1. Justin Holiday
If you’re looking talent-wise on the market, you might not find better value with the bi-annual exception then Justin Holiday. If you can get him at this deal, you might get the steal of the market.
Insert Holiday into the offense with LeBron and AD and he could help boost the team. He’s not going to be a world changer. But he is solid on both ends of the floor and he’s not someone that is a one-way player.
Justin Holiday got ‘em on that shot 👀 pic.twitter.com/EXp2N7xp5H
— NBA TV (@NBATV) August 12, 2020
Holiday has graded out on the defensive end as above average for his career. Advanced stats his first three years in the league graded him out under 100 on the defensive end. At around 15 minutes per night that put him with some of the better defenders in basketball.
His numbers have gone up over the years. But last year he finished with a 106.4 defensive rating which is above average. His offensive numbers have struggled but you can look at the teams he has played for.
Bulls, Knicks and Pacers all run very slow offensive paces and didn’t have much space at all. Holiday has shot 36% from deep in his career. His 2-point percentage would improve with more uptempo play and better players around him.
The Los Angeles Lakers could offer him two years at age 31 with the bi-annual exception. He can establish tremendous value having LeBron set him up. At age 33 he can hit the market again and get one more decent-sized contract before the end of his career.
LeBron thrives with these players and sets them up to get good contracts. The list goes on with who he has done it for. Matthew Dellavedova, anyone?