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Nelson’s Last Game with Magic is Tonight?
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All posts by Basketball InsidersUpdated13 mins ago on April 19, 2024
The Orlando Magic’s game tonight at Amway Center will close their 2013-14 season.
It also could mark the end of the team’s Jameer Nelson era.
Nelson might not be with the franchise next season. Although he’s about to complete just the second year of a three-year contract, his salary for the 2014-15 season is only partially guaranteed. If the Magic waive him before July 15, the team would owe him only $2 million instead of $8 million.
“I’m very cognizant it could be my last home game,” Nelson said. “It’s not up to me. It’s up to the team. It’s the team’s option. I would like to still be here and finish my career here. I have a lot more years left in me. Good years. I’m not sure what they have in store for me, but I’m just going to play it out and see what happens. Like I said, it’s just one of those things. I don’t have control over it. I don’t know what their thoughts are right now.
