No this isn't rumors at all. This is very well documented for two seasons now. Of course he will do whatever is best for the team and is more than capable of playing the PG position, but he 100% prefers to play off ball. Gentry, AD, and even Jrue himself have all said as much over the past two seasons.
Here's one article about it:
https://crescentcitysports.com/jrue-...losing-streak/
'When Davis was asked what he and his teammates could do to help out Holiday with his additional duties at point guard, Holiday interrupted.
“Take me off the ball,” he said. “Put AD at point guard.”
He was half-kidding.
He was kidding with the putting Davis at point guard part. He wasn’t kidding about the “take me off the ball part.”
It was clear that such a move was already in the making.
“(Holiday) is better off the ball,” Davis said as Holiday smiled and nodded affirmatively. “We’re going to make some adjustments to that.”
Gentry said. “So hopefully that’ll take some of the pressure off of him a little bit. He’ll be able to get back to the position where he’s best and that’s to be a runner and play off the ball. And be the second facilitator.”'
This isn't some rumored thing. Jrue 100% wants to play off ball.
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To be clear: I still think a Beal / Jrue backcourt works because they can both split duties of main facilitator. But it is also very clear the Jrue does want to play off ball.