No two point guards -- much like snowflakes -- are exactly alike. As such, the comparison you are about to read might not be entirely fair.
That said, there have been 11 point guards chosen among the top 10 picks over the past five NBA drafts. (Three of them were taken by the Timberwolves, but let's try not to think too much about that right now.) Ricky Rubio is one of them -- and he's the only one who hasn't played an NBA game yet.
Given the amount of buzz over the Rubio signing -- seriously, you can't shake a stick near Twitter without hitting someone's opinion -- we thought it would be instructive to take a very brief look back at how the other 10 point guards have fared so far in the league to show the range we're talking about with Rubio:
2010 John Wall, first overall: Averaged more than 16 points and eight assists for the Wizards as a rookie, but his team actually won three fewer games than it did the previous season.
2009 Tyreke Evans, fourth overall: You can debate whether he's really a point guard. You can't debate that he was the Rookie of the Year in 2009-10 (though he wasn't as effective this past season).
Jonny Flynn, sixth: Had a comparatively decent rookie year for the Wolves (13.5 ppg, 4.4 apg, 81 games started) before hip surgery and a general on-court regression marred his follow-up campaign.
Stephen Curry, seventh: A deadly shooter (44 percent from three-point range through his first two seasons) who has been much better at the point than many would have predicted.
Brandon Jennings, 10th: Another point guard from the 2009 draft class who regressed his second year. Jennings scored 55 points in a game early in his rookie season. A recent report, however, said the Bucks are open to trading him. He's just a 37.9 percent career shooter.
