3 minimum free agents the Lakers will regret not signing this summer

By Jason Reed | Jul 12, 2022

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2. Aaron Holiday

Aaron Holiday signed a minimum contract with the Atlanta Hawks after the first day of free agency and it is quite baffling that he is not currently a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. Holiday is exactly what the Lakers should have been looking for in a role player and for some reason or another, a deal didn’t get done.

It is not like the Lakers don’t have leverage, either. They are the Los Angeles Lakers after all and for the same money, Holiday probably would have signed with the Lakers over the Hawks. It is not like Atlanta is a bonafide contender, even with Dejounte Murray.

Regardless, Holiday is a Hawk and frequent readers of Lake Show Life are going to have to read me bringing up his name every other week like I did with Otto Porter Jr. this last season. Just like Porter, it is going to be clear early that the Lakers missed the boat on this one.

Holiday is a point guard who can come off the bench and does not need the ball to be successful, making it easier to play him next to LeBron James. Holiday can still facilitate if needed but that is not where his value lies as a player.

The former 25-year-old guard is young, can shoot threes (37.3% in his career) and is a serviceable defender. He is by no means an elite defender, but he could have been a better version of what Avery Bradley was for the Lakers last season.

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