On Dec. 18 at Minnesota, Jrue Holiday became New Orleans’ all-time career leader in three-pointers made, now with 621. Holiday is also fourth in franchise history with 409 games played. Unfortunately for the 30-year-old shooting guard, his Pelicans postseason totals in those two categories are just 17 and 12, respectively, due to a lack of opportunity. Seven seasons into Holiday’s Crescent City tenure, New Orleans fans have only had one legitimate chance to see “Playoff Jrue” go to work.
The Pelicans have made the Western Conference postseason twice since Holiday’s arrival, in 2015 and 2018, but he was severely limited by a leg injury in the first of those playoff trips, a sweep vs.