Traditional labels have a way of overstaying their welcome, particularly in the constantly evolving world of the NBA.
If basketball elders don't see Stephen Curry or Russell Westbrook as being "pure" point guards, that speaks to a problem with the definition, not with the players themselves.
The NBA game has gone contemporary, yet archaic views still warp some of the perceptions surrounding it. Placing today's players into one of five boxes based on their oversimplified position designations is an exercise in futility.
This is no longer a league occupied by only point guards, shooting guards, small forwards, power forwards and centers. Now we have things like scoring point guards, combo guards, point forwards, stretch forwards, rim protectors, perimeter stoppers and "three-and-D" wings—classifications that show how someone plays instead of simply listing what space he occupies on the floor.
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