MINNEAPOLIS – A two-time All-NBA defender and attacking guard who’s averaged at least 15 points per game for eight consecutive seasons, Jrue Holiday doesn’t view himself as a three-point shooting specialist whatsoever. Which explains why – when the 29-year-old was recently informed that he was about to break New Orleans’ career franchise record for three-pointers made – Holiday’s first reaction was that of surprise.
“I had no clue,” he said of being close to the mark.
His second reaction? Self-deprecating humor.
“Hopefully I can get there before JJ (Redick) does,” Holiday joked of the prolific Redick, one of the NBA’s premier shooters this decade.