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Sixers’ Jameer Nelson reacts to being honored by Magic as franchise legend

Jameer Nelson, now a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, discussed being honored as a franchise legend by the Orlando Magic.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Before Jameer Nelson was a part of the Philadelphia 76ers staff working with the team’s G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats, he was a more than solid NBA player.

Nelson spent 14 seasons in the NBA, the first 10 playing for the Orlando Magic. He was an All-Star in 2009 when he was a part of the Magic making the finals that season. He averaged 12.6 points and 5.4 assists as a member of the franchise. With the Sixers in town on Friday, he was honored by the Magic as a franchise legend.

During the first quarter break, the Magic welcomed Nelson to center court. They listed his accomplishments and showed highlights while playing in Orlando before presenting him with a jersey. It was a great moment for Nelson who is now the general manager of the Blue Coats.

“It always means a lot when you have history with the organization and they recognize you,” Nelson said. “You see it happening more and more often throughout the league.”

“If you think about it, there hasn’t been that many guys who played in this league and that’s played a long period of time,” Nelson added. “Obviously, myself and Orlando, we have a bond when it comes to the basketball part and the playing part and stuff like that, so yeah, I’ve always had love for Orlando and obviously they’ve always had love for me.”

When Nelson looks back on his time with the Magic and what they built, he takes pride in it. He did a lot in Orlando and that has helped shape him into who he is now and how he can help the Sixers.

“Just me I’m always gonna be myself,” Nelson reminisced on his time with the Magic. “No matter — I’ve had a ton of different teammates. I’m never going to change who I am no matter what role I’m in. I’m gonna continue to lead the way I lead and strive to help the guys that I’m around in the G League, the Sixers organization, wherever so it’s just part of me being a former player giving back to the game and being able to show who I am and give guys what they need to hopefully be successful.”

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On this day: Rondo traded for Crowder; most team assists in ’85

On this day, the Celtics traded Rajon Rondo to the Mavericks for Jae Crowder, and Boston logged 46 assists against Dallas, their most ever.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise traded champion point guard Rajon Rondo and center Dwight Powell to the Dallas Mavericks in 2014 in exchange for small forward Jae Crowder, point guard Jameer Nelson, big man Brandan Wright, draft assets, and a $13 million trade exception.

The move finally brought to an end the last remaining player from the team’s 2008 NBA title tenure with the franchise, Rondo having been with the Celtics since the Phoenix Suns drafted him out of Kentucky with the 21st overall pick of the 2006 NBA draft and dealt him to Boston on draft night.

Powell was a more recent arrival, having come over in the deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers for Keith Bogans in September of that year.

Former Boston guard Jameer Nelson promoted to GM of 76ers’ Delaware Blue Coats

Nelson previously served as the assistant general manager for the Blue Coats.

Former Boston Celtics guard Jameer Nelson has been appointed as the general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers’ G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats per recent reporting from ESPN senior writer Adrian Wojnarowski.

This new role is another rung climbed in Nelson’s steadily advancing career within the Sixers organization, where he has been actively involved for the past three years. Prior to this new role, Nelson served as the assistant general manager for the Blue Coats as he learned the ropes of the Sixers’ G League team, and was also a scout for the 76ers.

Prosper Karangwa, the outgoing general manager of the G League squad, has transitioned to a different position within the Philadelphia 76ers’ front office.

Nelson’s appointment carries special significance for the Philadelphia area, as he has strong ties to the city as a local player who played collegiately for his hometown Saint Joseph’s Hawks.

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Sixers promote Jameer Nelson to GM of G League affiliate Blue Coats

The Philadelphia 76ers have promoted Jameer Nelson to the GM position of the Delaware Blue Coats.

The Philadelphia 76ers are working to give themselves a chance to win a championship in the 2023-24 season, but they also want to be in a good position for the future.

The Delaware Blue Coats, Philadelphia’s G League affiliate, are coming off a title-winning season. They have been terrific at player development, and they have a new man leading them.

Jameer Nelson, a former NBA All-Star, was promoted to general manager. He had been serving as the team’s assistant GM and scout since November 2020.

“Jameer has approached his front office and scouting roles with the same tenacity that he approached the game during his playing career. He is a great talent evaluator who is well-respected by players, agents, coaches and executives alike, suiting him for success as the next General Manager of the Blue Coats,” Sixers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey said via a press release.

“Jameer succeeds Prosper Karangwa, who led the Blue Coats to their first-ever G League title last year and has done an incredible job in growing the program. We are thankful to Prosper for what he’s done in Delaware and are grateful he’s an integral member of our 76ers front office.”

Nelson looks to continue the Blue Coats’ success. They have made the G League finals three seasons in a row, and they won the Winter Showcase Cup in 2021.

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Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 28

Today’s installment focuses on the 14 players who wore No. 28 over the years as of August 2023.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the 14 players who wore No. 28 over the years as of August 2023.

2004 NBA redraft has six Boston Celtics changes places

In the 2004 NBA draft’s class, a total of six Boston alumni ended up seeing their draft stock shift.

As Hoops Hype’s Frank Urbina and Raul Barrigon keep themselves busy reassessing the draft orders of the last few decades over the years, there are always a fair number of Boston Celtics alumni making moves in their re-drafts as a result.

