
How a 6-foot-4 guard became one of the most feared defenders in the NBA
Baxter Holmes
created: May 7, 2025, 5:04 p.m. | updated: May 8, 2025, 4:12 a.m.
It's midday on April 19, and the Celtics guard has just finished his workout.
Several stars -- including Kevin Durant and Damian Lillard -- have called him either the NBA's best defensive guard or its best defensive player.
DWIGHT HOLIDAY LOOKS out the window of his 11th-floor condominium in a Honolulu high rise.
"I don't think anybody at any position would prefer to be guarded by Jrue Holiday," Stevens said.
Holiday tips the ball to Celtics guard Derrick White, who scores a layup on the other end, capping a 7-0 Celtics run.
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