14. Houston Rockets
Starting Backcourt: Patrick Beverley and James Harden
The sheer brilliance of James Harden lifts this duo into the NBA’s top half of backcourts. Despite his team’s struggles, Harden was one of the best individual players last season, averaging 29.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game.
Even though Harden is by far the dominant player, it would be foolish to ignore his running mate in Patrick Beverley.
Beverley has been a defensive pest since his inception into the NBA and has polished himself into a solid three-point shooter, which he proved last year with his 40 percent clip from downtown.
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