The New Orleans Pelicans are in negotiations to undertake the transfer of Jrue Holiday due to the great interest that is arousing in the NBA market, reported journalist Shams Charania in the middle The Athletic.
According to sources close to the situation, there are several title contenders that are closely following Holiday, such as the Milwaukee Bucks and the Denver Nuggets. Also, there would be the Brooklyn Nets, who would welcome his incorporation to share a team with his star duo Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving under the command of Steve Nash, brand new coach of the franchise.
Holiday has two years left on his contract, the last signed campaign (2021-22) being optional for the veteran player worth $ 27 million. In 2017 Holiday signed a $ 125 million contract with the Pelicans. In the last regular season his averages were 19.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.8 steals in 34.7 minutes on the park.
Trained at UCLA, Holiday was selected 17th in the 2009 Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. After four courses in Philly would be traded to the Pelicans in the trade by Nerlens Noel and a future protected Draft round top-5.
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