Player to Watch: Jameer Nelson

by Tom Ziller

Filed under: Magic, NBA Preseason

FanHouse previews a player to watch from each NBA team in advance of the 2009-10 season.



Two of the most frequent questions through this Player to Watch series have been "Is he real?" and "Is he back?" That stands to reason: so many teams rely on internal improvement, especially with the league's financial situation restarting a leaguewide thaw on superstar trades (Shaquille O'Neal aside). Fans need to know whether they can count on improving players to keep on going, and whether injured stars can be expected to return to form.



You'd think Magic point guard Jameer Nelson would be facing the latter query -- has Jam's separated shoulder healed well enough to recreate Orlando's awesome starting five? But to me the real question is whether the pre-injury Nelson was even real, or just a short-lived mirage of elite play ready to fall back to Earth.

Player to Watch: Jameer Nelson originally appeared on NBA FanHouse on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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