1. Jrue Randall Holiday is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association.
33 Facts About Jrue Holiday
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Jrue Holiday played college basketball for one season with the UCLA Bruins before being selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2009 NBA draft with the 17th overall pick.
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Jrue Holiday was later traded to the Celtics via the Portland Trail Blazers in 2023 and won his second NBA championship with the team in 2024.
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Jrue Holiday is a two-time NBA All-Star and six-time NBA All-Defensive Team member.
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Jrue Holiday won a gold medal with the 2020 and 2024 US Olympic teams.
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Jrue Holiday is widely regarded as one of the best defensive guards in NBA history.
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Jrue Holiday was born to Shawn and Toya Jrue Holiday.
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Jrue Holiday attended Campbell Hall School in the Los Angeles district of Studio City, California.
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Jrue Holiday was rated the No 1 point guard and the No 2 overall prospect in the Class of 2008 by Rivals.
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Jrue Holiday was named the 2008 Gatorade National Player of the Year and a Parade first-team All-American.
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Jrue Holiday played in the McDonald's All-American Game, tallying 14 points, five rebounds, three assists, and five steals.
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Jrue Holiday scored a career-high 20 points on a perfect 8-of-8 shooting in just 19 minutes of play against Florida International.
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Jrue Holiday had 13 points and six assists in UCLA's one-point win over Virginia Commonwealth in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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Jrue Holiday was drafted 17th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2009 NBA draft.
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On November 5,2010, Jrue Holiday set a new career high with 29 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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On March 17,2012, Jrue Holiday set a new career high with 30 points against the Chicago Bulls.
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On November 25,2012, Jrue Holiday set a new career high with 33 points against the Phoenix Suns.
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On January 24, Jrue Holiday was selected as a reserve for the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game.
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On July 12,2013, Jrue Holiday was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Nerlens Noel and the Pelicans' 2014 first-round draft pick.
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On January 5,2015, against the Washington Wizards, Jrue Holiday reached 5,000 career points.
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On March 9,2016, Jrue Holiday scored a career-high 38 points against the Charlotte Hornets.
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On November 18,2016, Jrue Holiday made his season debut after missing the Pelicans' first 12 games while on a leave of absence to care for his wife.
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Jrue Holiday eclipsed 2,000 career assists with his fifth of the game.
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On November 24,2020, Jrue Holiday was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a four-team trade, involving the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder, in which the Pelicans acquired Eric Bledsoe, Steven Adams and draft compensation.
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On his way to an NBA First Team All Defense selection, Jrue Holiday averaged a team-high 1.63 steals per game for the Bucks, which was fifth best in the league.
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Jrue Holiday made multiple steals in 32 games, which was the second most of any player in the league over the season.
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In October 2021, Jrue Holiday missed six games due to an ankle injury.
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Jrue Holiday finished the game with 25 points, six rebounds, 11 assists and two steals.
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Jrue Holiday finished the game with 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.
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On February 2, Jrue 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.
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Four days later, Jrue Holiday was traded to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Robert Williams III, Malcolm Brogdon, and two future first-round draft picks.
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In July 2013, Jrue Holiday married professional soccer player Lauren Cheney.
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In September 2016, Jrue Holiday took indefinite leave from the Pelicans to care for Lauren after she was diagnosed with a brain tumor.