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Knicks: Free Agent Shooting Guards To Complement Derrick Rose

By Maxwell Ogden

Mar 26, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) passes around Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon (00) during the first quarter of a basketball game at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 26, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) passes around Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon (00) during the first quarter of a basketball game at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 12, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard Courtney Lee (1) celebrates after hitting a three point shot in the second half at Time Warner Cable Arena. The Hornets defeated the Rockets 125-109. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 12, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard Courtney Lee (1) celebrates after hitting a three point shot in the second half at Time Warner Cable Arena. The Hornets defeated the Rockets 125-109. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports /

Courtney Lee, Unrestricted Free Agent

Age: 30 (10/3/1985)
Slash Line: .454/.378/.839
Season Averages: 29.5 MPG, 9.6 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 1.7 APG, 1.1 SPG, 1.0 3PM

Courtney Lee is one of the most under-appreciated players in the NBA. He’s not a star, no, but he’s a consistent and reliable player with 50 games of postseason experience and an NBA Finals appearance under his belt.

A veteran of the league who competes on both ends of the floor, Lee could be a high-quality—and low-cost—signing in 2016.

Lee is comparable to Arron Afflalo, but he’s a far more consistent defensively. Lee held opponents to 41.8 percent shooting from the field during the 2015-16 season, which is quite impressive considering he was traded to a new team, and had to learn new schemes on the fly.

Meanwhile, opponents converted 45.2 percent of their field goal attempts against Afflalo in 2015-16.

Offensively, Lee can attack closeouts and space the floor with a consistent 3-point shot. He converted 40.3 percent of his catch-and-shoot 3-point field goals in 2015-16, and is a career 38.4 percent shooter from beyond the arc overall.

Lee may or may not be the long-term answer, but he’s a consistent two-way player who’d complement Rose well on an affordable short-term deal.

The question is, which of these shooting guards will team president Phil Jackson sign?

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