Jameer Nelson 14

Position: Guard
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190
College: Saint Joseph’s
Birthdate: 2-9-82
Acquired: From Denver in exchange for a future first round draft pick on June 24, 2004.

LAST SEASON (2006-07)
Played and started in 77 games for the Magic, averaging 13.0 ppg. a team-best 4.3 apg. and 3.1 rpg. in 30.3 minpg….Tied for 33rd in the NBA in assists and 40th in free throw percentage (shot a team-best .828 (183-221) from the line)…Also started all four playoff outings vs. Detroit, averaging 14.3 ppg., 3.3 apg. and 3.0 rpg. in 32.3 minpg….Led (or tied) the team in scoring 12 times and in assists a team-best 42 times, including a season-best nine assists on Apr. 9 @ Milwaukee…Scored in double figures 49 times, including a season-high 31 points on Feb. 9 vs. San Antonio, and netted 20+ points 12 times…Hit game-winning three-pointer with 1.7 seconds left on Dec. 4 @ Sacramento…Poured in 27 points during Game #3 vs. Detroit on Apr. 26…Scored 2,000th career NBA point on Jan. 5 vs. Charlotte…Pulled down career-high-tying eight rebounds on Mar. 12 @ Charlotte…Had at least one steal 45 times and had two-or-more steals in 21 games, including season-high three steals seven times, the last on Apr. 14 @ Philadelphia…Missed a total of five games: On Inactive List four times (Dec. 13-20) due to a strained right groin and DNP due to the flu on Feb. 14.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Appeared in 218 career NBA outings, all with Orlando, averaging 11.9 ppg., 4.0 apg., 2.8 rpg. and 1.01 stlpg. in 26.3 minpg.… Also played in four playoff games, averaging 14.3 ppg., 3.3 apg. and 3.0 rpg. in 32.3 minpg….Named to the 2004-05 NBA All-Rookie Second Team…2005-06: Played in 62 games with the Magic, averaging 14.6 ppg., 4.9 apg., 2.9 rpg. and 1.13 stlpg. in 28.8 minpg….Shot .424 (70-165) from three-point range and .483 (347-719) from the floor…Started in 33 contests, averaging 16.0 ppg., 5.8 apg., 3.0 rpg. and 1.12 stlpg. in 31.9 minpg. during that span…Tied for ninth in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage and 35th in field goal percentage…Led (or tied) the team in scoring 18 times and in assists 33 times…Scored in double figures in 43 contests, including a career-high 32 points on Jan. 11 @ Seattle…Also netted 31 points on Jan. 4 @ Toronto…Scored 20-plus points 15 times…Dished out career-high-tying 13 assists on Jan. 13 @ Portland…Missed 20 games due to a sprained right mid-foot: DNP five times (Jan. 21-29) and on the Inactive List for 15 games (Feb. 1-Mar. 1)…2004-05: Named to the NBA’s All-Rookie Second Team…Played in 79 outings during his rookie season with Orlando, averaging 8.7 ppg., 3.0 apg. and 2.4 rpg. in 20.4 minpg.…Made 21 starts, averaging 15.7 ppg., 5.2 apg., 4.7 rpg. and 1.71 stlpg. in 38.0 minpg. during that span…Ranked among all NBA rookies in scoring (10th), assists (T-3rd), FG percentage (T-9th), three-point FG percentage (8th) and steals (T-4th)…Led (or tied) the team in assists 15 times, including career-high 13 assists (also had 18 points for first career double-double) on Mar. 24 vs. Charlotte…Led (or tied) the team in scoring three times…Scored in double figures 35 times, including season-best 30 points on Apr. 13 @ Detroit (also had five steals)…Had at least one steal in 42 outings and had two-or-more 17 times, including career-high and Magic rookie record seven steals on Jan. 22 vs. Philadelphia…Made first NBA start on Feb. 26 @ Miami, tallying 13 points, career-high eight rebounds and game-high seven assists in 37 minutes…Had career-high-tying eight rebounds three times, the last on Apr. 6 vs. Chicago…Made his NBA regular season debut on Nov. 3 vs. Milwaukee (played eight minutes but did not score)…Scored first NBA point on Nov. 5 @ New Orleans…Did not play on Mar. 30, Apr. 1 and 2 due to an intercostal tear (rib muscle, left side).

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Selected by Denver in the first round (20th overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft…Traded by Denver to Orlando in exchange for a future first round draft pick (Jun. 24, 2004).

COLLEGE CAPSULE
Played and started in 125 career games for Saint Joseph’s University, averaging 16.8 ppg., 5.7 apg., 4.6 rpg. and 2.05 stlpg….Consensus National Player of the Year as a senior (2003-04), earning the Associated Press, Wooden, Naismith, Rupp, Robertson and Chevrolet Player of the Year awards…Shared the NABC top player award with Connecticut’s Emeka Okafor…Also chosen Player of the Year by The Sporting News, ESPN.com, SI.com and FoxSports.com…Unanimous First Team All-America selection and Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, after averaging 20.6 ppg., 5.3 apg., 4.7 rpg. and 2.97 stlpg. in 32 contests in 2003-04…Led Saint Joe’s to a perfect regular season (27-0), a top ranking in the national polls, the school’s first #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a trip to the Elite Eight…Earned A-10 Player of the Week honors a record eight times and captured the Francis Pomeroy Naismith Award, given to the top player in the country 6-feet and under…As a junior (2002-03), averaged 19.7 ppg., 5.0 rpg., 4.7 apg. and 2.20 stlpg. in 30 games with the Hawks…Scored career-high 39 points vs. Dayton in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament, the third-highest scoring performance in the tournament’s history and tied for sixth-best in school history…In his sophomore campaign (2001-02), led the A-10 and was 16th in the country with 6.3 apg….Also led the conference in free throw percentage and ranked second in scoring (14.4 ppg.)…As a freshman, led conference and was 12th nationally with 6.5 apg. and set a school single-season record with 213 assists…Had his jersey #14 retired by SJU on Apr. 23, 2004.

ONE-ON-ONE
Majored in sociology while at Saint Joseph’s…Son of Linda Billings and Pete Nelson…Has a son, Jameer, Jr. (5) and daughter, Jamia (2)...Participated in Magic’s Thanksgiving Day event at the Coalition for the Homeless…Annually holds Jameer Nelson Basketball Showcase for kids in his hometown… Served as a school crossing guard in the Central Florida community in 2005…Taped a PSA for the Orange County School Board’s campaign, “Education is Cool”…Bought and distributed toys to underprivileged children and families over the holidays…Met with military personnel after a game as part of the Magic’s ‘Seats for Soldiers’ night…Donated tickets to community organizations and met with the groups pre-game… Assisted teammate Pat Garrity with his food/toiletry donations for needy families at a local community center…Fan of the Philadelphia Eagles…Admires Niuggets guard Allen Iverson…Appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 2004.