Jameer Lamar Nelson Sr. (born February 9, 1982) is an American former professional

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player who serves as general manager for the Delaware Blue Coats of the

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. He played

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for the Saint Joseph's Hawks, where he was named national college player of the year in 2004. Drafted 20th overall in the

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, Nelson spent the first ten years of his NBA career with the

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. In 2009, he was named an

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and made an appearance in the

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with the Magic. He has also played for the

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and

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High school career

Nelson attended Chester High School in

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and was a letterman in basketball. In 2000, he helped lead his team to the PIAA AAAA State championship.

College career

Nelson began his play at

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in the 2000–01 season. He had a breakout freshman season in which he was named unanimous National Freshman of the Year. During his junior season in 2002–03, he averaged 19.7 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per game, and 4.7 assists per game. He declared for the

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, but later decided to remain for his senior season. Nelson led the Saint Joseph's Hawks to a 27–0 regular season record in 2003–04. The Hawks' first loss came in the Atlantic 10 tournament to Xavier. Nelson and junior guard

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formed what was largely considered the nation's best backcourt, helping the Hawks earn a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament. They advanced to the

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and were within seconds of the

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before

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' John Lucas III hit a three-pointer with only a few seconds remaining (after the make, Nelson dribbled up the court and had a chance to tie the game, but his 15-foot shot fell short). Saint Joseph's finished with a 30–2 record, the best in the university's history. Nelson averaged 20.6 points, 5.3 assists, and 2.9 steals per game. He received the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award his final year, recognizing him as the nation's top senior men's basketball player. He left the Hawks as the best player in the program's history, as its all-time leader in scoring (2,094 points), assists (714), and steals (256). Nelson's number was retired by the university on April 23, 2004. Because of his extraordinary accomplishments as a senior, Nelson won the 2004 Wooden Award, the 2004 Naismith Award, the 2004

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, the Rupp Trophy, the

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and many more accolades, including being featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Nelson was the first Atlantic 10 athlete to be on the cover of the magazine since Mark Macon in 1988.

Professional career

Orlando Magic (2004–2014)

Nelson was selected with the 20th overall pick in the

by the

, and was subsequently traded to the

for a 2005 first-round draft pick. Though many speculated he would be a top 10 pick, he fell to number 20, and the Magic were able to acquire both Nelson and Dwight Howard in the same draft. As a rookie, Nelson served as the primary backup to the Magic's All-Star point guard

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. Due to Nelson's impressive play, the Magic moved Francis to shooting guard to make room for Nelson to start at point guard. He was named to the

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, and garnered Rookie of the Year consideration. On February 22, 2006, the Magic dealt Francis to the

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, paving the way for Nelson to become the long-term starting point guard of Orlando. Nelson's play improved with the mid-season trade of Francis, finishing the season with averages of 14.6 points and 5 assists per game on 48.3% field goal shooting. The following year, Nelson helped lead the Magic back into the postseason for the first time since 2003. He averaged 14.3 points, 3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game during the NBA playoffs, however the Magic were ultimately swept by the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in the first round. During the 2008 All-Star weekend Slam Dunk Contest, Nelson assisted teammate Dwight Howard on several of his dunks, including the famous Superman dunk. That year, the Magic once again made the playoffs, defeating the Toronto Raptors in the first round before falling to the Pistons in the second round. He averaged 16.2 points, 4.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game through the playoffs, helping Orlando to their first playoff series win in 12 years. Jameer Nelson

Nelson set career highs in points, steals, and shooting percentages during the

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. He, along with teammates Dwight Howard and Rashard Lewis, were selected to play in the 2009 NBA All-Star Game. However, a torn labrum in Nelson's right shoulder, a potential season-ending injury, forced him to miss the game. Nelson was averaging 16.7 points per game and 5.4 assists at the time. After a four-month recovery, Nelson returned for the

with the controversial decision by Stan Van Gundy for allowing him to play in heavy minutes by limiting Rafer Alston playing, which led the team into demise as the Magic were defeated by the Lakers in five games. On November 16, Nelson suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee, and had

