The ex-Bruin continues to make his case for a starting spot.
Former UCLA Bruins one-and-done combo guard Jrue Holiday, now a two-time All-Star, two-time NBA champion, and six-time All-Defensive Teamer, is making the case that he deserves to start on a loaded Team USA that seems heavily favored to help him win his second Olympic gold medal this year.
In 21 minutes, Holiday scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting from the floor , grabbed two rebounds, dished out two assists, and swiped a steal while submitting his typically superlative defense in a 105-79 blowout win over Team Serbia on Wednesday. The 6-foot-4 vet's passing stats may not pop off the page, but that kind of undersells just how good a distributor he really is:Holiday drew his second start in USA Basketball's three exhibition games so far.
Team USA now travels to London for two more exhibition contests in London before the real competition begins in Paris. First, they'll square off on Saturday against Team South Sudan. Then, they'll play on Monday against Team Germany.
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