NBA: Ranking the top 10 shooting guards heading into the 2019-20 season

8. Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat

Stats: 18.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists

If this was a top 10 list for biggest complainers in the league, then Jimmy Butler would be No. 1 on that list for sure. There was a time when I actually had Butler as a top 3 shooting guard in the league, but that was before he whined his way out of Chicago and complained himself out of Minnesota.

The Philadelphia 76ers couldn’t trade the perennial complainer fast enough to the Miami Heat. With all that being said, it is hard to discount how talented Butler is. He is a tremendous defensive player, a great playmaker, shoots the ball very well, and is a solid finisher. Hopefully, Butler is happy in Miami because he is running out of teams to play for if it doesn’t work out.

7. Victor Oladipo, Indiana Pacers

(2017-18) Stats 23.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists

Indiana Pacers fans have to be excited about this upcoming season. They had a great year last year, picked up some great role players in Malcolm Brogdon and Jeremy Lamb, and they get back their star player in Victor Oladipo from a devasting leg injury hopefully in December. If Oladipo comes back and does not miss a beat, I really think that the Pacers could compete to win the Eastern Conference next season.

Oladipo is a spectacular player who does not have a hole in his game. He can shoot, he can get to the basket, is a menace on defense, and he can jump out of the gym. It is going to be fun to see how the Pacers do next year in the wide-open Eastern Conference.