The best NBA backcourt debate is older than Gregg Popovich’s billowy trousers and bulky jackets. The discussion began way, way, way back in the 1950s, the first full decade of the league when Bob Cousy and Bill Sharman challenged Bobby Wanzer and Bob Davies for the mythical title.
Little more than a decade later, Gail Goodrich and Jerry West joined the conversation with the Los Angeles Lakers in the early 1970s. In our current era it’s The Splash Brothers on the Golden State Warriors — four-time NBA champions Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.
While the three-pointer has blurred the lines of greatness between the generations, we’re here to even it all out for you. Here’s our list of the greatest basketball guard tandems based on individual and team accomplishments in their most productive three seasons together.
