Boston Celtics star Jrue Holiday will be on the 12-man roster for Team USA in the Paris Olympics.

Credit: FIBA
Credit FIBA

Veteran guard Jrue Holiday of the Boston Celtics is expected to make the cut for Team USA's 12-man roster for the Paris Olympics.

Jrue Holiday

Jrue  Holiday
Jrue  Holiday
MIN: 33.29
PTS: 13.02 (51.7%)
REB: 5.74
As: 4.81
ST: 0.85
BL: 0.74
TO: 1.89
GM: 53

According to Shams Chanaria and Joe Vardon of The Athletic, the player was selected for his "two-way ability, point-of-attack defense and dynamic playmaking."

Holiday had previously represented Team USA in 2021 for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where they won the gold medal in the final game against current tournament host France.

This year, the guard is averaging 13 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.8 assists with the Boston Celtics, where he was traded from the Milwaukee Bucks at the beginning of the season.

Comments:
We want to hear from you. Be the first to comment!
Thank you for reporting a comment

Add comment

We have the right to remove comments which are offensive, contains abusive language, or violates other rules of the website