NBA Free Agency: 5 Best Shooting Guards Available

#2 Tyreke Evans

Los Angeles Lakers v Memphis Grizzlies

Just when we thought that we'd seen the best of Tyreke Evans in the NBA during his rookie season, the 9th-year veteran put in probably the best season of his career. While much of his excellent play came in a lost cause for the Memphis Grizzlies, who tanked heavily this season and allowed him to take an extended leave to recover from a midseason injury, he has proved his value in the league in the season past.

Through 52 games played for the Grizzlies this season, the 2009-10 Rookie of the Year averaged an impressive 19.4 points, 5.1 points and 5.2 assists in 30.4 minutes per game. These figures are matched only by 5 other players in the Association - Russell Westbrook, LeBron James, James Harden, Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin.

The biggest concern about Evans' game over the years has been his jumpshooting, which wasn't very good at the start of his career. But for each of the past 3 seasons, Evans has shot above 35% from 3-point territory, including a career-high 39.9% this go-around. The Grizzlies would do well to re-sign him a new, improved contract this summer, so they can field a starting lineup which has a legitimate shot at making the playoffs.