Many people are unfamiliar with Justin Holiday. He's commonly distinguished as Jrue Holiday's younger brother, though Justin is actually older than Jrue. Hey, if you watch enough basketball, you might even remember him getting some spot minutes or random mid-season starts for the 2014-2015 Golden State Warriors, who would go on to win a 6-game series against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. If none of that rings a bell, he is currently on the New York Knicks and seeing more playing time than he has in all of his pro career. If he has still been off your radar, don't worry, you're not alone.

Holiday has had a journey. It has been documented that his march to the NBA came with several hurdles, and because it has been tirelessly noted, we aren't going to talk much about it.

While Holiday's story is a fascinating one, more fascinating is what he's done on the court, and not his path to it. Holiday is averaging 19.5 minutes per game in 2016-2017, which is a career high for him. Knowing the lengthy list of cities he's adorned on his jersey at only age 27, one can't help but feel happy for Holiday and the minutes he's earned with this Knicks team. I'm not convinced that 19.5 minutes per game is enough, though.

I have a case to make for Justin Holiday. I'm not saying he should be starting, I'm certainly not implying that this Knicks team suddenly rights the ship with his increased play, or that I even have an answer for where some extra minutes could come from (Courtney Lee has been very good for the Knicks, Lance Thomas has a rapport with the staff and the system, and Kuzminskas has been streaky to say the least). I do however, know what I see with Holiday on the floor; A silver lining for a team that should be searching the ends of the earth to find one.

Before we continue, though, let's actually dissect some of his play on the court. I consider Holiday to be a specialist. His game has weaknesses, and we will certainly get into those, but there are several skills, tangible and intangible that Holiday possesses that are fairly undeniable. Below, Holiday takes his shot at several offensive players for the Cavaliers. The varying tactics used to defend several very different players (giving Iman Shumpert and Lebron additional space, while sticking to Korver like glue) speaks volumes towards Holiday's dedication and preparation on the defensive end.