Jameer Nelson

At 42 years old, Jameer Nelson has this physical status:

Jameer Nelson (born February 9, 1982) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.

He played college basketball for the Saint Joseph's Hawks, where he was named national college player of the year in 2004.

Drafted 20th overall in the 2004 NBA draft, Nelson spent the first ten years of his NBA career with the Orlando Magic.

In 2009, he was named an All-Star and helped lead the Magic to the NBA Finals.

He has also played for the Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Pelicans and Detroit Pistons.

Personal life

On August 30, 2007, Nelson's father, Floyd "Pete" Nelson, was reported missing after disappearing at his Chester tugboat repair shop located along the docks of the Delaware River 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 is a guard for The University of Delaware.

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High school career

Nelson was a letterman in basketball at Chester High School in Chester, Pennsylvania, and was a letterman in basketball. He was a member of the United States of America's high school championship in 2000.

College career

Nelson debuted at Saint Joseph's University in the 2000-2001 season. In which he was named unanimous National Freshman of the Year, he had a breakthrough freshman season. He averaged 19.7 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per game, and 4.7 assists per game during his junior season in 2002-03. He applied for the 2003 NBA draft but later decided not to return for his senior season.

In 2003–04, Nelson led the Saint Joseph's Hawks to a 27-0 regular season record. The Hawks lost their first game in the Atlantic 10 tournament to Xavier. Nelson and junior guard Delonte West combined what was largely considered the best backcourt in the country, helping the Hawks earn a top seed in the NCAA tournament. Nelson made it to the Elite Eight and was within seconds of the Final Four before being able to tie the game 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 highest in the university's history. Nelson's averaged 20.6 points, 5.3 assists, and 2.9 steals per game. He received the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in his final year, recognizing him as the country's best senior men's basketball player. He left the Hawks as the program's best player (2,094 points), assists (714), and steals (256). Nelson's number was defunct by the university in April 23, 2004.

Nelson received the 2004 Wooden Award, the 2004 Wooden Award, the 2004 Bob Cousy Award, the Rupp Trophy, the Oscar Robertson Trophy, and several others as a senior, as well as being included on the back of Sports Illustrated's cover. In 1988, Nelson became the first Atlantic ten celebrity to be on the front page of the magazine since Mark Macon.

Professional career

Nelson was the 20th overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets and was then traded to the Orlando Magic for a 2005 first-round draft pick. Despite many predicting he'd be a top-ten pick, he fell to number 20. The Magic were able to buy both Nelson and Dwight Howard in the same draft.

Nelson, a rookie, served as the primary backup to Magic's All-Star point guard Steve Francis. The Magic moved Francis to shooting guard to make room for Nelson to start as point guard due to Nelson's outstanding play. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team and received Rookie of the Year honors.

The Magic lost Francis to the New York Knicks on February 22, 2006, opening the way for Nelson to serve as Orlando's long-serving starting point guard. Nelson's play progressed with the trade of Francis in mid-season, with his season-wide average of 14.6 points and 5 assists per game on 48.3% field goal shooting.

Nelson played a key role in the Magic's return to the postseason for the first time since 2003. During the NBA playoffs, he averaged 14.3 points, 3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game, but the Magic were eventually defeated by the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in the first round.

Nelson helped with several of his dunks, including the popular Superman dunk during the 2008 All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest. The Magic made the playoffs this year, defeating the Toronto Raptors in the first round and then falling to the Pistons in the second round. Through the playoffs, he averaged 16.2 points, 4.7 assists, and 4.1 rebounds per game, leading Orlando to their first playoff series victory in 12 years.

During the 2008–09 NBA season, Nelson set new career highs in points, steals, and shooting percentages. He and his coworkers, Dwight Howard, and Rashard Lewis, were selected to play in the 2009 NBA All-Star Game. Nelson's right shoulder was torn apart in the game, but he was forced to miss the game due to a potential season-ending injury. Nelson was shooting 17.7 points per game and 5.4 assists at the time, as well as 5.4 assists. Nelson returned to the NBA Finals after a four-month recovery after being suspended in heavy minutes by Stan Van Gundy, putting the team into disarray as the Magicians were defeated by the Lakers in five games.

Nelson suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee on November 16, and underarthroscopic surgery to repair his knee. On December 21, he returned to action. Nelson and the Magic soared into the playoffs for 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. In Orlando's 14 playoff games, he averaged 19 points and 4.8 assists per game.

Nelson defeated the Denver Nuggets 85-82 on March 18, 2011. Nelson had a game winning buzzer beater against the Denver Nuggets to win the Orlando 80-82. Nelson's last-second three-pointer was ruled "no basket" on April 10, 2011 and the Magic lost to the Chicago Bulls 102-99.

Nelson and Dwight Howard, who were close friends from their rookie seasons, were on opposite sides of a trade that brought Rashard Lewis to Washington in exchange for Gilbert Arenas: (Nelson considered Lewis one of the team's leaders, but Howard refused to order the move). Howard continued to be strained when Howard publicly stated his desire to play with a legendary point guard like Deron Williams or Chris Paul, and was reportedly the driving force behind coach Stan Van Gundy's dismissal. Howard was eventually compelled to leave the Lakers in the 2012 offseason. Despite this, Nelson re-signed with the Magic on a three-year contract.

Nelson scored his 8020th point on the Magic's all-time scoring list on February 23, 2014, defeating Shaquille O'Neal for fourth position on the Magic's all-time scoring list.

After ten seasons with the Magic, he was released by the Magic on June 30, 2014.

Nelson signed a two-year, $5.6 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks on July 24, 2014. He appeared in 23 games for the Mavericks and averaged 7.3 points and 4.1 assists per game.

Nelson was traded by the Boston Celtics on December 18, 2014, alongside Jae Crowder, Brandan Wright, a 2015 first-round pick and a $12.9 million trade exception, to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Rajon Rondo and Dwight Powell. Nelson averaged 4.8 points and 5.5 assists per game in six Boston games. Nelson returned to Orlando for the first time after leaving for Dallas as a free agent in his second game with Boston.

Nelson was traded to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Nate Robinson on January 13, 2015. Nelson opted out of the remaining year of his Nuggets deal in order to become a free agent on June 26, 2015.

Nelson re-signed with the Nuggets on August 7, 2015.

Nelson was waived by the Nuggets on October 18, 2017.

Nelson signed with the New Orleans Pelicans on October 22, 2017.

Nelson was traded by the Chicago Bulls, along with mer Aşk, Tony Allen, and a protected first-round pick in exchange for Nikola Miroti and a 2018 second-round pick. In addition, Chicago will be able to trade its 2021 second-round pick with New Orleans' own 2021 second-round pick. Willie Reed and future second-round draft considerations were traded to the Detroit Pistons seven days later.

Executive career

Nelson was hired as the assistant general manager of the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League on November 11, 2020.

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