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Why the Miami Heat should avoid making a trade for Jrue Holiday

The Miami Heat are off to a roaring 18-6 start to the season and are undefeated at home so far. They’ve exceeded all expectations for a team that had a projected win total in the low 40s and have statement wins over the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors, but there may be a higher stratosphere for this team to climb to. A trade could unlock that, and Jrue Holiday has been suggested as a candidate.

In a Ringer article posted Wednesday, D.J. Foster proposed a trade for the Heat to acquire the veteran point guard from the New Orleans Pelicans as an alternative to a big splash of a deal for Chris Paul (and we agree, the Heat shouldn’t pursue a trade for Paul).