How Many Holiday Brothers Are In The NBA?
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We all know there are a ton of NBA players with holiday-themed last names. But have you ever wondered how many of them are actually brothers? We did some research and found out the answer.
The Holiday Brothers in the NBA
Kris and Seth Holiday are two of the three brothers in the NBA. They currently play for the Chicago Bulls and the New Orleans Pelicans respectively. The third Holiday brother, Justin, was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2017 but was later traded to the Atlanta Hawks.
Jrue Holiday
Jrue Randall Holiday (born June 12, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for UCLA, and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2009 NBA draft with the 17th overall pick. Holiday was traded to the Pelicans in 2013. He has represented the United States national team three times, winning gold medals at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Justin Holiday
Justin Holiday (born April 5, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies and professionally in Belgium, Slovakia, Hungary and Australia before joining the NBA G League’s Erie BayHawks in 2013. Holiday signed with the Atlanta Hawks in 2014 and was later traded to the New York Knicks. After a year-long stint with the Knicks, he joined his brother Jrue in New Orleans, playing for the Pelicans from 2016 to 2019. Holiday was then traded to Memphis where he would win an NBA Championship with the Grizzlies in 2020.
Jrue Randall Holiday (born June 12, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one season with the UCLA Bruins before he was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 17th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft. Jrue is also the older brother of Justin Holiday, who plays for Indiana, and recently won an NBA championship with Memphis.
Aaron Holiday
The 6-foot-1-inch, 185-pound point guard from UCLA was selected in the first round of the 2018 NBA draft with the 23rd pick by the Indiana Pacers. Holiday, who is left-handed, averaged 19.7 points and 5.8 assists in his junior year before declaring for the draft.
Their Roles in the NBA
The Holiday brothers have had a big impact in the NBA. Jrue Holiday is a point guard for the New Orleans Pelicans, Justin Holiday is a shooting guard for the Chicago Bulls, and Aaron Holiday is a point guard for the Indiana Pacers. All three brothers have had successful NBA careers.
Jrue Holiday
Jrue Randall Holiday (born June 12, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one season with the UCLA Bruins before he was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2009 NBA draft with the 17th overall pick. Holiday was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team after his first season. He represented the United States men’s national team at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Offensively, Holiday is considered a strong scorer and playmaker. He has also improved his three-point shooting, becoming more efficient from beyond the arc throughout his career. Defensively, he is considered a good perimeter defender, often guarding opposing team’s best perimeter player. He was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2013–14, and again in 2017–18.
Justin Holiday
Justin Holiday (born April 5, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies.
Holiday was born in Torrance, California, to Joyce and Shawn Holiday. He has two brothers, Jrue and Aaron, who are also professional basketball players; a sister, Lauren; and two younger brothers, Justin and Jordan. His paternal grandfather is Henry Holiday, who played Minor League Baseball. His cousins Andrew and brikayla Holiday also play professional basketball.
At Campbell Hall School in North Hollywood, Justin was named a McDonald’s All-American after averaging 25 points per game as a senior. He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies from 2007 to 2009. As a junior in 2008–09, he averaged 12.0 points per game and led the Huskies with 78 three-pointers made (at a 37 percent clip) en route to second-team All-Pacific-10 honors. After going undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft, Holiday joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2009 NBA Summer League.
Aaron Holiday
Aaron Holiday (born September 30, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He was selected 23rd overall by the Pacers in the 2018 NBA draft.
Holiday is the younger brother of NBA players Jrue and Justin Holiday, and the cousin of former NBA player Shaun Livingston.
Their Stats in the NBA
Kris, Klay, and Kyrie Holiday, all have made it to the NBA. With Kris being the oldest, he was the first to be drafted in the second round of the 2009 NBA draft to the New Orleans Pelicans. Klay was drafted in the first round of the 2011 NBA draft to the Golden State Warriors. Kyrie was drafted in the first round of the 2012 NBA draft to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Jrue Holiday
Jrue Randall Holiday (born June 12, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one season with the UCLA Bruins before he was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2009 NBA draft with the 17th overall pick. Jrue is the older brother of Justin Holiday and Aaron Holiday, who also play(ed) in the NBA.
Justin Holiday
Justin Holiday is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Washington. He was undrafted in 2011, but he has played for various NBA teams, including the Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, and Memphis Grizzlies.
Aaron Holiday
Aaron Holiday (born September 30, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He is the brother of Jrue and Justin Holiday, who have both also played in the NBA.
Their Awards in the NBA
The Holiday brothers have been outstanding in the NBA. They have a total of five brothers in the NBA currently. Jrue is the oldest of the brothers and he plays for the New Orleans Pelicans. He is followed by Justin who plays for the Washington Wizards. Then, there is Aaron, who plays for the Chicago Bulls. The youngest of the brothers is Holiday, who plays for the Indiana Pacers.
Jrue Holiday
Jrue Holiday is one of four brothers who have all played in the NBA. His older brothers, Justin and Aaron, both had short stints in the league while his younger brother, Lloyd, is currently a member of the Detroit Pistons. Despite being the youngest of the group, Jrue Holiday has had the most successful NBA career thus far.
Drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 17th pick in 2009, Holiday has been named an All-Star twice and was named to the All-NBA Third Team in 2013. He was also a member of the United States men’s national basketball team that won a gold medal at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. After spending eight seasons with the 76ers, Holiday was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in 2017 where he’s been playing since.
Justin Holiday
Justin Holiday (born April 5, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Washington. He went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft but later joined the Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks.
In his first season with the Bulls in 2017–18, he was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.
Aaron Holiday
In 2018, he was named to the All-Rookie Second Team.
