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Golden State Warriors: Justin Holiday Earning His Keep

By Gerald Bourguet

Jan 9, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Justin Holiday (7) attempts a shot over Cleveland Cavaliers guard Joe Harris (12) in the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Cavaliers 112-94. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Justin Holiday (7) attempts a shot over Cleveland Cavaliers guard Joe Harris (12) in the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Cavaliers 112-94. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /
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January 2, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Toronto Raptors guard Louis Williams (23) shoots the basketball against Golden State Warriors guard Justin Holiday (7) during the first quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

Up until about two weeks ago, most people only knew Justin Holiday as the older brother of New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday. Even now, that’s probably how the vast majority of people know him.

But after the last few weeks, Golden State Warriors fans who have been paying attention probably have him on their radar for different reasons.

Last July, I wrote about Justin Holiday’s successful offseason playing for the Dubs’ NBA Summer League team and went as far as suggesting the Warriors should sign him with one of their extra roster spots. But I don’t think anybody expected him to actually crack Steve Kerr‘s rotation and start logging significant minutes.

Over the last two weeks, Holiday has done just that, earning 17.0 minutes per game in Golden State’s last nine contests. How has this relatively unknown player cracked the rotation of the best team in the NBA? Let’s take a look.

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