Los Angeles Lakers: Free agents to replace Avery Bradley if he leaves
By Jason Reed
1. Justin Holiday
Justin Holiday is a 31-year-old veteran guard that could come to Los Angeles and essentially have the exact same role that Avery Bradley had in 2020. Holiday is a two-guard by trade but would essentially line up as the team’s point guard, which would be just fine as they do not need him to facilitate.
Holiday would give the Lakers more length on the court (he is six-foot-six) and would provide a very similar outlook to Bradley. Holiday has always been a solid three-point shooter and got even better this season, shooting 40.5 percent on 4.4 threes per game.
He is someone who could create his own shot as well as be an off-ball shooter, which makes him a fantastic fit alongside LeBron James.
Holiday has also gotten better defensively as well and would give the Lakers a solid backcourt defender to help with the perimeter defense. Not only does his length help in closeouts but he is a pesky on-ball and off-ball defender.
Holiday is averaging 1.2 steals per game this season and has a defensive box plus-minus of 1.6. That ranks 12th among all players in the league with at least 1,700 minutes played (Holiday has 1,755) and is second among guards (with the positionless Ben Simmons ahead of him).
Yeah, Holiday would be great.