2018 NBA Draft: 5 under-the-radar point guard prospects

5. Aaron Holiday, UCLA

Overshadowed by the Lonzo Ball hype train last season was Aaron Holiday, who put up 12.3 points and 4.4 assists while shooting 41.1 percent from deep for the Bruins — all while coming off the bench. As the last brother in the Holiday lineage (Justin Holiday, Jrue Holiday), the rising junior should be the third family member in the league if he commits next summer.

This season will give us a better idea of what Holiday can do in a bigger role. He’ll still split a large chunk of the backcourt duties with the incoming Jaylen Hands, but should be leaned on heavily as one of UCLA’s primary scorers given his experience in Steve Alford‘s system.

While he’s somewhat undersized by NBA standards at 6’1″, Holiday’s offensive skill-set gives him a clear path at the NBA level. He’s a plus shooter who can get dribble penetration and score in the lane when needed, boasting a nice array of floaters and pull-ups when working off the dribble.

Teams need spark-plug scorers off the bench, and that’s what Holiday has provided thus far at UCLA and should continue to provide at the next level. How his numbers hold up in any form of an expanded role this year will determine how favorably teams view him, with his most likely draft range falling somewhere in the second round.