Dallas Mavericks hint Jameer Nelson to be starting point guard

Although the Dallas Mavericks lost Vince Carter and Shawn Marion to free agency this past offseason, they also brought in premium talent like Chandler Parsons, Tyson Chandler and Jameer Nelson who had essentially been written off with the Orlando Magic.

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Looking for a fresh start Nelson decided to join the Dallas Mavericks and it appears as if he’ll be named the starting point guard in the relatively near future.

While there hasn’t been an official deceleration by head coach Rick Carlisle, he did suggest he likes Jameer Nelson in such a spot.

“I like Jameer in that spot and Felton, he’s going to be out the first four games. So if there were some tea leaves here, that’s what it may look like. But it’s early to commit to anything. We got to see how it goes in games.”

Carlisle admits that he didn’t promise the starting point guard spot to Jameer Nelson this past offseason though suggested the best man would win it.

“When we recruiting him this summer, I told him we were looking for the best guy to be a starter for us,” Carlisle said of Nelson. “I really like Harris off the bench. That said, I think Harris is one of our three or four best players. But we’ve had a history here of bringing some of our better guys off the bench.”

Outside of Nelson both Devin Harris and Raymond Felton were the only potential candidates for the starting gig though Nelson appears to be the most talented between the three and seems to pair better with the starting lineup.

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