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Jrue HolidayPortland Trail Blazers · #5

Guard · 6'4", 220 lb · Los Angeles, California · Age 36 · 17th season

Jrue Holiday is an elite two-way point guard for the Portland Trail Blazers — a two-time NBA champion (2021 Milwaukee, 2024 Boston), six-time All-Defensive selection, and two-time Olympic gold medalist. Drafted 17th in 2009 out of UCLA, he is one of the game's premier perimeter defenders and a steady, clutch playmaker, joining Portland to mentor its young core.

MVP race · #193Guard rank · #12Balladex Impact · 77
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Jrue Holiday
Season avg16.3 pts · 4.6 reb · 6.1 ast · .451 fg
Career avg15.9 pts · 4.2 reb · 6.2 ast · .460 fg
Live win probabilityBlazers 76%
Balladex model · projected 123–117 · 99.3 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
17.4pts
4.6reb
6.7ast
76%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Jrue Holiday
Portland Trail Blazers · Guard
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De'Andre Hunter
Sacramento Kings · Solid defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Jrue Holiday — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Two-Way Lead Guard · Veteran · Impact 77
Jrue Holiday is an elite two-way point guard for the Portland Trail Blazers — a two-time NBA champion (2021 Milwaukee, 2024 Boston), six-time All-Defe
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Offense
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Defense
C+
Feel / IQ
B-
Playmaking
Strong creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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D
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Excellent on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Strong tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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B-
Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Jrue Holiday stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić DEN
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL
20%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
12%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS
3%
6
Anthony Edwards MIN
2%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI
2%
8
Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #28 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
<1%MVP odds
77Impact index
487Star score
Career scoring average15.9 ppg
Seasons in the index17
Accolades on file3
2× NBA Champion (2021, 2024) · 6× All-Defensive Team
Stat explorer

Jrue Holiday — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
16.3 PPG
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Playmaking
6.1 APG
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Rebounding
4.6 RPG
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Shooting
.378 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Jrue Holiday

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27  61% confidence
15.4
pts
12.6–18.2
4.2
reb
3.0–5.4
5.9
ast
4.8–7.0
28.1
min
proj
59
gp
health
.458
fg%
~base
.382
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 17-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 16.3 → projected 15.4 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.7
Development (his trend)
+0.2
Age curve
-0.7
Live context
+0.3
Net vs last season-0.9 PPG
Everything it reads
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17 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 36 — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 69 / 62 / 53 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Jrue Holiday career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2009-107324.28.02.63.8.442.390
2010-118235.414.04.06.5.446.365
2011-126533.813.53.34.5.432.380
2012-137837.517.74.28.0.431.368
2013-143433.614.34.27.9.447.390
2014-154032.614.83.46.9.446.378
2015-166528.216.83.06.0.438.336
2016-176732.715.43.97.3.454.356
2017-188136.119.04.56.0.494.337
2018-196735.921.25.07.7.472.325
2019-206134.719.14.86.7.455.353
2020-215932.317.74.56.1.503.392
2021-226732.918.34.56.8.501.411
2022-236732.619.35.17.4.479.384
2023-246932.812.55.44.8.480.429
2024-256230.611.14.33.9.443.353
2025-265329.416.34.66.1.451.378
Career109032.815.94.26.2
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Portland Trail Blazers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

43–39proj record
#9conf seed
+0.6net rtg
113.6off rtg
113def rtg
54%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Donovan Clingan, Jrue Holiday.
How his role moves
Projected 43–39, 9th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
77 of 99
Star starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #75 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
3 accolades
2× NBA Champion (2021, 2024) · 6× All-Defensive Team · 2× NBA All-Star
Act IV

The Ballad of Jrue Holiday

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Jun 12, 1990

The beginning

An elite two-way point guard and two-time champion — perimeter defense and clutch playmaking for the Blazers.

Portland Trail Blazers

Turning pro

Drafted 17th overall, 2009 as a Guard.

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An elite two-way point guard and two-time champion — perimeter defense and clutch playmaking for the Blazers.

Chapter

From UCLA, Holiday was drafted 17th in 2009 and made his first All-Star team at 22.

Chapter

He became one of the league's premier two-way guards and a six-time All-Defensive pick.

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
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Height
6' 4"
Weight
220 lbs
College
UCLA
Experience
17th Season
NBA debut
2009
Draft
17th overall, 2009
Born
Los Angeles, California
Age
36
Jersey
#5
Beyond the game

Holiday is part of a remarkable sports family — his wife, Lauren, is a U.S. Women's National Team soccer star and World Cup and Olympic champion, and his brothers Justin and Aaron both reached the NBA. A three-time Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year and NBA Social Justice Champion, he is one of the most respected professionals in the game.

His on-court identity is elite, versatile perimeter defense and steady playmaking — a strong, tough point guard who guards multiple positions (an iconic Finals defensive play among his highlights), generates steals, makes clutch shots, and takes care of the ball. Not a high-volume scorer, his value is two-way reliability and winning impact, exactly what a young team's core learns from.

The person

An elite two-way point guard — perimeter defense, steady playmaking, and championship IQ.

Elite defenderA six-time All-Defensive selection who guards multiple positions.
ChampionWon titles with Milwaukee (2021) and Boston (2024).
Respected proA three-time Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year.
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FAQ

Jrue Holiday — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jrue Holiday, answered.

What is Jrue Holiday known for?
Elite two-way play — one of the league's premier perimeter defenders (six-time All-Defensive), a two-time NBA champion, and a steady, clutch playmaker.
How many championships has Jrue Holiday won?
Two — with Milwaukee (2021) and Boston (2024) — plus two Olympic gold medals.
Who is Jrue Holiday's family?
His wife, Lauren, is a U.S. Women's National Team soccer champion, and his brothers Justin and Aaron both reached the NBA.
Jrue Holiday career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
81%
17 seasons
Last 3 seasons
75%
62 games missed
Games missed
268
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Some risk
steady
Availability by season
67
16-17
81
17-18
67
18-19
61
19-20
59
20-21
67
21-22
67
22-23
69
23-24
62
24-25
53
25-26

Some risk. Availability trend is steady75% of games over the last three seasons, low of 41% in 2013-14.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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