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Jameer Nelson Orlando Magic · #14
Jameer Nelson is a retired guard best known with the Orlando Magic. Steady Magic Finals point guard. Career averages: 11.3 points, 3 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 57
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Orlando Magic · #14 · Guard
Jameer Nelson
Season avg3.7 pts · 1.1 reb · 3.3 ast · .282 fg
Career avg11.3 pts · 3.0 reb · 5.1 ast · .434 fg
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Scouting report
Jameer Nelson — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
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retired standout · guard · Impact 57
Jameer Nelson is a retired guard best known with the Orlando Magic. Steady Magic Finals point guard. Career averages: 11.3 points, 3 rebounds and 5.1
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OffenseF
DefenseC
Feel / IQC
Playmaking
Average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Jameer Nelson stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
57Impact index
143Star score
Career scoring average11.3 ppg
Seasons in the index17
Accolades on file1
1× NBA All-Star
Stat explorer
Jameer Nelson — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
3.7 PPG
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Playmaking
3.3 APG
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Rebounding
1.1 RPG
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Shooting
.071 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Jameer Nelson
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 2018-19 71% confidence
4.6
pts
2.8–6.4
2.0
reb
1.2–2.8
3.6
ast
2.8–4.4
19.9
min
proj
57
gp
health
.409
fg%
~base
.346
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 14-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 4.9 → projected 4.6 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.1
Development (his trend)
-0.3
Age curve
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Live context
+0.1
Net vs last season-0.3 PPG
Everything it reads
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17 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 75 / 43 / 7 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Jameer Nelson career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 (Orlando) | 79 | 20.4 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | .455 | .312 |
| 2005-06 (Orlando) | 62 | 28.8 | 14.6 | 2.9 | 4.9 | .483 | .424 |
| 2006-07 (Orlando) | 77 | 30.3 | 13.0 | 3.1 | 4.3 | .430 | .335 |
| 2007-08 (Orlando) | 69 | 28.4 | 10.9 | 3.5 | 5.6 | .469 | .416 |
| 2008-09 (Orlando) | 42 | 31.2 | 16.7 | 3.5 | 5.4 | .503 | .453 |
| 2009-10 (Orlando) | 65 | 28.6 | 12.6 | 3.0 | 5.4 | .449 | .381 |
| 2010-11 (Orlando) | 76 | 30.5 | 13.1 | 3.0 | 6.0 | .446 | .401 |
| 2011-12 (Orlando) | 57 | 29.9 | 11.9 | 3.2 | 5.7 | .427 | .377 |
| 2012-13 (Orlando) | 56 | 35.3 | 14.7 | 3.7 | 7.4 | .392 | .341 |
| 2013-14 (Orlando) | 68 | 32.0 | 12.1 | 3.4 | 7.0 | .394 | .348 |
| 2014-15 (Dallas) | 23 | 25.4 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 4.1 | .374 | .369 |
| 2014-15 (Boston) | 6 | 20.2 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 5.5 | .220 | .200 |
| 2014-15 (Denver) | 34 | 20.6 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 3.7 | .450 | .354 |
| 2015-16 (Denver) | 39 | 26.6 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 4.9 | .368 | .299 |
| 2016-17 (Denver) | 75 | 27.3 | 9.2 | 2.6 | 5.1 | .444 | .388 |
| 2017-18 (New Orleans) | 43 | 20.9 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 3.6 | .410 | .364 |
| 2017-18 (Detroit) | 7 | 16.6 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 3.3 | .282 | .071 |
| Career | 878 | 27.9 | 11.3 | 3.0 | 5.1 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Orlando Magic built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
44–38proj record
#9conf seed
+1net rtg
114.4off rtg
113.4def rtg
62%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Switch-heavy — Switches 1–4 (or 1–5) to erase actions and keep bodies in front. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Jalen Suggs, Jonathan Isaac.
How his role moves
Projected 44–38, 9th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
57 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
1× NBA All-Star
Act IV
The Ballad of Jameer Nelson
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Orlando Magic
Turning pro
Drafted 2004 as a Guard.
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Jameer Nelson is a retired retired standout. Steady Magic Finals point guard.
Chapter
He averaged 11.3 points, 3 rebounds and 5.1 assists over his career.
Where things stand
A retired standout and Orlando Magic name.
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Nelson's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 190 lbs
- College
- Saint Joseph's
- Experience
- 14th Season
- NBA debut
- 2004
- Draft
- 2004
- Jersey
- #14
Legacy
Steady Magic Finals point guard.
The person
A retired retired standout and Orlando Magic name.
Retired
Orlando Magic
Standout
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ
Jameer Nelson — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Jameer Nelson, answered.
What were Jameer Nelson's career averages?
Jameer Nelson averaged 11.3 points, 3 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.
Is Jameer Nelson retired?
Yes — Jameer Nelson is a retired guard.
Jameer Nelson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
