Jrue Holiday doesn't rack up a ton of steals or blocks, but there is no player more important to the Celtics' stingy defense -- or their hopes to beat the New York Knicks and repeat as champions.

Jrue Holiday won his second NBA Sportsmanship Award and became the first Celtics player to receive the honor, the league announced on Thursday. The guard won the award when he was with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2020-21. Holiday, 34, is the fifth player to win it multiple times, joining Mike Conley, Grant Hill, Jason Kidd, and Kemba Walker.

Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday is the recipient of the Joe Dumars Trophy for winning the 2024-25 NBA Sportsmanship Award. This is the second NBA Sportsmanship Award for