The 2024-25 NBA season continues with a seven-game slate on Monday night, including a Western Conference showdown between Oklahoma City and Houston at 8 p.m. ET. Oklahoma City is on a three-game winning streak and holds a 10.

HoopsHype decided to rank the top 30 point guards in the league and Sixers star Tyrese Maxey comes in ranked No. 6 on the list. The five point guards ahead of him on the list are Stephen Curry (5), Tyrese Haliburton (4), Jalen Brunson (3), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2), and Luka Doncic (1).

Tyrese Maxey and De'Aaron Fox are two of the brightest Kentucky success stories in the NBA. Here's why the Philadelphia 76ers guard holds a slight edge over the new San Antonio Spurs star scorer.

An unglamorous role player is a glamor franchise’s secret weapon. And a lifeless squad could use a spark. Let’s open up the notebook to run through three NBA trends that have caught my eye over the past week: Alex Caruso was in a familiar place: The Oklahoma City Thunder were up big as he approached MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the top of the key.

Philadelphia is poor defensively and allows 22.2 points per contest to shooting guards. On top of that, Simons is averaging 20.3 PPG on back-to-backs. After a standout performance against a much better squad on Sunday, he’ll do his thing again here.