As Jrue Holiday enters his 11th NBA season, he does so as the leader of a Pelicans group even the most creative of users of ESPN's "NBA trade machine" would've had difficulty envisioning.

In fact, if you add up the experience of the five players who logged the most minutes in the Pelicans' preseason opener -- Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson, Lonzo Ball, Nicolo Melli and Kenrich Williams -- the aggregate total is just eight years of NBA experience.

But in Holiday's 7th year in New Orleans, he knows the 2019-'20 season offers a lot more than a reset for the franchise: It's also a massive personal opportunity for him, according to a report from Haley O'Shaughnessy of The Ringer.

“I haven’t been in this type of situation in a long time," Holiday said in the expansive report, told from his summer home. "I think there was one year there in Philly where that’s how it was, and it was an All-Star year for me.”

How Holiday, easily the highest-paid player on the post-Anthony Davis era Pelicans, fits in with the turned-over roster will be a major factor in immediate expectations for the Pelicans -- and whether Holiday can make an impact like that aforementioned 2013 season.

Holiday was No. 3 in the NBA in assists during his All-Star campaign with the Philadelphia 76ers, but it could be his scoring prowess on display this season. In the Pelicans preseason opener, Holiday put down a game-high 21 points in just 18 minutes. He did that on a hyper-efficient 7-of-9 shooting, making three of his five 3-point attempts and all four of his free throws.

The output matched the career-high scoring average from the 2019 season that was overshadowed by Davis' trade demand. The superstar center would eventually land on the Lakers and set Holiday up with his new cast of teammates.

One of those players is third-year guard Lonzo Ball, whom coach Alvin Gentry expects to be a major benefit for his veteran guard.

"Jrue’s going to have so many opportunities to have the ball pitched ahead, and then have him play on the wing one-on-one,” Gentry said in the report. “Now, if that’s the case, I like our chances."

Earlier this offseason, Pelicans Executive Vice President David Griffin went even further with his expectations.

“I really challenged Jrue. I told him ‘You can be the most underrated guard in the league for as long as you want to be, but I’d rather you want to be an MVP,'” Griffin said. “He jumped out of his skin, but this guy is capable of far more than he’s done.”

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#DADLIFE

If you ever spot a Pelicans guard rocking painted nails, there's a simple explanation: Jrue did it.

Jrue Tyler, that is, the veteran guard's 2-year-old daughter.

“I don’t care. This is more for my daughter, and it means more to her," he said in the report, which went in depth about the family's situation surrounding the birth of "J.T."

U.S. soccer star Lauren Holiday gave birth to their daughter shortly before undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor. Jrue Holiday stepped away from basketball during that time, which spanned the start of the 2016-'17 season.

The result of J.T.'s cosmetic exploits can be seen on her father's Instagram. A post from June displays turquoise nails and the caption "#dadlife."

Holiday told The Ringer that she practices her makeup as well, but "I haven't put any of those up."

TEAMMATES AS ROOMMATES

It would be a pun to say the Pelicans often roost at the Holiday home, but it would also be accurate.

Fellow Pelicans guard Frank Jackson has stayed full-time at with the Holidays the past two summers, according to the report. Other teammates staying with them included ex-teammates Stanley Johnson, Rajon Rondo, Anthony Davis and current teammate Jahlil Okafor.

And why? Holiday's designed a "dream workout facility," in the backyard of his Santa Rosa Valley, California home, according to the report.

Holiday is a Chatsworth, California native and played collegiately at UCLA before he was drafted No. 17 overall in 2009.

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