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Jrue Holiday

NBA team: The New Orleans Pelicans

Salary: $26,231,111 (plus incentives)

Jrue Randall Holiday is an American NBA player for the New Orleans Pelicans. He originally played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins before he was drafted to the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round draft in 2009 as the 17th overall pick. He played with the Philadelphia 76ers for 4 seasons and in that time he was named the NBA All-Star during the fourth season before he was traded to the pelicans in 2013. He is also a two-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. His current contract is worth $126 million.