Jrue Holiday was one of three Celtics who took home a gold medal playing for Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Both Holiday and Derrick White served as two reliable backcourt options in head coach Steve Kerr’s rotation during the international tournament. The same can’t be said for Jayson Tatum.
Coming off of a dominant 2023-24 season where Tatum helped lead Boston to an 18th championship, the star forward was expected to be a fixture atop Team USA’s depth chart.
After all, Tatum played a key role in Team USA’s gold-medal win during the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo (20.