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to repair his knee. He returned to action on December 21. Nelson and the Magic again surged into the playoffs with their third straight Southeast Division title, sweeping the Charlotte Bobcats and Atlanta Hawks before falling to the Boston Celtics in six games in the Eastern Conference Finals. He averaged 19 points and 4.8 assists per game in Orlando's 14 playoff games. Jameer Nelson pump fake cropped

On March 18, 2011, Nelson made a game winning buzzer beater against the Denver Nuggets to secure an 85–82 victory for Orlando. On April 10, 2011, Nelson's last-second three-pointer was ruled "no basket", and the Magic lost to the Chicago Bulls 102–99. Nelson and Dwight Howard, who were close friends since their rookie seasons, were on opposite sides of a trade that sent Rashard Lewis to Washington in exchange for Gilbert Arenas (Nelson considered Lewis one of the team's leaders while Howard reportedly pushed management into making the trade). Their relationship was further strained when Howard publicly stated his desire to play with a superstar point guard like

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, and was reportedly the driving force behind the firing of coach Stan Van Gundy. Howard eventually forced a trade to the Lakers in the 2012 offseason. Despite this, Nelson re-signed with the Magic on a three-year deal. On February 23, 2014, Nelson scored his 8020th point, passing Shaquille O'Neal for fourth place on the Magic's all-time scoring list. On June 30, 2014, he was waived by the Magic after 10 seasons with the team.

Dallas Mavericks (2014)

On July 24, 2014, Nelson signed a two-year, $5.6 million contract with the

. He appeared in 23 games for the Mavericks and averaged 7.3 points and 4.1 assists per game.

Boston Celtics (2014–2015)

On December 18, 2014, Nelson was traded, along with Jae Crowder, Brandan Wright, a 2015 first-round pick, a 2016 second-round pick and a $12.9 million trade exception, to the

in exchange for Rajon Rondo and Dwight Powell. In six games for Boston, Nelson averaged 4.8 points and 5.5 assists per game. In his second game with Boston, Nelson returned to Orlando for the first time since leaving for Dallas as a free agent.

Denver Nuggets (2015–2017)

On January 13, 2015, Nelson was traded to the

in exchange for

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. On June 26, 2015, Nelson opted out of the remaining year of his contract with the Nuggets to become a free agent. On August 7, 2015, Nelson re-signed with the Nuggets. On October 18, 2017, Nelson was waived by the Nuggets.

New Orleans Pelicans (2017–2018)

On October 22, 2017, Nelson signed with the

Detroit Pistons (2018)

On February 1, 2018, Nelson was traded, along with

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, Tony Allen and a protected first-round pick, to the

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in exchange for Nikola Mirotić and a 2018 second-round pick. In addition, Chicago will have the right to swap its 2021 second-round pick with New Orleans' own 2021 second-round pick. Seven days later, he was traded to the

in exchange for

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and future second-round draft considerations. Nelson's final NBA game was played on March 13, 2018, in a 79–110 loss to the

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. In his final game, Nelson played for 26 minutes and recorded 4 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal but no points.

Executive career

On November 11, 2020, the Delaware Blue Coats of the

named Nelson as the assistant general manager.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2000–01 , style="text-align:left;", Saint Joseph's , 33 , , 33 , , 33.8 , , .461 , , .373 , , .820 , , 4.0 , , 6.5 , , 1.7 , , .1 , , 12.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , style="text-align:left;", Saint Joseph's , 30 , , 30 , , 35.5 , , .438 , , .359 , , .762 , , 4.8 , , 6.3 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , 14.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , style="text-align:left;", Saint Joseph's , 30 , , 30 , , 34.9 , , .437 , , .339 , , .772 , , 5.1 , , 4.7 , , 2.2 , , .2 , , 19.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , style="text-align:left;", Saint Joseph's , 32 , , 32 , , 33.9 , , .475 , , .390 , , .792 , , 4.7 , , 5.3 , , 2.8 , , .0 , , 20.6 , -class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 125 , , 125 , , 34.5 , , .454 , , .365 , , .786 , , 4.6 , , 5.7 , , 2.0 , , .1 , , 16.8

