Top 5 Point Guards in Utah Jazz History

By Ryan Aston

5 Greatest Point Guards in Utah Jazz History

Trey Burke Utah Jazz All-time Greatest Point Guards — With Trey Burke, Dante Exum and Raul Neto all in the fold, the Utah Jazz have one of the most promising crops of young point guards in the league. They'll have a long way to go to rank with the best point-men ever to quarterback the club, however, as the Jazz have had outstanding point guard play for the better part of their team's history. Here are the greatest players ever to run a Jazz offense.

5. Howard Eisley

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5. Howard Eisley

Howard Eisely Utah Jazz John Stockons Back-Up Point Guard — The greatest backup point guard in the team's history, Howard Eisley made key contributions in relief of John Stockton as a member of the Jazz teams in the late 90s that went to the NBA Finals. Even as a young player, his feel for the game was praised by coach Jerry Sloan.

4. Rickey Green

Rickey Green Utah Jazz Point Guard All-Star

4. Rickey Green

Rickey Green Utah Jazz Point Guard All-Star - Copy — The man that preceded the MAN, Rickey Green was an All-Star at point guard for the Jazz and a big part of the team's first division championship in 1983-84. Green was among the league leaders in assists and steals during multiple seasons with the Jazz.

3. Deron Williams

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3. Deron Williams

Deron Williams Utah Jazz D-Will Great Point Guards — For a time, the great debate was whether the Hornets' Chris Paul or Utah's Deron Williams was the best point guard in the NBA (though few outside of Salt Lake City gave D-Will the nod). In his time with the Jazz, Williams was an All-Star, an Olympic gold medalist and the face of the franchise.

2. Pete Maravich

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2. Pete Maravich

Pete Maravich New Orleans Jazz Utah Jazz Point Guard Shooting Guard — If I were creating an all-time starting five, Pistol Pete would find himself locking down the two spot. He was an amazing shooter and scorer who could play either guard position. However, given his legendary handle, court vision, "Showtime" sensibilities and the fact that the ball was always in his hands, I'll rank him as the second greatest point guard in Jazz history.

1. John Stockton

John Stockton Utah Jazz Greatest PG All-Time Top 5 - Copy

1. John Stockton

John Stockton Utah Jazz Greatest PG All-Time Top 5 — Olympic gold medalist, multiple-time All-Star and All-Star MVP, John Stockton is undeniably the best point guard in Jazz history and probably the best pure point man ever to pick up a basketball. His career steals and assists marks will probably never be broken.

Ryan Aston covers the Utah Jazz for RantSports. Follow him on Twitter @MrMaryKateOlsen or add him to your network on Google.

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