Mario Chalmers Says Rajon Rondo Is Not The Best Point Guard

Peter Emerick: “Rajon Rondo recently said that he’s the NBA’s top point guard. What are your thoughts on that, and where do you think you rank among all the point guards in the NBA?”

Mario Chalmers: “He’s not the best, but he’s in the top five. There are a lot of great point guards in the league, Deron Williams, Chris Paul and Steve Nash. There are a lot of great guards in the NBA so for him to say he’s the best is a pretty bold statement. I’d say that I [Mario Chalmers] am in the front end of the top 10.”

Peter Emerick: “By the end of your career will you be able to say that you are the best point guard in the NBA?”

Mario Chalmers: ”If not the best, than at least one of the best.”

Chalmers is smart to say that Rajon Rondo is not the best point guard in the NBA. He understands the hard work it takes to earn such an honor, and Rondo certainly isn’t there yet.

If Chalmers wants to be the NBA’s top point guard by the time he retires though he’s going to have to either leave the Miami Heat, to be a more central talent to his team, or he’s going to have to help turn the Heat’s “Big Three” into the “Big Four.”