Would you trade Brogdon, Timelord, a 2024 GSW first & a 2029 unprotected first for Marcus Smart?
No? why would you do it for Jrue Holiday?
What will Jrue Holiday do as a 4th option that is so much more valuable than what Smart was doing for us?
Jrue is not going to have the touches / shot attempts to be a 17-20ppg 7-8apg guy here. Not unless they are coming at the expense of someone else's offense. His role is going to be much more similar to what Smart's role has been on offense in the playoffs over the last few seasons.
Your continued equating of Holiday to Smart is just craziness! Holiday is better at literally everything
Aside from raising his performance during the post-season, sure. And he's never anchored a league-best defense from the point (even though he's a great defender).
Someone else here said it best - Holiday is a much more consistent deep threat, and there's going to be less fear about having a possession end up with him taking a three than there was with Marcus. You could also argue that bringing in Porzingis alleviates our offensive malaise, as well.
Reading the thread I think it's interesting that there are some 'defensively minded' posters who are thrilled that we've ejected the twin pillars of our defense in favour of more offensively-minded players over one off-season. At least we managed to keep Al 'The Husk' Horford as our starting center.
That's not to say it's possible that Timelord never gets healthy, Smart has already peaked, and our rotation somehow stays healthy enough to stomp all over everyone - but we feel very top-heavy at the 'mo and we're going to have quite a different presence on the court, I suspect.
