No. 4 – Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard / shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||
League | NBA | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | June 12, 1990|||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||||||
High school | Campbell Hall (Los Angeles, California) | |||||||||||||||||
College | UCLA (2008–2009) | |||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2009: 1st round, 17th overall pick | |||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2009–present | |||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
2009–2013 | Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||||||
2013–2020 | New Orleans Pelicans | |||||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||||||||
2023–present | Boston Celtics | |||||||||||||||||
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Jrue Randall Holiday (/druː/ DROO;[3] born June 12, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics 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 before being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in 2013. In 2020, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks and won his first NBA championship with the team in 2021. Holiday was later traded to the Celtics in 2023 and won his second NBA championship with the team in 2024.
Holiday is a two-time NBA All-Star and six-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. He also won a gold medal with the 2020 and 2024 U.S. Olympic teams. He is widely regarded as one of the best defensive guards in NBA history.[4][5][6]