Jrue Holiday

Jrue Holiday will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair an injured core muscle. With Holiday out, Elfrid Payton will man the point with Kenrich Williams and Ian Clark picking up minutes the rest of the way.

Fantasy Impact

Holiday is posting one of his best seasons of his 10 year career while averaging his best scoring numbers with 21.2 points per game plus five rebounds per game. Holiday tied his career-high for steals per game with 1.6 and had his third-highest dimes per game average with 7.7.

Jrue Holiday (abdomen) will continue to sit out on Tuesday against the Hawks.

Fantasy Impact

Not that it really matters, but the Pelicans are 1-7 since Jrue went down in early March. There's no timetable for his return, the Pels are well out of a playoff spot and he continues to be declared out a full 24 before games, all of which points to the high likelihood that he's done for the season. Kenrich Williams and Frank Jackson benefit but have limited fantasy appeal.

Jrue Holiday has been ruled out for a least a week and as much as 10 days before being re-evaluated from an MRI on his injured abdomen. Frank Jackson, Ian Clark, and Stanley Johnson will all pick up minutes.

Fantasy Impact

With Holiday out, Elfrid Payton is in line for major opportunities and a solid chance to boost his assist numbers over the next week or so. Julius Randle also benefits while Jackson and Clark become daily worthy.

Jrue Holiday put in 29 points in addition to five dimes, three boards, three steals and one block in a huge upset win at Denver on Saturday.

Fantasy Impact

Holiday and the Pels were given no chance in this one, especially without the Brow, but this gang of misfits keeps surprising people. Holiday in particular has been excellent recently, posting 22.0 points, 7.0 dimes, 5.0 rebounds, 2.7 triples, 2.0 steals and 0.5 blocks per game over the past six contests while shooting a solid 48 percent from the field. Holiday continues to be one of the most underrated guys in the NBA as well as in fantasy circles.

Jrue Holiday had 22 points on 7-of-16 shooting Monday night against the Sixers. He made a pair of three-pointers and added five rebounds, seven assists, and three steals in 34 minutes.

Fantasy Impact

Holiday has seen his minutes dip slightly since the All-Star break but he is still putting up solid numbers with 21.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, and 2.7 steals in the last three games. Holiday remains a solid fantasy asset.