Last season, Jameer Nelson suffered an injury that derailed his campaign and essentially ended the Orlando Magic’s chances of winning the NBA championship. After getting hurt on Monday, the Magic recently learned that they’ll need to learn to live without their starting point guard again.
Nelson is to undergo surgery for torn left knee cartilage on Wednesday and is expected to be out as long as six weeks. In other words, it could be 2010 before the Magic have Nelson running their offense again.
An All-Star last season, Nelson is averaging 13.7 points, 5.5 assists and 3.1 rebounds, while shooting 44.4% from …read more

The Orlando Magic added some point guard depth to their roster by inking Jason Williams. Nicknamed “White Chocolate”, Williams retired last year after signing with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Obviously, Williams decided to come out of retirement and play for the Magic. The last time he played in the NBA, he averaged 8.8 points and 4.6 assists per game in the 2007-08 season with the Miami Heat. For his career, he’s averaging 11.4 points and 6.3 assists.
On the Magic, Williams will be the backup point guard behind Jameer Nelson. Nelson was an All-Star last season before injuring his shoulder. Williams’ main …read more

After the Game 1 loss, the talk in Orlando is focusing on many issues. One popular issue is the starting point guard. Although Rafer Alston has played better than expected in the 2009 NBA playoffs, Jameer Nelson was named to the All-Star team this year for the Eastern Conference. Now that Nelson is healthy, should he getting his starting job back or should Alston continue to start?
So far in the playoffs, Alston is averaging 12.3 points, 4.2 assists and 2.5 rebounds in 32.5 minutes per game. He’s shooting 37.7% from the field, 33.7% from beyond the three-point arc and 75% …read more