Welcome Jrue Holiday! (Signs Extension: 4yrs/$135M)

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Mazzulla fully unleashed Jrue as a monster defender.

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I didn't know Jrue's wife (and college sweetheart) Lauren had had such a lively life:

-- Brain tumor
-- Open heart surgery
-- Ticker-tape parade
-- 2x gold medalist
-- Best female professional soccer player in the US

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Holiday

She even represented a Boston team in an all-star game.

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And we're now up to 3 Celtics with sons named "Hendrix" -- although not at once, as two were traded for each other.

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I didn't know Jrue's wife (and college sweetheart) Lauren had had such a lively life:

-- Brain tumor
-- Open heart surgery
-- Ticker-tape parade
-- 2x gold medalist
-- Best female professional soccer player in the US

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Holiday

She even represented a Boston team in an all-star game.

IIRC, Jrue put his career on hold when she was diagnosed with the brain tumour.

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And we're now up to 3 Celtics with sons named "Hendrix" -- although not at once, as two were traded for each other.

It's 4 if you count one of the assistant coaches. I forget where I read/heard that.

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I didn't know Jrue's wife (and college sweetheart) Lauren had had such a lively life:

-- Brain tumor
-- Open heart surgery
-- Ticker-tape parade
-- 2x gold medalist
-- Best female professional soccer player in the US

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Holiday

She even represented a Boston team in an all-star game.

IIRC, Jrue put his career on hold when she was diagnosed with the brain tumour.

The Wikipedia article supports your recollection.

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And we're now up to 3 Celtics with sons named "Hendrix" -- although not at once, as two were traded for each other.

It's 4 if you count one of the assistant coaches. I forget where I read/heard that.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/21/sports/quite-experience-derrick-white-recounts-birth-his-son-celtics-newest-hendrix/ doesn't mention it explicitly.

Hendrix certainly has an unusual first name, but it’s somewhat common within the Celtics family. Robert Williams named his newborn son Hendrix Rome Williams in January.

“We picked it before I got traded [to Boston in February],” White said. “And then I was like, ‘Yeah, it’s kind of unique, we don’t know anybody with that name.’ There’s a lot of other reasons. And then I get traded here and like the first couple weeks someone’s like, ‘Oh, that’s what Rob named his kid.’ I was like, we really named it because it was kind of unique. So we’ll just be Hendrix 2.0 and we’ll go from there.”

White said he and his wife recently purchased a painting of the rock star Jimi Hendrix, and it’s now hanging outside their son’s room.

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And we're now up to 3 Celtics with sons named "Hendrix" -- although not at once, as two were traded for each other.

It's 4 if you count one of the assistant coaches. I forget where I read/heard that.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/21/sports/quite-experience-derrick-white-recounts-birth-his-son-celtics-newest-hendrix/ doesn't mention it explicitly.

Hendrix certainly has an unusual first name, but it’s somewhat common within the Celtics family. Robert Williams named his newborn son Hendrix Rome Williams in January.

“We picked it before I got traded [to Boston in February],” White said. “And then I was like, ‘Yeah, it’s kind of unique, we don’t know anybody with that name.’ There’s a lot of other reasons. And then I get traded here and like the first couple weeks someone’s like, ‘Oh, that’s what Rob named his kid.’ I was like, we really named it because it was kind of unique. So we’ll just be Hendrix 2.0 and we’ll go from there.”

White said he and his wife recently purchased a painting of the rock star Jimi Hendrix, and it’s now hanging outside their son’s room.

Found it. 19:25 of the video. Phil Pressey's son is also named Hendrix.

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It's 4 if you count one of the assistant coaches. I forget where I read/heard that.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/21/sports/quite-experience-derrick-white-recounts-birth-his-son-celtics-newest-hendrix/ doesn't mention it explicitly.

Hendrix certainly has an unusual first name, but it’s somewhat common within the Celtics family. Robert Williams named his newborn son Hendrix Rome Williams in January.

“We picked it before I got traded [to Boston in February],” White said. “And then I was like, ‘Yeah, it’s kind of unique, we don’t know anybody with that name.’ There’s a lot of other reasons. And then I get traded here and like the first couple weeks someone’s like, ‘Oh, that’s what Rob named his kid.’ I was like, we really named it because it was kind of unique. So we’ll just be Hendrix 2.0 and we’ll go from there.”

White said he and his wife recently purchased a painting of the rock star Jimi Hendrix, and it’s now hanging outside their son’s room.

Found it. 19:25 of the video. Phil Pressey's son is also named Hendrix.

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So that's 4 current or former Celtics players!

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Here’s a free Zoyastradamus prognostication for you — before the year ends, Jrue Holiday will become just the 6th player in NBA history to record 15,000 points, 6,000 assists, and 500 blocks, joining Kobe, Drexler, Pippen, Harden, and Lebron.

21 blocks away and Cs have two games left. Zoya knows nothing. Sucka.

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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/21/sports/quite-experience-derrick-white-recounts-birth-his-son-celtics-newest-hendrix/ doesn't mention it explicitly.

Found it. 19:25 of the video. Phil Pressey's son is also named Hendrix.

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So that's 4 current or former Celtics players!

Pretty much the standard thing that happens, parents think they have a cool name that is unusual and then all come up with the same one at the same time.

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From multiple All-Star and 3rd option on a title team to glorified role player and 5th option. True pro.

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Just pure class act

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Not nearly enough shots.

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Up to 42.5% from three

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Very good article on Holiday's contract situation. Including quotes/throughts from Jrue himself on his future.

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TIL I learned he and his wife (professional soccer player) spent some time in Boston while they were still dating back in 2010-11.

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Wish we could get him at something around $40M/next 2 years guaranteed after the upcoming year (PO exercised) then partial guarantee on 3rd year.