Jrue Holiday plays for the Pelicans. Justin Holiday plays for the Bulls.
And now a third Holiday brother – UCLA junior Aaron Holiday – will join the NBA.
Aaron:
Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports:
UCLA's Aaron Holiday will declare for the 2018 NBA Draft, per his Twitter page. A separate source says Holiday will indeed sign with an agent. College career is over.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 27, 2018
By hiring an agent, Holiday would lose his college eligibility and effectively commit to staying in the draft. As a projected first-round pick, that’s the right course.
Holiday is a good outside shooter, and he can put the ball on the floor. His toughness stands out. At 6-foot-1, he’s clearly a point guard. His passing doesn’t wow, but it’s good enough. He’s a good defender, but for someone with such a long wingspan and who plays so energetically, he doesn’t wreak as much havoc on that end as expected. Perhaps, that speaks to athleticism shortcomings.
Like with anyone his age, it’s fair to wonder whether the 21-year-old Holiday just outgrew college competition en route to his breakout year. But he definitely did enough to get drafted, and I’d bet a team picks him in the first round.