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#2 Jrue Holiday
A healthy Jrue Holiday is a top two-way player in the league, there's no two ways about it. Over the past couple of seasons, the Pelicans' combo, do-it-all guard has filled in for a variety of Swiss-Knife like tactical roles in All-Star-worthy fashion.
Holiday has averaged 36.7 minutes per game - good for 2nd on his team behind Anthony Davis, 3rd in the league among guards (behind Harden and Bradley Beal) and 4th overall. The Pelicans have missed key role players at various junctures, and their wafer-thin perimeter depth chart has forced Holiday into point guard roles for more than half of his minutes every game.
His performances this season have once again been worthy of All-Defensive attention. In a fairer world where voters didn't discriminate based on what market the player plays in, Holiday would have real All Star selection buzz based off his offensive stats alone. His ability to at least trouble top scorers in the league ranging from Kemba Walker to Kevin Durant in height is one of the most sought-after attributes GMs look for.
