Jrue Holiday is an experienced player who plays as a point guard for the Milwaukee Bucks, here is all you need to know about him, including his net worth, salary, records and endorsements
Jrue Holiday Facts
| Birth Place | Los Angeles, California |
| Father’s Name | Shawn Holiday |
| Mother’s Name | Toya Holiday |
| Star Sign | Gemini |
| College | University of California |
| Net Worth (2022) | $30 million |
| Salary (2022) | $32.4 million |
| Age | 32 |
| Date of Birth | June 12, 1990 |
| Height (cm) | 190 |
| Weight (kg) | 93 |
| Nationality | American |
| NBA Draft Year | 2009 |
| NBA Draft Pick | 17th overall |
| Playing Career | 2009-Present |
| Position | Point Guard/ Shooting Guard |
| Teams | Philadelphia 76ers (2009-2013), New Orleans Pelicans (2013-2020), Milwaukee Bucks (2020-Present) |
| Achievements | 1x NBA All-Star (2013), 2x NBA All-Defensive First team (2018, 2021) |
| Wife/Girlfriend | Lauren Holiday |
| Children | Jrue Tyler Holiday and Hendricks Holiday |
| Social Media | Instagram, Twitter |
| Endorsements | Nike, Panini, Sprint |
Jrue Holiday was born in Los Angeles, California on the 12th of June in 1990. Taking up basketball at a very young age, he excelled at the high school level and college level.
He was picked 17th overall in the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Holiday now plays for the Milwaukee Bucks as a shooting guard.
Jrue Holiday career
Final Appearances: 1
Championship Rings: 1
Season MVP: Nil
Finals MVP: Nil
All-Stars MVP: Nil
Holiday made his debut in the year 2009 for the Philadelphia 76ers. He made a career-high 25 points against the Toronto Raptors on the 3rd of April in 2010.
In the very same year, Holiday broke his own record by scoring 29 points and had become a regular starter in the side.
He started the entire 82 games in 2010-11.
In the 2012-13 season, Holiday averaged a stunning 17.7 points per game. The next season he was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans, but spent the first three seasons predominantly out due to a stress fracture.
He then came back very strongly in the following seasons, and during the 2018-19 season Holiday had a PPG of around 22.
He was then traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in the year 2020-21. With Holiday’s help, the Bucks won the 2021 NBA Championships.
In the 2021-22 season, Holiday started in 67 regular season games, helping the Bucks to the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.
Jrue Holiday Net Worth and Salary
Jrue Holiday has a net worth of $30 million which has largely been due to his long playing career. He came number 76 in the Forbes’ List of Highest-Paid Athletes for the year 2019.
Holiday currently earns a salary of $25.11 million. He is expected to earn around $30 million next year, following a recent contract extension.
Jrue Holiday Contract
Holiday’s current contract was signed in the year 2017 when he was at the New Orleans Pelicans. The contract will expire in the year 2022 (5-yr contract).
In the first year Holiday earned a base salary of approximately $24.66 million and from the second year onwards his base salary has been $25.11 million.
And more recently in the year 2021-22 (this season), the Bucks and Holiday agreed to a four-year contract worth $135 million. The average salary will be around $33 million, starting off with a base salary of $30 million and ending with $37.3 million.
Jrue Holiday Family, Wife and Endorsements
Jrue Holiday was born to parents Shawn Holiday and Toya Holiday on the 12th of June in 1990, Los Angeles, California. Both his parents played basketball at Arizona State. And, hence Holiday too got in at a very young age.
Holiday has two brothers, Justin and Aaron Holiday and both play for the Indiana Pacers in the NBA.
Holiday is married to women’s football player Lauren Cheney (now. Lauren Holiday). The pair married in July 2013 after first meeting at a UCLA women’s basketball game.
The couple have two children, a daughter named Jrue Tyler Holiday born in 2016 and a son named Hendricks in late 2020.
As for his endorsements, he has been a part of Nike for quite a while. His other endorsement deals include Panini and Sprint.
Jrue Holiday Injury Record
Holiday remained fit during the early part of his career. Into the mid 2010s viz. 2013-14 season and the 2014-15 season, he missed a lot of matches due to injury.
It was a stress fracture that kept taking a lot of time to heal. In the 2013-14 and 14-15 season, he just featured in 34 and 40 games respectively.
The lasting effects of his injury kept him sidelined in the bench and hence he wasn’t a regular starter in the 2015-16 season. Holiday started just 23 games that year.
He was then quite fit during the 2016-17 and 17-18 seasons. The next notable injury came in the 2019-20 season when he suffered a series of elbow injuries and a knee injury.
Earlier this year in April was hit with knee troubles again.
Jrue Holiday Shoes
Jrue Holiday has a deal with Nike and hence wears Nike shoes. He currently wears the Nike Kobe 5 Protro, which is the signature shoe line of the late Kobe Bryant.
He has also been spotted wearing the Nike Kyrie 6 which is the signature shoe line of Kyrie Irving.
FAQs about Jrue Holiday
Jrue Holiday plays as a point guard for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Jrue Holiday is 32 years old.
Jrue Holiday is a one-time NBA All Star.
Jrue Holiday currently receives a salary of around $32.4 million.
He was born in Los Angeles, Calfornia.
Jrue Holiday’s net worth is $30 million.
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