeague this season, giving him the appearance of a player we used to call a “point forward” or “playmaking wing.