Of course there was only ever going to be one. James Harden isn't just the best shooting guard in the NBA, he's also one of the league's best players full stop. The bearded one pushed Steph Curry awfully close in the 2015 MVP race, and did so while scoring a mighty 27.4 points per game. Although there's no contesting the fact that Harden deserves his number one slot on this list, there is one highly-publicised downside to his game - defense. Numerous comedic Vines exist out there, depicting Harden in a state of utter bewilderment on the defensive end of the floor. He makes up for it with his point-scoring and general offensive effectiveness, but it perhaps makes his 92 rating seem a little inflated.
