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Should you draft Jrue Holiday this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Portland Trail Blazers Point Guard.
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Should You Draft Jrue Holiday in Fantasy Basketball?
Jrue Holiday’s days as a fantasy difference-maker appear to be behind him. After experiencing a steep decline in production during his two-year tenure with Boston, the veteran point guard seems unlikely to reverse that trend in Portland during his age-35 campaign.
Holiday posted uninspiring averages of 11.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.7 3-pointers per game while shooting 44.3% from the field across 62 outings last season. That marked his lowest scoring average since his rookie campaign with Philadelphia (2009-10).
The two-time NBA champion should still provide invaluable mentorship to the Trail Blazers’ young core, particularly guards Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe. Still, between his waning two-way output and seven-year streak of playing fewer than 70 games, Holiday is best viewed as a low-upside, late-round flier in standard formats.
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What Are Holiday’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Holiday to score 2,119.3 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 11.8 points per game.
This includes 4.5 field goals per game, 1.6 three-pointers per game, 1.2 free throws per game, 4.3 rebounds per game, 5.4 assists per game, 1.0 steals per game, and 0.6 blocks per game.
Where Does Jrue Holiday Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Holiday is ranked 83rd overall and 19th at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include Bennedict Mathurin, Donovan Clingan, Immanuel Quickley, Tyler Herro, and Mark Williams.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Stephon Castle, Nicolas Claxton, Bilal Coulibaly, D’Angelo Russell, and Naz Reid.
The five players ranked ahead of him at his position include Kevin Porter Jr., Dyson Daniels, CJ McCollum, Payton Pritchard, and Quickley.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include Russell, Bub Carrington, Scoot Henderson, Collin Sexton, and Davion Mitchell.