Team reporter: Introducing Holiday is not the right choice, the Mavericks should retain young players

CBS sports reporter Sam Quinn said that the Dallas Mavericks recently commented on the rumor of introducing Jrue Holiday from the Boston Celtics. He believes that getting Holiday at the current stage is not an ideal choice and will not be of any benefit to the Mavericks' long-term development.

Quinn said: I have many concerns about Dallas chasing Ju Holiday. First of all, I don’t think that teams that get the No. 1 pick should use more capital to invest in veterans. On the other hand, I prefer that they keep the players involved in the transaction of Holiday giving the corresponding salary that they need to give. For example, young players such as Daniel Gafford, PJ Washington and Naji Marshall have excellent personal abilities. They have performed very well this season, and they are nearly ten years younger than Holiday, and they still have a long peak period. As for Holiday, his condition has declined significantly. The key is that the Mavericks have to trade three players for Holiday, which will have a great impact on the team's overall strength.

In the NBA regular season this season, Holiday made a total of 62 appearances in 82 games, averaging 30.6 minutes per game, averaging 11.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 1.2 turnovers and 1.6 fouls. His shooting percentage was 44.3%, three-point shooting percentage was 35.3%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 90.9%. During the playoffs, Holiday made 8 appearances in 11 games, averaging 33 minutes per game, with averaging 9.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.1 blocks. He also had two turnovers and 3.1 fouls. His shooting percentage was 48.3%, his three-point shooting percentage was 34.6%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 69.2%.

Quinn's statement is actually not unreasonable. Holiday's performance this season has declined significantly compared to last season. Especially in the playoffs, his condition was even more unsatisfactory. He no longer had much scoring ability on the offensive end. Holiday's total salary in the next three years is as high as $104 million, and his salary will exceed $30 million each season. Holiday's arrival is equivalent to directly locking down the Mavericks' salary space. Players like Gafford, Washington and Marshall are all extremely cost-effective players, and the Mavericks can easily send them away and get some future draft picks in return. As for Holiday, if his performance fails to meet expectations, this may cause long-term damage and impact on the Mavericks. Just for the top Kyrie Irving, the Mavericks shouldn't need to take Holiday, right?