Jrue Holiday will start Friday against the Spurs, John Reid of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

Holiday (rest) will start at point guard Friday against the Spurs, John Reid of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

Analysis:

The Pelicans are still treading carefully with Holiday in his return from offseason surgery to insert a rod into his right leg, as he remains under a minutes restriction and has been sitting out one game of back-to-back sets, which is why he missed Wednesday's loss to the Thunder. The point guard has averaged 12.6 points, 4.4 assists, 1.4 rebounds, 1.3 three-pointers, and 1.1 steals over 22 minutes throughout the seven games he's played this season.