NBA Free Agency 2019: Shooting Guards
POINT GUARDS / SHOOTING GUARDS / SMALL FORWARDS / POWER FORWARDS / CENTERS
1. Jimmy Butler Player Option / Shooting Guard / 6-7 / Team: Philadelphia 76ers 18.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.9 spg | |
A tough, two-way wing who can defend multiple positions and score 20 per night at an efficient level. His fit with the 76ers isn’t totally ideal, however, so it wouldn’t be shocking to see him end up on a different team this summer. |
2. Klay Thompson Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-7 / Team: Golden State Warriors 21.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 40.2 3P% | |
One of the best shooters in league history. Will a torn ACL suffered in the last game of the season change his market this summer? |
3. Danny Green Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-6 / Team: Toronto Raptors 10.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 45.5 3P% | |
Relocated his elite shooting form in a big way this season before seeing his shooting marks plummet in the postseason. Shot over 45 percent from three in the regular season and under 33 percent in the playoffs. |
4. JJ Redick Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Team: Philadelphia 76ers 18.1 ppg, 2.7 apg, 39.7 3P% | |
Despite it being his age-34 season, put up a career-high in points. One of the best sharpshooters the game has to offer. |
5. Terrence Ross Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-6 / Team: Orlando Magic 15.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg | |
Athletic perimeter player who can knock down triples with aplomb and score off the dribble. |
6. Jeremy Lamb Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Team: Charlotte Hornets 15.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg | |
Good scorer on the wing who averaged a career-high in points this season. |
7. Tomas Satoransky Restricted / Shooting Guard / 6-7 / Team: Washington Wizards 8.9 ppg, 5.0 apg | |
Productive guard whose play picked up in the absence of John Wall. Elite spot-up shooter and good at cutting to the basket. |
8. Rodney Hood Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-8 / Team: Portland Trail Blazers 11.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg | |
Bucket-getter off the bench. Can really do damage against second units. |
9. Wesley Matthews Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Team: Indiana Pacers 12.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg | |
Slightly above-average three-point shooter and a good ball-stopper on the wing. |
10. Reggie Bullock Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-7 / Team: Los Angeles Lakers 11.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg | |
Excellent spot-up shooter, but did not acclimate that well to playing with the Lakers. Still should receive good interest in free agency thanks to his skill set. |
11. Austin Rivers Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Team: Houston Rockets 8.1 ppg, 2.2 apg | |
Solid backup guard. Likes to score one-on-one. Gets after it on defense. |
12. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Team: Los Angeles Lakers 11.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg | |
Solid defender and merely a decent shooter from the 2-guard spot. Should have thrived next to LeBron, but he was never able to put it all together as a Laker. |
13. Wayne Ellington Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Team: Detroit Pistons 10.3 ppg, 37.1 3PT% | |
Good shooter from the outside who likes to do his damage coming off screens. |
14. Seth Curry Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-2 / Team: Portland Trail Blazers 7.9 ppg, 45.0 3PT% | |
Solid scorer who has the patented Curry shooting touch. |
15. Alec Burks Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-6 / Team: Sacramento Kings 8.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg | |
Fell out of the rotation for the Kings, which doesn’t exactly speak glowingly to his NBA future. |
16. Tyler Johnson Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Team: Phoenix Suns 10.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg | |
Athletic 2-guard who plays with high intensity on both ends of the floor. Streaky outside shooter. |
17. Justin Holiday Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-6 / Team: Memphis Grizzlies 10.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg | |
Athletic wing who racks up steals and is a decent threat from three-point range. |
18. Lance Stephenson Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Team: Los Angeles Lakers 7.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg | |
Jack of all trades, master of none. Though he can defend, distribute, create his own shot and spot up from deep, he doesn’t do any of those things at an elite level. |
19. David Nwaba Restricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Team: Cleveland Cavaliers 6.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg | |
Defensive-minded wing with a poor jump shot. |
