The Linsane Value of NBA Point Guards

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The Linsane Value of NBA Point Guards

Compiled by: Mike Ginnitti Posted: July 16, 2012
The Linsane Value of NBA Point Guards

One of the most daunting tasks for NBA executives over the past few years is the collective balance of positioning a talented point guard who can distribute, shoot, play defense, and whom possesses the athletic ability to take over a game - while keeping the rest of the elite players on the court satisfied. As the 2012 free agency season begins to settle in, the usual spatter of mid-level talent has been distributed throughout the league. But available point guards have not only become coveted, but handled almost in privacy when it comes to signings, rumors, etc.

Read on to see the importance of point guards translated into numbers, and why the breakdown of the Jeremy Lin offer seems just about right... 

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