In the H/H duo’s reassessment of the 2004 NBA draft class, a total of six Boston alumni ended up seeing their draft stock shift with the benefit of hindsight lifting their fortunes. And while they won’t see any pay raises or anything else of that sort given the fictitious nature of such an exercise, it’s also nice to see this duo get their flowers, too.

Let’s take a look at which Celtics alumni landed where.

On this day: Rondo traded for Crowder; most team assists in ’85

On this day, the Celtics traded Rajon Rondo to the Mavericks for Jae Crowder, and Boston logged 46 assists against Dallas, their most ever.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise traded champion point guard Rajon Rondo and center Dwight Powell to the Dallas Mavericks in 2014 in exchange for small forward Jae Crowder, point guard Jameer Nelson, big man Brandan Wright, draft assets, and a $13 million trade exception.

The move finally brought to an end the last remaining player from the team’s 2008 NBA title tenure with the franchise, Rondo having been with the Celtics since the Phoenix Suns drafted him out of Kentucky with the 21st overall pick of the 2006 NBA draft and dealt him to Boston on draft night.

Powell was a more recent arrival, having come over in the deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers for Keith Bogans in September of that year.

Jameer Nelson’s son punched a ticket to men’s March Madness with Delaware and everyone felt so old

I cannot believe I’m this old. Do…do I have an AARP discount?

Getting older through the lens of sports is an absolutely triggering experience. It’s the worst — 10 times out of 10 I would not recommend it.

Here’s how it works. One minute you’re watching one of your favorite players play in the NBA Finals against the Lakers. The next minute you find out that player’s son and namesake just made the NCAA tournament and you’re just confused.

Maybe this is just one of those “hey, want to feel old?” posts. But I feel like this is more just me telling y’all that I am now officially as old as dirt.

That’s what I realized when I saw that Jameer Nelson was having a nice moment with his son, Jameer Nelson Jr., after his Delaware team punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament.

There were so many emotions involved. Their family cried together on the court. It was beautiful.

All I could think of in this moment was “WOW I CANNOT BELIEVE I AM THIS OLD.” Really.

Jameer Nelson just stopped playing NBA basketball back in 2017. I swear. He was just on the court still doing his thing. And I also swear he was just playing in the Finals against the Lakers with Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic. I can snap my fingers and go right back to that place.

Yet, here he is with a son? Who just made the NCAA tournament? Shoutout to them both, man, but time needs to really chill out for a second. Even Jameer, himself, thinks this is unbelievable.

It wasn’t just me who felt this way. It was the entire internet.

On this day: Rondo traded for Crowder; most team assists in ’85

On this day, the Celtics traded Rajon Rondo to the Mavericks for Jae Crowder, and Boston logged 46 assists against Dallas, their most ever.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise traded champion point guard Rajon Rondo and center Dwight Powell to the Dallas Mavericks in 2014 in exchange for small forward Jae Crowder, point guard Jameer Nelson, big man Brandan Wright, draft assets, and a $13 million trade exception.

The move finally brought to an end the last remaining player from the team’s 2008 NBA title’s tenure with the franchise, Rondo having been with the Celtics since the Phoenix Suns drafted him out of Kentucky with the 21st overall pick of the 2006 NBA draft and dealt him to Boston on draft night.

Powell was a more recent arrival, having come over in the deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers for Keith Bogans in September of that year.

Elton Brand, Daryl Morey have praise for new Sixers scout Jameer Nelson

Philadelphia 76ers scout Jameer Nelson receives high praise from Elton Brand and Daryl Morey.

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The Philadelphia 76ers are in the middle of a major front office overhaul as they look to bounce back from a tough season on the floor in the 2019-20 season.

They brought in Doc Rivers as their new coach and they also brought in Daryl Morey to run their basketball operations as both guys are going to take on the challenge of helping general manager Elton Brand get the Sixers back on track.

An interesting move Brand made before the hire of Morey was the hire of Jameer Nelson to be a new scout and an assistant general manager for the team’s G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats. Nelson is a former NBA All-Star during his playing days in the league and Brand is excited to have him within the organization.

“I’ve been watching him closely the past few years,” said Brand. “He’s a very talented, well-respected in the Philadelphia area in our community, I wanted to see what he wanted to do. He’s the type of guy who [if you] get him in a role, what he wants to do, and he will succeed at it.”

Nelson may have been an All-Star only once, but he had a pretty successful career playing for the Orlando Magic, the Dallas Mavericks, the Boston Celtics, the Denver Nuggets, the New Orleans Pelicans, and the Detroit Pistons. He averaged 11.3 points and 5.1 assists while shooting 36.8% from deep and he was a very cerebral player.

“To echo Elton, I think former players who are basketball smart like Jameer can really add a lot to an organization,” added Morey. “It brings a perspective that’s extremely valuable.”

Being a former player himself, Brand sat down with Nelson and helped him find a career after his playing days in the league. Brand started in the G League before moving up to the Sixers and he believes Nelson can do the same in his own position at the moment.

“I told him ‘pick a lane’ and he decided to pick management so getting an opportunity in the G League to cut his teeth, once that season starts up he’s going to learn a lot there, and he’s also going to be a scout because he has an eye for talent,” Brand finished with. “The goal for him is to be in management so he will grow there and I have no doubt that he will be successful.” [lawrence-related id=38807,38804,38800]