Rockets announce re-signing of veteran point guard Aaron Holiday

The Houston Rockets announced Saturday afternoon that point guard Aaron Holiday has been re-signed. As Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on July 1, the Rockets and Holiday have agreed to a two-year contract.

Holiday originally signed with the Rockets in July 2023. He played 78 games for Houston last season. But despite the need for more consistent minutes, Holiday has shown his talents every time coach Ime Udoka has called on his number.

Holiday averaged 6.6 points on 44.6 percent shooting and 38.7 percent from three-point range. He entered the 2023-24 season as a key backup for the Rockets. However, the emergence of Amen Thompson made Holiday’s minutes redundant during the second half of the season.

In the Rockets’ 110–101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on December 6, Holiday scored a season-high 22 points on 6-of-7 shooting from behind the arc.

“Man, when I was young, my parents did a good job of teaching me how to play defense,” Holiday told Inside the Rockets in December.

“They told me it was going to take me far. I really took that to heart, and obviously, here, nobody really puts pressure on me like that. So, I could change the pace, change the game and change a lot of things just by practicing, that’s why I do it.”

Over the past three seasons, Holiday has shot 39.0 percent from three-point range. His older brothers, Justin and Jrue, spent their 11th and 15th seasons with the Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics, respectively.

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