Aaron Holiday was the 23rd overall pick by Indiana in the 2018 NBA Draft… entering 2024-25, he appeared in 386 games with 63 starts while averaging 6.6 ppg, 2.1 apg and 1.6 rpg… Holiday has played for Indiana, Washington, Phoenix, Atlanta and Houston… he signed as a free agent with the Rockets on 7/10/23 and re-signed on 7/6/24… over a five-season span from 2019-20 through 2023-24, Holiday was one of three players with 200-plus games played to have averaged at least 6.0 ppg and 2.0 apg in fewer than 18.0 mpg… he also shot 38.6% from 3-point range over the past five seasons.

Holiday was an early entry candidate for the 2018 NBA Draft following his junior season at UCLA… he earned First Team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honors in his final season… Holiday averaged 20.3 ppg as a junior, up from 11.4 ppg his first two seasons and he shot 42.2% from 3-point range for his career.

Holiday’s parents are Shawn and Toya Holiday ... he is the youngest of four siblings… his older brothers, Justin and Jrue, have both been in the NBA for over 10 seasons and his sister, Lauren, played basketball at UCLA.