5. Ricky Rubio (UFA)
Technically Rubio is HoopsHype’s sixth best free agent point guard available, however, their fifth is Goran Dragic who picked up his player option and will remain with the Miami Heat (unless he is traded).
I have been on the Rubio bandwagon for some time because of his above average ability to distribute the ball, something that the Phoenix Suns have not had in a point guard since Goran Dragic (although even Dragic has never averaged the assist numbers that Rubio has put up in the past meaning that at least from that perspective, really since Steve Nash).
While Rubio doesn’t make the Phoenix Suns a title contender by any means, he instantly makes the team relevant and a potential playoff contender.
Even though I also had my eye on him prior to the trade of Warren and assumed that he might be had on the cheap, if the Suns do need to offer him more than was speculated, they can now afford to do so.
He would play very nice with Devin Booker as he is not a shoot first point guard and would make Deandre Ayton a much better player because of his ability to get the ball to the young center in the post.
His shooting is a question mark as it is far from elite, however he is not terrible, and again, when comparing to how poor Suns point guards were at scoring last season, that alone is an upgrade.