Los Angeles Lakers: 3 Reasons why Jrue Holiday is the perfect 3rd star

Jrue Holiday offers elite defense to the Los Angeles Lakers

The above picture should say it all.

Jrue Holiday isn’t just a good defender for his position, he is elite. Regardless of what position you play, Jrue Holiday is going to lock you up.

With the NBA full of point guard who can explode for 30 or 40 points at any given time, Holiday offers refuge from this barrage and that is something the Los Angeles Lakers could absolutely use going forward.

With Avery Bradley and Jrue Holiday, the Lakers would have the best defensive guard pairing in the NBA.

With Holiday’s length, he can guard shooting guards while Bradley can continue to guard point guards. Depending on the assignment they can switch.

Holiday has even shown an ability to lock up small forwards like LeBron James and Paul George.
Jrue has deceptively long arms, fantastic lateral quickness and has a toughness that allows him to get in the faces of his opponent and show no fear.

A quality that is valued and appreciated with any team.

Having such a versatile defender like holiday makes the entire team’s job much easier.
The Lakers would have the potential to put 4 elite defenders on the floor at one time to lock down the opposing team.

Dwight Howard at the center spot, Anthony Davis at Power Forward and Jrue Holiday and Avery Bradley at the guard spots. Slide LeBron in at the small forward position who is also capable of locking players down when motivated and you have a team that would strike fear into the heart of every team in the league on both ends of the floor.