24-year old Chris Paul in the best point guard in the NBA right now, period! Paul has played in 78 games for the Hornets this season and he has averaged 38.5 minutes, 22.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 11.0 assists and 2.8 steals per game. Paul does everything well as he runs the Hornets on offense and he’s a outstanding defensive player also. He gets his share of points but he makes every player on offense better with his passing which is outstanding. Look for him to get a lot of MVP votes this season which means the Hornets will be a pretty darn good team again this year. 22-year old Darren Collison was the 21st pick in the first round for the Hornets out of UCLA. Collison could be Paul’s backup this season or it could be Bobby Brown who came over in a trade with the T-Wolves. Brown played in 68 games with the Kings and T-Wolves last season as a rookie and he averaged 13.7 minutes, 5.3 points, 0.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. It doesn’t really matter who backs up Paul this season as that player will only get about 10 minutes a night.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE POINT GUARDS IN 2009-2010: A+