Jrue Randall Holiday ( ; born June 12, 1990) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for one season with the

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before being selected by the

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in the first round of the

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with the 17th overall pick. Holiday played four seasons with Philadelphia before being traded to the

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in 2013. In 2020, he was traded to the

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and won his first

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with the team in

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. Holiday was later traded to the Celtics via the

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in 2023 and won his second NBA championship with the team in

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. Holiday is a two-time

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and six-time

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member. He also won a gold medal with the

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and 2024 U.S. Olympic teams. Holiday is widely regarded as one of the best defensive guards in NBA history.

Early life

Holiday was born to Shawn and Toya (''née'' DeCree) Holiday. His parents both played college basketball at Arizona State, where Toya was named Pac-10 Player of the Year in 1982. Holiday attended Campbell Hall School in the Los Angeles district of Studio City, California. As a senior, he averaged 25.9 points, 11.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists, 4.8 steals per game. The team went 31–5 and won the California Division IV state title. Holiday was rated the No. 1 point guard and the No. 2 overall prospect in the Class of 2008 by Rivals.com. He was named the 2008 Gatorade National Player of the Year and a ''Parade'' first-team All-American. Holiday also played in the

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, tallying 14 points, five rebounds, three assists, and five steals. Off the court, he was a member of Campbell Hall's gospel choir, the percussion section leader in the school's orchestra, and the manager of the school's girls' tennis team.

College career

In 2008–09, Holiday played alongside fellow future NBA player Darren Collison in the backcourt at

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. In 35 games (all starts), he averaged 8.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals in 27.1 minutes per game. Holiday shot 45.0% from the floor, 30.7% from three-point range and 72.6% from the line, earning Pac-10 All-Freshman Team honors. He scored a career-high 20 points on a perfect 8-of-8 shooting in just 19 minutes of play against Florida International. Holiday had 13 points and six assists in UCLA's one-point win over Virginia Commonwealth in the first round of the NCAA tournament. After the season, he declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.

Professional career

Philadelphia 76ers (2009–2013)

Early years (2009–2012)

Holiday was drafted 17th overall by the

in the

. On April 3, 2010, he scored a season-high 25 points against the

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. On November 5, 2010, Holiday set a new career high with 29 points against the

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. On February 2, 2011, he recorded his first career triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists against the

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. On March 17, 2012, Holiday set a new career high with 30 points against the

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First All-Star selection (2012–2013)

On November 25, 2012, Holiday set a new career high with 33 points against the

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. On January 2, 2013, he recorded his second career triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against the Suns. On January 18, Holiday matched his career high with 33 points against the

. Eight days later, he scored a career-high 35 points against the

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. On January 24, Holiday was selected as a reserve for the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the

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. With his first All-Star selection, the 22-year-old Holiday became the youngest player in franchise history to be named an All-Star.

New Orleans Pelicans (2013–2020)

Injuries and comeback (2013–2017)

On July 12, 2013, Holiday was traded to the

in exchange for

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and the Pelicans'

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first-round draft pick. His 2013–14 season ended prematurely after season-ending surgery in February 2014 for a stress fracture in his right

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. Holiday had not played since January 8 due to the shin injury. In 34 games, he averaged 14.3 points, 7.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game. On January 5, 2015, against the

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, Holiday reached 5,000 career points. On February 18, he was ruled out for three weeks after aggravating an already injured lower right leg. Holiday returned to action much later than originally expected, coming off the bench against the

on April 10 after missing 41 games. On March 9, 2016, Holiday scored a career-high 38 points against the

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. On March 29, he was ruled out for the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a right interior orbital wall fracture. On November 18, 2016, Holiday made his season debut after missing the Pelicans' first 12 games while on a leave of absence to care for his wife. In 23 minutes off the bench, Holiday scored 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting in a 113–101 victory over the

. On January 23, 2017, he had 33 points and 10 assists in a 124–122 victory over the

First All-Defensive selection and Teammate of the Year Award (2017–2020)

On July 6, 2017, Holiday re-signed with the Pelicans. On November 9, he had a season-high 34 points and 11 assists in a 122–118 loss to the

. On December 4, Holiday scored 34 points in a 125–115 loss to the

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. Six days later against the

, he made five three-pointers in the fourth quarter, when he scored 19 of his 34 points, helping the Pelicans win131–124. The next day, Holiday had a season-high 37 points in a 130–123 loss to the

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. On February 25, 2018, he scored 28 of his 36 points after halftime to lead the Pelicans to a 123–121 overtime victory over the

. On March 6, Holiday recorded 19 points and 17 assists in a 121–116 victory over the

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. On March 27, he had 21 points, 11 assists, and 11 rebounds in a 107–103 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. In Game 2 of the Pelicans' first-round playoff series against the Trail Blazers, Holiday had a career playoff-high 33 points, helping New Orleans take a 2–0 series lead with a 111–102 victory. In Game 4, he scored 41 points as the Pelicans completed a first-round sweep of the Trail Blazers with a 131–123 victory. The Pelicans went on to lose in five games to the Warriors in the second round, with Holiday recording 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists in a 113–104 loss in Game 5. On November 7, 2018, Holiday had 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in a 107–98 victory over the

