Jrue Holiday weighed in on the Bradley Beal comparison. The Boston Celtics guard made headlines when reports of fired Phoenix Suns HC Mike Budenholzer reportedly wanted Beal to play like Holiday.

Jrue Holiday was surprised to hear his name mentioned in the discourse that followed head coach Mike Budenholzer’s firing in Phoenix. The Celtics guard would prefer to be left out of it.

BOSTON — Jrue Holiday is a player most coaches around the NBA love so it wasn’t a big surprise to hear that his former coach Mike Budenholzer reportedly ask Bradley Beal to emulate Holiday’s ...

Budenholzer, who won a title with Jrue Holiday in Milwaukee in 2021, said he wanted Beal to be the Suns’ version of Holiday. Holiday is one of the best defenders in the NBA, and while he is a ...

Bobby Manning: Jrue Holiday wasn’t sure why his name’s in the Bud-Beal reports: “We’re different players. Brad is an elite scorer … I just don’t know why people gotta bring me in it.

After the Phoenix Suns fired Mike Budenholzer as head coach on Monday, NBA insider Chris Haynes reported that the Arizona native told Bradley Beal to play more like Jrue Holiday. Budenholzer ...

Now listen—understanding that Jrue Holiday is a player who might become a Hall of Famer—definitely one of the best defensive players we’ve seen in this league out on the perimeter.