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The New Orleans Pelicans were not expected to be one of the worst teams in the NBA this season despite trading away Anthony Davis. The thought was that Jrue Holiday could lead the Pelicans adequately while the new additions from the Lakers and Zion Williamson would contribute significantly. Given the underachieving 6-21 record that New […]

New Orleans Pelicans sharpshooter JJ Redick has been a popular name amid recent trade rumors, but the team is still “reluctant” to trade him, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. This opens the door for the franchise to trade Jrue Holiday, another player who had been rumored to be in potential talks. […]

Jrue Holiday could be one of the names floating around during the trade deadline, as ESPN’s Zach Lowe suggested on a recent TV special next to colleague Adrian Wojnarowski (h/t Sagar Trika aka @BlazersBySagar). The New Orleans Pelicans have only won six games this season and are in the midst of a 12-game losing skid […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday has been through a lot in his 10-plus seasons in the NBA. But this might be the lowest point of his career. Holiday and the Pelicans lost a franchise-record 12th consecutive game after they were defeated by the Orlando Magic on Sunday afternoon, and Holiday was despondent when asked […]

Detroit Pistons guard Derrick Rose knocked down the game-winner over Jrue Holiday to get a 105-103 road victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night. Some claimed that Rose may have pushed off on Holiday to get the clean look at the turnaround 14-footer. However, Holiday himself shot down those claims: Asked whether Derrick […]

The New Orleans Pelicans played the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas early on Saturday afternoon, and Jrue Holiday of the Pels fired off a gorgeous behind-the-back pass to center Jaxson Hayes for an easy flush: He went behind the back! pic.twitter.com/y9LVegm0VW — New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 7, 2019 Though the Mavs held a fairly substantial […]

New Orleans Pelicans Lonzo Ball is slowly finding his footing with his new team and he has earned some much deserved praise from his back court mate Jrue Holiday. The Pelicans absorbed a 139-132 overtime loss to the Phoenix Suns at home on Thursday, but the 22-year-old UCLA product came up with his best performance […]

New Orleans Pelicans veteran guard Jrue Holiday had another noteworthy performance for his squad on Friday, as he led his team to a formidable challenge against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Pelicans eventually lost out to the home team, 109-104, but this does very little to take away from Holiday’s outstanding effort for New Orleans […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday might just be the most underrated player in the NBA right now. With the Western Conference stacked with talent at the guard position, the 29-year-old UCLA product often gets overlooked in the conversation by more flashy players. But make no mistake about it, Holiday is a supreme talent who […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday has come away impressed by how professional rookie Zion Williamson is. Williamson is only 19, but Holiday says the 2019 No. 1 overall pick takes everything very seriously when it comes to basketball. “He’s a monster,” Holiday said, via Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. “Having Zion has […]

New Orleans Pelicans fans may have been spitting on the path Anthony Davis walked on ever since returning to the Big Easy, but that doesn’t mean that Jrue Holiday and the rest of his former teammates are also sharing their sentiments. After a rather close battle (the Lakers edged the Pelicans, 114-110), the former one-two […]

Jrue Holiday is committed to playing with the New Orleans Pelicans and has not asked for a trade. Holiday has two years left on his deal with the Pelicans after this season. He’s making $26,131,111 this season, $25,396,111 next season and has a player option worth $26,285,000 for the 2021-22 campaign. The veteran guard is […]

Despite parting ways last summer, former New Orleans Pelicans teammates Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday have both admitted that they still follow each other’s games now that Davis is with the Los Angeles Lakers. “We still watch each other’s games,” Holiday said, via Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. “I hit him right after they […]

It won’t happen, but Jrue Holiday hopes New Orleans Pelicans fans are respectful to Anthony Davis on Wednesday. After Davis’ trade request went public last season, he was booed by Pelicans fans at home games. He even gave the middle finger to one fan after the fan was talking smack. So, it’s safe to say […]

Jrue Holiday of the New Orleans Pelicans unleashed a string of dribbling moves to escape Dario Saric of the Phoenix Suns en route to a layup. Check out the clip below per NBA. For Reggie Miller, Holiday is the most important player of the Pelicans. The clip below certainly proves Miller’s opinion. Behind-the-back.Cross.Through the legs. […]

New Orleans Pelicans veteran point guard Jrue Holiday was in a pretty feisty mood at the end of Thursday’s huge victory against the Los Angeles Clippers, 132-127. Following an outstanding performance against the Clippers, the former All-Star took a shot at his critics by calling out their inability to recognize his capabilities as a player. […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry had a talk with point guard Jrue Holiday on Tuesday amid the guard’s struggles to begin the season. Gentry wants Holiday to just focus on being himself. The Pelicans coach believes Holiday is putting a bit too much on himself to get everyone else involved, via Scott Kushner […]

Sometimes there just isn’t anything a defender can do when Brooklyn Nets star guard Kyrie Irving has the ball. Even if that defender is two-time All Defense guard Jrue Holiday. In their match up against the New Orleans Pelicans, Irving drilled a mid-range jumper after hitting a stunning crossover on Holiday. The Pelicans’ guard did […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday thinks he’ll be able to play against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. Holiday has missed the previous two games due to a left knee sprain. The Pelicans are 0-4 on the season: Jrue Holiday on left knee sprain that kept him out of two games: "It feels alright. I […]

