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Jrue Holiday’s snubbing from 2020 All-Defensive teams too egregious to overlook

Players and fans alike took to Twitter yesterday after Jrue Holiday was conspicuously absent from both NBA All-Defensive Teams.

Holiday was arguably a lock to make one of the rosters after having secured a place on the First and Second team (respectively) over the past two seasons.

Though the Pelicans struggled as a team in 2019-20, the unit’s defensive rating still slightly improved from the previous season to the next. The group’s overall production fell off a cliff without its anchor, Derrick Favors. During his 13-game absence, the Pelicans were 25th in defensive rating (114.