. He eclipsed 2,000 career assists with his fifth of the game. Five days later, Holiday had 29 points and matched a season high with 14 assists in a 126–110 victory over the Raptors. On December 3, he had season highs of 32 points and 14 assists in a 129–126 loss to the Clippers. Six days later, Holiday scored 37 points in a 116–108 victory over the

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. On January 29, 2019, he had 19 points, eight assists, six rebounds and a career-high six blocks in a 121–116 victory over the Rockets, becoming the first

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in NBA history with at least 17 points, six rebounds, seven assists and six blocks in a game. On March 26, Holiday underwent season-ending surgery to repair a core muscle injury. On December 28, 2019, against the

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, Holiday and brothers

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and

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of the Pacers became the first trio of brothers to share an NBA court simultaneously. On March 8, 2020, Holiday scored a season-high 37 points, to go along with nine rebounds and eight assists in a 120–107 victory over the

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Milwaukee Bucks (2020–2023)

2020–21 season: Sportsmanship Award and First NBA championship

On November 24, 2020, Holiday was traded to the

in a four-team trade, involving the

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and

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, in which the Pelicans acquired Eric Bledsoe, Steven Adams and draft compensation. On March 4, 2021, Holiday scored 15 points in 23 minutes and hit a game-winning 11-foot jump shot in a narrow 112–111 victory over the

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. On April 3, he scored a season-high 33 points on 14-of-23 shooting with seven rebounds and 11 assists in a narrow 129–128 victory over the Kings. The following day, Holiday agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Bucks, worth up to $160 million. He had an option for the 2021–22 season worth $26 million. On his way to an NBA First Team All Defense selection, Holiday averaged a team-high 1.63 steals per game for the Bucks, which was fifth best in the league. He also made multiple steals in 32 games, which was the second most of any player in the league over the season. On May 24, 2021, Holiday recorded a postseason career-high 15 assists, alongside 11 points and seven rebounds, in a 132–98 Game 2 victory over the

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in their first-round playoff series. The Bucks eventually won the series in a four-game sweep. In Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the

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, Holiday recorded 27 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in a 118–107 victory, leading the Bucks to the 2021 NBA Finals for the first time since 1974. In Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the

, Holiday put up 27 points, four rebounds, 13 assists, and recorded a critical steal from

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, which led to an alley oop to

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with less than 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter to help the Bucks win 123–119. In Game 6, Holiday recorded a near triple-double with 12 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists to help Milwaukee to a 105–98 victory, closing out the Suns 4–2, securing the 2021 NBA title for the Bucks and awarding Holiday his first championship.

2021–22 season: Coming up short

In October 2021, Holiday missed six games due to an ankle injury. On December 15, 2021, Holiday recorded 26 points and 14 assists in a 114–99 victory over the

in which Milwaukee was missing its other two "big three" members

and

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. On December 17, Holiday scored a career-high 40 points, grabbed five rebounds and delivered five assists, along with two steals in a 116–112 overtime loss against his former team, the

. On March 2, 2022, Holiday banked in a driving layup with 1.9 seconds left as the Bucks rallied from a 14-point deficit in the final six minutes to narrowly beat the

120–119. He finished the game with 25 points, six rebounds, 11 assists and two steals. The following game, Holiday scored 16 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter (10 in the final 5 minutes) along with eight rebounds and five assists in a 118–112 victory over the

. On March 31, he recorded a season-high six steals, along with scoring 18 points and grabbing a season-high eight rebounds, in a 120–119 overtime victory over the

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. On April 24, during Game 4 of the first round of the playoffs, Holiday posted 26 points and seven assists in a 119–95 victory over the Bulls. On May 7, in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, he scored 25 points including the game-winner in a narrow 103–101 victory over the

. Four days later in Game 5, Holiday stopped

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on the Celtics' last two plays, recording a block and a steal to preserve the Bucks' lead in their 110–107 comeback victory as they overcame a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit. Holiday finished the game with 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. However, the Bucks lost to in Game 7 on May 15 despite Holiday's 21-point, five-rebound, eight-assist and two-steal outing.

2022–23 season: Second All-Star Selection

On October 31, 2022, Holiday recorded 25 points (including a game-securing step-back three-pointer with 45 seconds left), 10 assists and seven rebounds while leading the Bucks to a narrow 110–108 victory over the

. On January 16, 2023, he scored a then season-high 35 points and delivered 11 assists on 13-of-19 shooting, 5-of-8 from three and 4-of-4 from the free throw line in a 132–119 victory over the

. In the next game, Holiday upped his season high to 37 points, along with six rebounds, seven assists and two steals in a 130–122 victory over the

