Guard guard Aaron Holiday signed a contract with Italian club Maxima Roma for the 2026/27 season, making his first jump to European basketball after eight years in the NBA, according to reports confirmed by Eurohoops and insider Marc Stein. The deal includes an NBA-out clause that allows the 29-year-old guard to return to the United States mid-season if a franchise meets specific buyout conditions, as reported by Stein.
According to club announcements cited by Eurohoops, Holiday drew interest from multiple NBA teams before accepting the offer from the Italian capital squad. Maxima Roma is entering its debut season in Italy’s Lega Basket Serie A and the EuroCup after acquiring Pallacanestro Brescia’s sporting license and relocating the franchise to Rome.
“I am extremely proud to join Maxima Roma and take on my first challenge in European basketball,” Holiday said in a team statement published by Eurohoops and Hoops Rumors. “For me and my family, this represents an important step and an exciting opportunity, as I immediately sensed the club’s tremendous faith and the serious ambition behind this project.”
Contract Structure and NBA-Out Clause Details
The agreement between Holiday and Maxima Roma contains an NBA-out clause that remains valid for the entire duration of the contract, rather than a limited calendar window, according to reporting by Marc Stein via Pianetabasket. If an NBA franchise targets the guard and satisfies the financial buyout terms, Holiday can return stateside during the 2026/27 campaign. Financial details of the buyout have not been publicly disclosed.
Holiday arrives in Italy after appearing in 505 regular-season games across eight NBA seasons, holding career averages of 6.4 points, 1.9 assists, and 1.5 rebounds in 16.1 minutes per contest, according to NBA statistics cited by Hoops Rumors. Selected 23rd overall by the Indiana Pacers in the 2018 NBA Draft, Holiday spent his first three professional seasons in Indiana before playing for the Washington Wizards, Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks, and Houston Rockets.
Integration With Maxima Roma Roster
During his three seasons with the Houston Rockets, Holiday operated as a reliable reserve option. In the 2025–26 season, despite the Rockets missing Fred VanVleet due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament, Holiday logged 13.7 minutes per night across 57 regular-season appearances while also featuring in all six of Houston’s first-round playoff games, averaging 11.2 postseason minutes, per Hoops Rumors.
Holiday is the younger brother of NBA veterans Jrue Holiday and Justin Holiday, the latter of whom previously played in Italy for Virtus Bologna. In Rome, Aaron Holiday joins a backcourt alongside fellow American signees Matt Ryan and Xavier Moon, forming the core of an ambitious roster designed to compete domestically in Serie A and continentally in the EuroCup.
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