Jrue Holiday has been named to his second All-Star Game in his career which is absolutely shocking. Furthermore, how did it take 10 years for Holiday to make appearances?
Being named to the NBA All-Star Game is truly an honor – the rosters are so small that you can’t have the participation from every team like other exhibitions. It’s especially hard to be named a reserve, because the opinion only matters to the coaches of the league.
Fan favorites and large markets are always going to clog up the vote, and sometimes the surface-level stats hog the coverage from a quality player. Holiday’s defense shows up every game, he doesn’t shoot a million threes but scores in his number is called, runs the pick-and-roll with Giannis to perfection, and by all accounts is a beloved teammate.
So let’s just make sure Giannis picks him as captain.