. In both games, Milwaukee was missing its other two "Big Three" members,

and

. On January 23, Holiday was named the NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for Week 14 (January 16–22), his second career NBA Player of the Week award. Holiday led the Bucks to a 2–1 week with averages of 33.3 points, 9.3 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game while shooting 56.9% from the field and 47.8% from three. On February 2, Holiday was named to the 2023 NBA All-Star Game as a reserve guard for the Eastern Conference for the first time in 10 seasons, the longest gap between selections for any player in NBA history. On February 14, Holiday tied a then career-high 40 points, with a career-high eight three-point shots made, during a 131–125 overtime victory over the

. On March 29, he scored a career-high 51 points, along with eight rebounds and eight assists on 67% field goal percentage in 32 minutes, leading the Bucks to a 149–136 victory over the Indiana Pacers. On April 5, Holiday recorded 20 points, eight rebounds and a season-high 15 assists in a 105–92 victory over the

, wrapping up the top seed in the NBA playoffs for the Bucks. On April 16, in the opening game of the playoffs, Holiday posted 16 points, seven rebounds and a playoff career-high 16 assists in a 130–117 loss to the Miami Heat. In Game 2 of the Bucks' first-round playoff series, Holiday had 24 points, five rebounds and 11 assists in a 138–122 victory, tying the series at one game apiece. In Game 5, the Bucks were eliminated after their third straight loss to the Heat.

Boston Celtics (2023–present)

2023–24: Second NBA Championship

On September 27, 2023, Holiday, alongside

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and a 2029 first-round draft pick was traded to the

as part of a three-team deal that sent

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to the Milwaukee Bucks and

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, Jusuf Nurkić, Nassir Little, and Keon Johnson to the

. Four days later, Holiday was traded to the

in exchange for Robert Williams III,

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, and two future first-round draft picks. On April 10, 2024, Holiday agreed to a four-year, $135 million contract extension with the Celtics with $100 million guaranteed. In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the

on May 21, he recorded a season-high 28 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and three steals in a 133–128 overtime victory. After a four-game sweep, the Celtics secured their spot in the

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. Holiday also became the first player in NBA history to average at least 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists with 50-40-100 shooting splits in a conference finals series. In Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the

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on June 9, he recorded 26 points and 11 rebounds in a 105–98 victory. Holiday became the first guard to produce at least 25 points and 10 rebounds while shooting 75% or better from the floor in an NBA Finals game. The Celtics won the series in five games, earning Holiday his second championship. Along with his championship in Milwaukee, Holiday became the first NBA player to win a ring in his first season with two different franchises.

2024–25: First Social Justice Champion Award and second Sportsmanship Award

On May 1, 2025, Holiday received the 2024–2025 Sportsmanship Award. On May 7, he was named the 2024–2025 Social Justice Champion.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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Personal life

Both of Holiday's brothers,

and

, have played in the NBA. His younger sister, Lauren, played college basketball on the UCLA Bruins women's basketball, UCLA women's team. In July 2013, Holiday married professional soccer player Lauren Holiday, Lauren Cheney. They first met at a UCLA women's basketball game during his only season at the school. While Holiday was approaching his seat, a young girl asked if he was Darren Collison and asked for his autograph. After explaining that he was not Collison and preparing to take his seat, Cheney, who was seated behind him, said, "Don't worry, you're cuter than Darren." At the time, both were in relationships with others, but they became friends, and began dating after Holiday was drafted by the 76ers. They later began hosting annual combo basketball and soccer clinics at UCLA. In September 2016, Holiday took indefinite leave from the Pelicans to care for Lauren after she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The following month, Lauren had brain surgery only weeks after giving birth to the couple's daughter, J.T. (Jrue Tyler). They had their second child, a boy named Hendrix, in late 2020. Holiday is a Christianity, Christian. He has said, "I'm a Christian athlete who has faith in Jesus Christ. So when I encounter circumstances over which I have no control, I believe and have peace." In April 2025, it was announced that the Holidays had invested in the North Carolina Courage through the Holiday Family Trust.

References

External links

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UCLA Bruins bio
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Jrue Holiday
at USA Basketball * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Holiday, Jrue 1990 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen American Christians American men's basketball players Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Los Angeles Boston Celtics players Campbell Hall School alumni McDonald's High School All-Americans Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Milwaukee Bucks players NBA All-Stars New Orleans Pelicans players Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) People from Chatsworth, Los Angeles Philadelphia 76ers draft picks Philadelphia 76ers players Point guards UCLA Bruins men's basketball players United States men's national basketball team players

Early life

College career

Professional career

Philadelphia 76ers (2009–2013)

Early years (2009–2012)

First All-Star selection (2012–2013)

New Orleans Pelicans (2013–2020)

Injuries and comeback (2013–2017)

First All-Defensive selection and Teammate of the Year Award (2017–2020)

Milwaukee Bucks (2020–2023)

2020–21 season: Sportsmanship Award and First NBA championship

2021–22 season: Coming up short

2022–23 season: Second All-Star Selection

Boston Celtics (2023–present)

2023–24: Second NBA Championship

2024–25: First Social Justice Champion Award and second Sportsmanship Award

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Playoffs

College

Personal life

See also

References

External links