He's the interloper, the guy who's not supposed to be there but gets to be there because of someone else's misfortune.
He's also confident, recklessly so at times, and needs to be aggressive to be effective.
That's the fine line on which Aaron Holiday walks into the starting lineup for the Pacers as the guard who replaces center Domantas Sabonis, who is recovering from plantar fasciitis in Los Angeles. With Sabonis' return uncertain, and perhaps leaning toward unlikely, Holiday has both a great opportunity and great responsibility when the Pacers resume their regular season on Saturday against Philadelphia.