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It’s that time of the year when players are looking to get paid and teams are hoping to improve.
Let’s break down the top available shooting guards in this year’s free-agent market.
(Note: Positions are determined off Basketball-Reference’s positional breakdowns, meaning a player will be listed at the position in which he played the most minutes.)
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Free-agent position rankings: Point guards
Status: Player option
Value of option: $14.8 million
The Austin Reaves breakout is upon us. The 6-foot-5 pick-and-roll decision-making maestro will unquestionably decline his modest option and enter into unrestricted free agency to cash in — and he certainly will.
Reaves is too attractive to not garner plenty of interest. He’s a three-level scorer, has greatly improved his playmaking and could help raise both the floor and ceiling for several franchises as a pending All-Star who’s entering the best years of his career.
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What makes sense: A four-year deal in $150 million-160 million territory would seem fitting for Reaves, whether he stays in Los Angeles or signs elsewhere.
Status: Player option
Value of option: $48.9 million
LaVine had an off-year with the Kings and is a prime candidate to land on the trade market if he picks up his option and becomes an expiring contract.
The 31-year-old can be enormously efficient, often sporting a TS% in the mid-60s, and that efficiency is bound to increase as soon as he’s cast in a proper role next to an elite playmaker who can set him up consistently and allow him to lean into more of an off-ball role.
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What makes sense: If the Kings can persuade LaVine to decline his option so they can offer him an extension at a lower price point, that could be worth an exploration. Of course, he’d have to get compensated thoroughly for turning down almost $49 million. Would $100 over three years get it done?
Status: Unrestricted free agent
Powell is a ridiculously efficient scorer — 60.9 TS% — who plays well within the fabric of an established offense and who fully embraces the fact that he’s not a creator. He can easily function next to a primary lead guard while…
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Author : Morten Stig Jensen
Publish date : 2026-06-12 19:34:00
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