Former UCLA Standout Guard Inks New Deal with Houston Rockets

He joins a new, elite young core!

It is not very often that you see three brothers forge out successful basketball careers at the collegiate level and it is even rarer to see all three of them go on to forge out productive NBA careers. Well, the Holiday brothers are a prime example that it is possible and two of them (Jrue and Aaron) started off at UCLA.

We all know about Jrue, star guard for the Milwaukee Bucks that is widely regarded as one of the best perimeter defenders in the league, but we have to talk about the youngest brother Aaron. He is 26-years-old and has been in the NBA since getting drafted by the Indiana Pacers back in 2018. The 6'0 guard has averaged about six points and two assists for his career and most recently suited up in 63 games for the Atlanta Hawks last season.

Well, it looks like Aaron has now found a new home in Houston according to Adrian Wojnarowski. 

Free agent G Aaron Holiday has agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Rockets, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 6, 2023

"Free agent G Aaron Holiday has agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Rockets, sources tell ESPN."

Holiday is the latest guard that Houston has now added after a busy free agency. They gave out pretty big deals to the likes of Fred Vanvleet and Dillon Brooks and now they are bringing in yet another experienced name. The Rockets also boast a young core consisting of Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson.

Year three at UCLA was Holiday's best and final campaign with the school as he averaged about 20 points and six assists on 42 percent from three-point land. We love to see him continue to successfully ink new contracts and wish him the best of luck this season!