Los Angeles Lakers: Five free agent point guard options
By Ethan Temkin
2. Shelvin Mack
Coming in at the number two spot is Shelvin Mack, who was the Orlando Magic’s leader in assists for the 2017-2018 season, at a colossal 3.9 per game. This was a real tweet put out by the official Orlando Magic Twitter account.
Jokes aside, Mack is still an NBA level point guard, even if he is only a fringe rotation player at this point in his career. With career averages of 6.6 points, 2 rebounds, and 3.1 assists, Mack fits the bill of want you would want in your third point guard for the most part.
The shooting or lack thereof would definitely be a problem, as he is only a career 33% shooter from beyond the arc, but in his last two full seasons, his average was closer to 35%. The defense would also be a cause for concern as he’s been a net negative in DBPM his entire career, but if he’s playing limited minutes, then that shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
As is the case for all of these potential candidates, Mack is a ‘break in case of emergency’ kind of signing.