{"id":61526,"date":"2024-01-17T10:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T15:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=61526"},"modified":"2024-01-17T10:43:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T15:43:02","slug":"jrue-holidays-incredible-sacrifice-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/01\/17\/jrue-holidays-incredible-sacrifice-this-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Jrue Holiday’s Incredible Sacrifice This Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Throughout the 2023-24 NBA season, one major theme<\/a> with the Boston Celtics has been sacrifice. With star offseason additions<\/a> to an already-loaded roster, everyone had to buy in and sacrifice their role to an extent. However, no player has sacrificed and adapted more than Jrue Holiday<\/a><\/strong>. Let\u2019s dive into Holiday\u2019s incredible impact and new role with the Celtics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jrue Holiday’s Incredible Sacrifice This Season<\/h2>\n

Reduced Offensive Role\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

The most noticeable change for Holiday has been a lesser offensive load. Holiday is averaging 13 PPG and 10.9 field goal attempts per game; both numbers are the lowest since his rookie year. Holiday averaged 19.3 PPG last season with the Milwaukee Bucks. In his three seasons with the Bucks and previous stint with the New Orleans Pelicans, Holiday was the second or, at times, the third option offensively. Now, he is the fourth or fifth option with the Celtics; that\u2019s a tough change. Holiday\u2019s offensive responsibilities have changed significantly from his time with the Bucks, where he was a primary shot-creator and initiated the majority of the offense. <\/span><\/p>\n

With the Celtics, Holiday is spotting up more and creating far less. Holiday\u2019s catch-and-shoot frequency<\/a> is at a career-high of 20.5%. He is also shooting 60.5% on corner threes, which ranks<\/a> among the best in the league. While Holiday\u2019s isolation<\/a> frequency is at a career-low of 7.5%, his 17.2% usage rate<\/a> is also a career-low. Holiday\u2019s playmaking responsibilities have also changed in his new role, as he still initiates much of the offense. However, sharing ball-handling duties with Derrick White<\/a><\/strong>, Jayson Tatum<\/a><\/strong>, and Jaylen Brown<\/a><\/strong> has made Holiday more of a connective playmaker than the primary playmaker he has been throughout his career. Recently, Holiday was asked about these sacrifices. He gave a candid answer acknowledging the difference between the Celtics and Bucks\u2019 situations while saying he’s not mad at the sacrifices he had to make, as everybody makes them.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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"I appreciate KP saying that… I'm not mad at my situation, I'm not mad at the sacrifices I have to make… everybody makes them." <\/p>\n

Jrue Holiday candidly responds to Kristaps Porzingis saying he sacrifices the most on this Celtics team pic.twitter.com\/M42EYLQaP5<\/a><\/p>\n

— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) January 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n