20. Vince Carter Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-6 / Team: Atlanta Hawks 7.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg | |
Heading into the final year of his career, it’ll be interesting to see where he spends his last days in the NBA. He put up decent numbers last year, including from deep, so he could help out a playoff-caliber club. |
21. Rodney McGruder Restricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Team: Los Angeles Clippers 7.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg | |
Keeps it simple offensively. Pesters opponents defensively and has a knack for coming up with loose balls. |
22. Garrett Temple Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-6 / Team: Los Angeles Clippers 7.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg | |
Reliable wing. Plays hard on both ends. Above-average stroke from three. |
23. Iman Shumpert Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Team: Houston Rockets 7.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg | |
He’s athletic and has championship experience, making him an interesting option for wing-needy teams. |
24. Nik Stauskas Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-6 / Team: Cleveland Cavaliers 5.9 ppg, 1.9 rpg | |
A career 35.3 percent three-point shooter, he hasn’t lived up to the sharpshooter label he had coming out of college. |
25. Gerald Green Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-8 / Team: Houston Rockets 9.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg | |
Streaky bench scorer who can go for 20 or go scoreless on any given night. |
26. Jamal Crawford Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Team: Phoenix Suns 7.9 ppg, 3.6 apg | |
He’s not in his prime, but he can still get buckets off the bench. |
27. Jodie Meeks Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Team: Toronto Raptors 6.4 ppg, 1.5 apg | |
Hit 44.4 percent of his triples with the Raptors, proving that he can still stroke the basketball for contenders. |
28. Troy Daniels Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Team: Phoenix Suns 6.2 ppg, 1.4 rpg | |
Great outside shooter who doesn’t provide much else. |
29. Alex Abrines Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-6 / Team: Oklahoma City Thunder 5.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg | |
Shooting guard with soft touch from the outside. Parted ways with the Thunder under mysterious circumstances last season. |
30. Wayne Selden Restricted / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Team: Chicago Bulls 6.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg | |
Smooth bucket-getting scorer who doesn’t contribute anything on defense. |
31. Ian Clark Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-3 / Team: New Orleans Pelicans 6.7 ppg, 1.6 apg | |
His main skill is supposed to be shooting but he’s only hit 32.2 percent of his threes over the last two years. |
32. Patrick McCaw Restricted / Shooting Guard / 6-6 / Team: Toronto Raptors 2.6 ppg, 1.7 rpg | |
Has yet to find a legit role in the NBA, despite being part of a championship team every year he’s been in the NBA. |
33. Furkan Korkmaz Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-7 / Team: Philadelphia 76ers 5.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg | |
Hasn’t hit threes consistently enough yet in the NBA, and might not be athletic enough to defend at a passable level. |
34. John Jenkins Team Option / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Team: New York Knicks 4.7 ppg, 1.4 rpg | |
Good shooter backed by a pretty jumper. |
35. MarShon Brooks Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Team: Guangdong Southern Tigers | |
Carved out a nice career in China. |
36. Tyler Dorsey Restricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Team: Memphis Grizzlies 6.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg | |
Athletic 2-guard who likes to get buckets but not to create for others. |
37. Nick Young Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-7 / Team: Denver Nuggets 2.3 ppg, 0.5 apg | |
Can still do some scoring off the bench, but that’s about it. |
38. Ben McLemore Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Team: Sacramento Kings 3.9 ppg, 0.9 rpg | |
A former Top-10 pick who seems to have lost all confidence. A stint overseas at this point in his career could do him some good. |
39. Jordan Crawford Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Team: Sichuan Blue Whales | |
Shoot-first guard who is playing in China after a decent NBA career. |
40. Damion Lee Restricted / Shooting Guard / 6-6 / Team: Golden State Warriors 4.9 ppg, 2.0 rpg | |
Can get hot as a scorer and do some damage off the bench. |
41. Brandon Paul Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Team: Zhejiang Golden Bulls | |
Former Spur who has found his niche playing overseas. |
42. PJ Dozier Restricted / Shooting Guard / 6-6 / Team: Boston Celtics 3.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg | |
Long-term developmental project. |