NBA Free Agency: 5 Best Shooting Guards Available

#1 Zach LaVine

LaVine did an East Bay Funk dunk from the free throw line to win the Slam Dunk Contest in 2016

If LaVine's final season with the Timberwolves was anything to go by, he is undoubtedly the best long-term prospect at the shooting guard position this summer. The two-time Slam Dunk contest champion was the victim of a nasty ACL injury which put him out for much of the 2016-17 season and the better part of last season. But before that, the high-flying guard averaged 18.9 points per game while shooting 6.6 3-pointers per game in the '16-17 season - his 3-pointer volume shot up by nearly 70%, but he was still able to maintain his efficiency at 38.7% in contrast to the 38.9% he shot in 2015-16.

It is understandably a risk for any franchise to tie him down to a max contract, but a LaVine no longer at his explosive best is still a better athlete than 90% of the league. If he is able to play defense at a high level, given that he has all the physical tools to do it and possesses an exemplary work ethic, LaVine could turn out as a perennial All-Star for years to come - especially in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls are currently in a rebuilding phase, and they can afford to experiment on him.