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Indiana Pacers Love/Hate Series: Aaron Holiday

By Ben Pfeifer

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 7: Aaron Holiday #3 of the Indiana Pacers handles the ball against the San Antonio Spurs during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 7, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 7: Aaron Holiday #3 of the Indiana Pacers handles the ball against the San Antonio Spurs during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 7, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JUNE 22: Indiana Pacers President of Basketball Operations, Kevin Pritchard, poses for a photo with Aaron Holiday during a press conference on June 22, 2018 at the St. Vincent Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Aaron Holiday’s projected role this coming season

Following Holiday’s Summer League campaign, some have already penciled in Holiday as the Pacers’ starter at the point guard position. I will tell those people to pump the brakes, though. The Pacers already have a more than competent starting point guard in Darren Collison. 

Cory Joseph was also a very solid backup last season and still has a place on this roster. Holiday isn’t ready to be thrown into the fire.

However, the beauty of this situation is that he doesn’t have to be heavily relied on. Indiana can comfortably let Holiday ride the bench this year, letting him develop under Collison and Joseph. And when he is ready, they can unleash him on the rest of the NBA.

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My advice on Holiday? Be patient. He has tremendous potential to be Kyle Lowry-type player in the NBA, if not more. However, that won’t be the case in 2018.

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