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Houston Rockets' Aaron Holiday Acting as Key Veteran for Jalen Green

Aaron Holiday has been one of the most important veterans for the Houston Rockets this season, acting as an advisor for the younger players, like Jalen Green.

Jeremy Brener

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The Houston Rockets' young core is soaking in the knowledge from the veteran players that the team signed this offseason.

While Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks and Jeff Green headline as the veterans helping the Rockets dig out of the bottom of the Western Conference, one player is often overlooked in this category.

Aaron Holiday has also been a key piece for the Rockets to start the season, filling in for the injured rookie Amen Thompson, but also providing his guidance to the younger players. Holiday seems to have specifically been a big help for Jalen Green, whom he praised in an interview with HoopsHype.

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Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (4) reacts to his basket while forward Jae'Sean Tate (8) and guard Aaron Holiday (0) look on against the Los Angeles Lakers in the second half at Toyota Center / Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports

"When I first got here, we played. I just sprinkle in things I see that he’s doing that could help his game, like getting to the paint, playing off two, or slowing down a little bit," Holiday said via HoopsHype. "He’s very talented and has a lot in his bag already."

Green has had an up-and-down start to the season for the Rockets so far. He is averaging 19 points per game, which is a dip from his 22.1 points per game average from a season ago. There are some games where he can take over as the lead guard and score 20, 25 and sometimes even 30 points, and there are other games where he's landing somewhere below 15.

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Holiday has been a complementary guard throughout his six-year career, but he's able to provide tips as a guard that can help him when he's bringing the ball up or playing off of someone else, like VanVleet.

Once Green figures out the nuances of being a multi-faceted guard, one that can dominate and take over and also play off of another, his value towards the Rockets will grow immensely.

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Jeremy Brener
JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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