NBA

Regular season

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, 62 , , 33 , , 28.8 , , .483 , , .424 , , .779 , , 2.9 , , 4.9 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 14.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 77 , , 77 , , 30.3 , , .430 , , .335 , , .828 , , 3.1 , , 4.3 , , .9 , , .1 , , 13.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 69 , , 62 , , 28.4 , , .469 , , .416 , , .828 , , 3.5 , , 5.6 , , .9 , , .1 , , 10.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 42 , , 42 , , 31.2 , , .503 , , .453 , , .887 , , 3.5 , , 5.4 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 16.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 65 , , 64 , , 28.6 , , .449 , , .381 , , .845 , , 3.0 , , 5.4 , , .7 , , .0 , , 12.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 76 , , 76 , , 30.5 , , .446 , , .401 , , .802 , , 3.0 , , 6.0 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 13.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 57 , , 57 , , 29.9 , , .427 , , .377 , , .807 , , 3.2 , , 5.7 , , .7 , , .1 , , 11.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 56 , , 56 , , 35.3 , , .392 , , .341 , , .873 , , 3.7 , , 7.4 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 14.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 68 , , 68 , , 32.0 , , .394 , , .348 , , .857 , , 3.4 , , 7.0 , , .8 , , .1 , , 12.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 23 , , 23 , , 25.4 , , .374 , , .369 , , .875 , , 2.7 , , 4.1 , , .7 , , .1 , , 7.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 6 , , 1 , , 20.2 , , .220 , , .200 , , .667 , , 2.8 , , 5.5 , , 1.2 , , .0 , , 4.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 34 , , 5 , , 20.6 , , .450 , , .354 , , .579 , , 1.9 , , 3.7 , , .7 , , .1 , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 39 , , 15 , , 26.6 , , .368 , , .299 , , .857 , , 2.9 , , 4.9 , , .6 , , .1 , , 7.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 75 , , 40 , , 27.3 , , .444 , , .388 , , .714 , , 2.6 , , 5.1 , , .7 , , .1 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 43 , , 0 , , 20.9 , , .410 , , .364 , , .765 , , 2.2 , , 3.6 , , .5 , , .1 , , 5.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 7 , , 0 , , 16.6 , , .282 , , .071 , , 1.000 , , 1.1 , , 3.3 , , .6 , , .1 , , 3.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 878 , , 641 , , 27.9 , , .436 , , .368 , , .810 , , 3.0 , , 5.1 , , .9 , , .1 , , 11.3

Playoffs

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, 4 , , 4 , , 32.3 , , .420 , , .357 , , .909 , , 3.0 , , 3.3 , , .8 , , .0 , , 14.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 10 , , 10 , , 33.3 , , .504 , , .488 , , .757 , , 4.1 , , 4.7 , , .3 , , .2 , , 16.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

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, 5 , , 0 , , 18.0 , , .348 , , .167 , , .500 , , 1.4 , , 2.8 , , .2 , , .0 , , 3.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

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, 14 , , 14 , , 34.2 , , .479 , , .393 , , .823 , , 3.6 , , 4.8 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 19.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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, 6 , , 6 , , 36.0 , , .378 , , .231 , , .786 , , 4.2 , , 5.0 , , 2.0 , , .0 , , 13.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 5 , , 5 , , 36.4 , , .392 , , .320 , , .750 , , 3.8 , , 6.6 , , .8 , , .2 , , 15.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 44 , , 39 , , 32.5 , , .445 , , .372 , , .792 , , 3.5 , , 4.6 , , .8 , , .1 , , 15.0

Personal life

On August 30, 2007, Nelson's father, Floyd "Pete" Nelson, was reported missing after disappearing at his Chester

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repair shop located along the docks of the

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at Front Street and Highland Avenue. Authorities said no one saw his father fall into the water. Nelson arrived at the search scene the next morning. On September 2, 2007, Floyd Nelson's body was found floating in the Delaware River. His death was ruled accidental. He has a tattoo on his back that says ''All Eyes On Me'', and another one that says ''Accomplish Everything Without Fear''. On July 5, 2008, he married long-time girlfriend, Imani Tillery. He has one son from a previous relationship, Jameer Jr., who was a guard for

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References

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