In his first year playing off the ball at the two-guard, Jrue Holiday proved to be stellar. He received NBA All-Defensive First Team honors to go along with a career high in points, rebounds and three-point percentage. He also showed to the masses he could hang with the “big boy’s” residing in other teams backcourts, specifically in regard to the Pelicans first round matchup against the Portland Trailblazers where Holiday, going up against perennial All-Star Damian Lillard and über talented CJ McCollum, was simply the best guard on the floor.
In 36.1 MPG the 28-year-old put up 19.