There is a growing belief among teams interested in Jrue Holiday that the soon-to-be free-agent guard will come to terms quickly in free agency to stay with the New Orleans Pelicans and is thus out of reach, according to league sources.
Sources told ESPN that the Pelicans plan to make a rich five-year offer to Holiday as soon as free agency begins Saturday at 12:01 a.m. ET and rank as strong favorites to strike the verbal agreement that secures the long-term future of their backcourt linchpin in support of frontcourt stars Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins.