NBA Free Agency 2018: 5 best shooting guards available

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4. Marcus Smart

Marcus Smart is known for three things: his flopping, his defense, and his passion.

Disregarding his flops, Marcus Smart can be a key player for any team because of what he does defensively. Smart has the ability point guards, shooting guards, and small forwards at a high level. In fact, we’ve seen him even guard LeBron James. He doesn’t care about any size differentials, he is pesky and never gives up on a play. Despite shooting just 30 percent from three point range, his defense is so important that he still plays nearly 30 minutes per game. His defensive rating of 99.4 is outstanding.

While doing this, he remains one of the most passionate players. He doesn’t mind getting into a scuffle to protect his teammates. In fact, it seems as though he feels he has to. The tough guy on the team, there is no stopping him when he has something to say.

Offensively, he isn’t completely inept either. He averaged nearly 5 assists per game while not being afraid to shoot. He is a competent playmaker who knows his role and will get other players the ball in places they can shoot from. However more importantly, is his willingness to shoot when open. This leaves some pressure on the defense to stay close, so he can still provide spacing for other creators to go to work.

Smart is the type of player that every team needs one of, making him very valuable.

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