This week marks the beginning of NBA free agency. Who’s out there that can make your team better (or worse)? We’ll go position by position…

Monta Ellis (22 y/o, 20.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.5 spg) — Arguably the fastest, quickest, most explosive guard in basketball, not to mention one of the most efficient. Monta connected on 53% of his shots this past season, and that’s despite not having a three-point stroke to speak of. He knows his strengths and takes advantage of them.

Ben Gordon (25 y/o, 18.6 ppg, 3.0 apg) — He could be a Vinnie Johnson/Manu Ginobili-type impact player off the bench, but BG seems hell-bent on starting. As long as you’re in at the end of the game, does it really matter?

J.R. Smith (22 y/o, 12.3 ppg) — It looks like the Nuggets will match any reasonable offer for J.R., which is good because he needs some stability. Even if his coach not-so-secretly hates him.

Daniel Gibson (22 y/o, 10.4 ppg, 2.5 apg) — Would the Cavs have gotten past Boston if Gibson had been healthy? It’s a question worth asking.

Eddie House (30 y/o, 7.5 ppg) — Undersized for the position, but we learned without a doubt during the playoffs that he’s not a point guard. Winning a ‘chip enhances E-House’s value some, but at the end of the day he’s still a gunner, for better or worse.

Sasha Vujacic (24 y/o, 8.8 ppg) — If Sasha could get all 30 GM’s in one room and give ‘em the Men in Black anti-memory flash, erasing everything that happened after Game 3 of the Finals, he’d be in line to get PAID.

Jannero Pargo (28 y/o, 8.1 ppg, 2.4 apg) — On the flip side, Pargo made himself some bank with his Game 7 showing against the Spurs.

Michael Finley (35 y/o, 10.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg) — Everyone’s saying he’s done, but I think Finley has some game left. Don’t let one bad postseason fool you.

Louis Williams (21 y/o, 11.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.0 spg) — It’d be tough for the Sixers to lose him just as he’s starting to realize his potential. Tough, but typical.

C.J. Miles (21 y/o, 5.0 ppg) — And one of these days, this guy will perhaps start to scratch the surface of his potential.

Brent Barry (36 y/o, 7.1 ppg) — He’s got a couple more years left. The question is, does Bones head directly for the studio analyst job upon retirement?

Roger Mason (27 y/o, 9.1 ppg) — A decent guy to have scoring off the bench.

Devin Brown (29 y/o, 7.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg) — I can’t tell you how many times I quickly glanced at the screen during a Cavs game and thought Devin was LeBron. If he re-signs, he needs to stop wearing the headband just for my sake.

Tony Allen (26 y/o, 6.6 ppg) — Finally regained his explosiveness following last season’s knee injury, but he still can’t dribble.

Bonzi Wells (31 y/o, 9.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg) — The last time Bonzi was a free agent, he blew it by turning down a big-time offer from the Kings. He won’t have to worry about that this time.

Gordan Giricek (31 y/o, 5.8 ppg) — All I know is I’ve heard him referred to multiple times as “the worst player in the NBA.”

Jarvis Hayes (26 y/o, 6.7 ppg) — Despite missing only one game in the past two years, he’s still carrying around that “injury-prone” tag.

Mo Evans (29 y/o, 8.9 ppg) — Can he sign with Milwaukee just so we can make sure he and Richard Jefferson aren’t the same person?

Juan Dixon (29 y/o, 5.0 ppg) — Barely got off the bench for the Pistons, but could be a solid contributor on the right team.

Eddie Jones (36 y/o, 3.7 ppg) — Remember this play? Unfortunately, it’s the most memorable EJ moment in years.

Kareem Rush (27 y/o, 8.3 ppg) — Being an older brother myself, I can totally understand Kareem not wanting to stick around in Indiana and watch Brandon get more PT than him right away.

Flip Murray (28 y/o, 9.4 ppg, 3.4 apg) — Is there anyone out there who still thinks his nickname came from a childhood love of gymnastics? Hint: Watch Above the Rim and it’ll all make sense. (The worst PR/kid-friendly excuse for a nickname I’ve ever heard was when Rashard Lewis was asked to explain why the rest of the Sonics called Robert Swift “Freddy Krueger.” Even though it was obviously because Swift — before the long hair and dozens of tats — looked like Freddy, Rashard stuttered out a lame, “Um, you know, ’cause he has red hair” to a gullible reporter.)

Fred Jones (29 y/o, 7.6 ppg, 2.4 apg) — Forever known in the Dime office as the guy who cued up his own highlight reel at an Apple Store in New York and pretended like he didn’t know who it was.

Kirk Snyder (25 y/o, 7.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg) — He’s already been on four teams in four years. Dude must be tired of living in hotels.

Antoine Wright (24 y/o, 6.3 ppg) — How did he go from being a big part of the Nets’ future plans to basically a throwaway piece in the Jason Kidd deal?

Earl Boykins (32 y/o, 5.1 ppg, 2.7 apg) — Even at 5-5, he’s better as a second-unit two-guard than at the point. Pair him with a bigger PG who can defend and he can do some things for you.

Salim Stoudamire (25 y/o, 5.7 ppg) — J.J. Redick’s left-handed doppleganger; an amazing shooter who just can’t get enough burn to show off that range.

Derek Anderson (33 y/o, 5.0 ppg) — Seems like he’s been over 30 his entire career. He’s missed 255 of a possible 870 games over 11 seasons (one was the lockout year), or almost 30 percent of his career.