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#4 Zach LaVine
Zach LaVine entered the league as an unreal athlete, and he proceeded to show just that by winning the Dunk Contest in his rookie and sophomore seasons. But what a lot of people have ignored is how good his jumper has become now.
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 2016-17 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 would be a risk for the likes of the Bulls or any other young, developing franchise to make him their marquee player. But a one-year test deal in the region of $15 million is a risk definitely worth taking for any team with the cap space. LaVine could be the best shooting guard in the league within 5 years in the right situation.
