Jrue Holiday is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on June 12, 1990 in Los Angeles, California, United States. NBA shot guard as well as point guard. He started his NBA career in the Philadelphia 76ers and was named to his All-Star team for the first time in 2013 He was trade with the New Orleans Pelicans after the 2013 season.
Doug Collins was his head coach on the 76ers. was his head coach for the 76ers.
Jrue Randall Holiday (/dʒ r uː / ; born June 12, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He 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. Holiday played four seasons with Philadelphia, where he was named an NBA All-Star in his fourth season, before being traded to the Pelicans in 2013. He is a two-time NBA All-Defensive Team member.
In 2008–09, Holiday played alongside fellow future NBA player Darren Collison in the backcourt at UCLA. In 35 games (all starts), Holiday averaged 8.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals in 27.1 minutes per game. He shot 45.0% from the floor, 30.7% from 3-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. He 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.
He got married to Lauren Cheney, who is a midfielder on the USA women’s national soccer team in 2013. They welcomed their first child in 2016.
