Mar 8, 2020; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11) controls the ball as Minnesota Timberwolves guard D'Angelo Russell (0) defends during the second quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
The Denver Nuggets would have been better with Jrue Holiday but they’re better off without him.
It let the air out of a lot of people’s sails when the Milwaukee Bucks were able to agree to terms with the New Orleans Pelicans on a trade that would send Jrue Holiday to the Eastern Conference juggernaut. Especially those Denver Nuggets fans that had talked themselves into Holiday being the missing piece for a team poised to be a dangerous team for years to come.