Less than 24 hours after the 2016-17 regular season concluded with a New Orleans win at Portland, Dell Demps and Alvin Gentry made clear one of the Pelicans’ biggest offseason objectives: Re-signing Jrue Holiday. The eight-year NBA guard and one-time All-Star, who will officially become an unrestricted free agent Friday at 11 p.m. (Central time) for the first time in his career, is among three veterans on the New Orleans roster who can sign with any club this summer, joining frontcourt role players Dante Cunningham and Donatas Motiejunas.
“He is our priority, make no mistake about it,” Gentry said.