Jrue Holiday

Jrue Holiday

Jrue Randall Holiday is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins before being selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2009 NBA draft. Holiday has been named to the NBA’s all-defensive team three times, including two times as a starter. He has also been selected to the All-NBA Second Team three times. Holiday reached 5,000 career points on January 5, 2015, against the Washington Wizards.

About Jrue Holiday in brief

Summary Jrue HolidayJrue Randall Holiday is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins before being selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2009 NBA draft. Holiday played four seasons with Philadelphia, where he was named an NBA All-Star in his fourth season, before being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in 2013. On July 6, 2017, Holiday re-signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is a two-time NBA All -Defensive Team member. Holiday was named the 2008 Gatorade National Player of the Year and a Parade Magazine First Team All-American. He also played in the McDonald’s All- American Game, tallying 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals. Holiday is the son of Shawn and Toya Holiday, who both played basketball at Arizona State. His father was named Pac-10 player of the year in 1982, while his mother was named Division IV Player of Year in 1982.

Holiday has been named to the NBA’s all-defensive team three times, including two times as a starter. He has also been selected to the All-NBA Second Team three times. He was named a first-team All-star in 2013 and 2014, the first time a Philadelphia 76er player has been chosen to do so in his first four seasons in the NBA. Holiday reached 5,000 career points on January 5, 2015, against the Washington Wizards. On April 3, 2010, he scored a season-high 25 points against the Toronto Raptors. On February 2, 2011, he recorded his first career triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists against the New Jersey Nets. On March 17, 2012, he set a new career high with 30 points against. the Chicago Bulls. On November 25, 2012,. he set an all-time high with 33 points againstThe Phoenix Suns. On January 18, 2013, he matched his career high of 33 points with the Toronto Raptors.