New Orleans Pelicans teammates Jrue Holiday and Derrick Favors are listed as game-time decisions for Thursday night’s matchup against the Denver Nuggets, according to a report from Will Guillory of The Athletic. Favors, who is dealing with a bout of right knee soreness, did not take part in Tuesday’s practice session. Holiday (left knee), on […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have a date with the new punching-bag Golden State Warriors, but they will have to compete with Stephen Curry and company sans one-time All-Star guard Jrue Holiday. Per Andrew Lopez of ESPN, Holiday was ruled out on Monday night against the Warriors. He is listed as day-to-day due to a left […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday will not play in his team’s game against the Houston Rockets on Saturday night due to a left knee sprain, according to Andrew Lopez of ESPN.com. The injury occurred during the Pelicans’ loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday evening. Through two games, Holiday is averaging 10.5 points, seven […]

Opening night is finally upon us and we start things off between a matchup featuring the defending champs, the Toronto Raptors, and a new-look New Orleans Pelicans side. In truth, one of the primary reasons why the league chose this particular matchup to kick things off this season is because of one man — Zion […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have no shortage of exciting young players that they added in the offseason like Zion Williamson, Lonzo Ball, and Brandon Ingram. As one might come to expect by now, LaVar Ball had some advice for the group. In a recent interview with TMZ Sports, LaVar said a fair amount of crazy […]

Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry is confident that Jrue Holiday is primed for a breakout season. Holiday is 29 years old, but Gentry says the former UCLA standout is playing like he’s 24. Holiday was a highly-recruited prospect coming out of college. In fact, he earned Pac-10 All-Freshman Team honors with the Bruins. However, he […]

Only a few days into training camp, veteran guard Jrue Holiday has already noticed how his new teammates could operate during this upcoming 2019-20 season. The New Orleans Pelicans two-way star praised rookie Zion Williamson and third-year point man Lonzo Ball for their individual skills, which should prove to be assets head coach Alvin Gentry […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday has re-signed with Nike on a new multi-year footwear and apparel endorsement deal, according to Nick DePaula of ESPN. OFFICIAL: Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday has re-signed with Nike on a new multi-year footwear & apparel endorsement deal. 📄✍️ pic.twitter.com/mAbvxOg0qi — Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) October 2, 2019 Jrue Holiday […]

The 2019-20 NBA season is just three weeks away from its start, and Jrue Holiday of the New Orleans Pelicans has already seen flashes of what’s to come for newcomer Zion Williamson. The No. 1 overall selection already wowed plenty of NBA players during his lone season at Duke, but it’s a very different thing […]

Lonzo Ball of the New Orleans Pelicans will likely form a backcourt tandem with Jrue Holiday in the years to come. Ball has had a chance to play alongside Holiday and spoke his experience playing with the defensive stalwart. Per Pelicans reporter Jim Eichenhofer, Ball noted that just like Holiday, he likes to play defense. […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday is really impressed with the way rookies Zion Williamson, Jaxson Hayes and Nickeil Alexander-Walker handle themselves. Holiday believes all three Pelicans youngsters are going to be successful in New Orleans because of how mature and professional they already are. Jrue Holiday on #Pelicans first-round picks (Zion Williamson, Jaxson […]

Jrue Holiday thinks the New Orleans Pelicans have a group of “hungry” players who are motivated to make some noise this upcoming season. Holiday is now the best player on the Pelicans in the post-Anthony Davis era, and the All-NBA defender is excited about the players new general manager David Griffin has surrounded him with […]

One of the reasons JJ Redick signed with the New Orleans Pelicans this offseason in free agency is because of Jrue Holiday. Redick wanted to play with Holiday despite not having a pre-existing relationship with the Pelicans point guard, via Luke Adams of Hoops Rumors: Appearing on ESPN’s Lowe Post podcast with Zach Lowe this […]

Jrue Holiday envisions the New Orleans Pelicans being a tough team to deal with in 2019-20. The Pelicans, led by David Griffin, revamped their roster this summer and could be a playoff team. Griffin acquired Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart and Brandon Ingram from the Los Angeles Lakers in the Anthony Davis blockbuster deal, traded for […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday is really impressed with Zion Williamson’s touch around the basket. Holiday and Williamson have been participating in voluntary workouts the last two days. The Pelicans’ floor general says Williamson’s ability to finish around the rim is really remarkable for someone as explosive as Zion is. “I think it’s […]

Jrue Holiday says the atmosphere inside the New Orleans Pelicans organization has been different and positive ever since David Griffin was hired as the new executive vice president of basketball operations. Griffin has done a phenomenal job with the Pelicans. He got a tremendous haul from the Los Angeles Lakers in the Anthony Davis trade, […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis has maintained a good relationship with his former New Orleans Pelicans teammates, and he has constantly worked out with some of them even after his blockbuster trade. He recently trained with Jrue Holiday and Jahlil Okafor, and it’s clear they had a great time. Anthony Davis ( @AntDavis23 ) […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have put the Anthony Davis Saga behind them and are now moving forward with a fresh, new-look team that should be exciting to watch when the 2019-20 season begins. With training camp right around the corner, the Pelicans are entering a new era in their basketball existence with the presence of […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball is excited to play with Jrue Holiday next season. Ball believes Holiday — who is the new leader of the Pelicans now that Anthony Davis is gone — is one of the most underrated players in the NBA: “Our team is young, fun. We also have vets. Jrue […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are one of the most interesting teams in the NBA heading into the 2019-20 campaign, which is probably not something anyone would have anticipated seven months ago when Anthony Davis demanded a trade. And yet, here we are, as the Pelicans won the Zion Williamson sweepstakes and also landed Brandon Ingram […]