Throughout preseason and the early portion of the 2015-16 regular season, Jrue Holiday is expected to be on per-game restrictions of 10 and 15 minutes, respectively, so it may be difficult or impossible to judge the point guard’s progress based on statistics. For example, during Saturday’s preseason opener at Indiana, Holiday collected seven points and one assist, part of New Orleans’ 36-point first quarter. Perhaps a better gauge of Holiday’s return from the leg injury that’s sidelined him for big chunks of the past two seasons may be the appraisals of Pelicans coaches and teammates, who’ve been impressed.
“Prime Time Jrue,” New Orleans forward Dante Cunningham called the 2013 NBA All-Star, after Tuesday’s practice.