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Each NBA team’s 2020 New Year’s resolution

By Gerald Bourguet

MILWAUKEE, WI - DECEMBER 19: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks and LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers look on during a game on December 19, 2019 at the Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images).
MILWAUKEE, WI - DECEMBER 19: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks and LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers look on during a game on December 19, 2019 at the Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images). /
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Miami Heat: Trade for Jrue Holiday

We’ve already covered the most logical trade destinations for Jrue Holiday, but it’s worth mentioning why the Miami Heat were No. 1 on the list: They have the flexibility, the need and the aggression necessary to get a deal done if the New Orleans Pelicans really are wiling to move on.

It’ll take a good offer, but the Heat have the right combination of young talent (Kendrick Nunn, Tyler Herro, Justise Winslow), salary filler (Dion Waiters, Kelly Olynyk) and expiring deals (Goran Dragic, Meyers Leonard) to at least make an offer. They may not have a first-round draft pick to throw in until 2025, but if they really want Holiday, they still have a good enough offer to make David Griffin think.

Dragic has made a compelling Sixth Man of the Year case when healthy, and while losing one or both of that promising rookie duo would sting, placing a two-way force like Holiday alongside Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and whoever else is left would give the Heat a dazzling complement of defenders, shooters, penetrators and playmakers. If the Heat want to cement themselves as true contenders in 2020, this is how they do it.

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