Jameer Nelson Wants To Stay With Dallas Mavericks Long-Term
Jameer Nelson is entering his first season with the Dallas Mavericks but already wants to stay with the Mavericks long-term
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The Dallas Mavericks had quite the offseason. They traded point guard Jose Calderón, center Samuel Dalambert and guards Wayne Ellington, and Shane Larkin, along with two second round picks in the 2014 draft to the
in exchange for center Tyson Chandler and point guard Raymond Felton. They then signed
‘ forward Chandler Parsons to a three-year, $46 million contract offer sheet and acquired him when the Rockets refused to match.
To help replace Calderon, the Mavericks re-signed Devin Harris and signed veteran Jameer Nelson, who was waived (likely as a favor) by the Orlando Magic after spending his first 10 NBA seasons there.
Although Jameer Nelson jut got to Dallas and can become a free agent again in 2015, he sounds like plans on staying in Dallas for some time.
“There won’t be another one after that for awhile,” Nelson said via Eddie Sefko of The Dallas Morning News. “The plan is for there not to be another one for several years with me, Devin [Harris] and Raymond [Felton]. It’s good to be alongside those guys.”
That may because Jameer Nelson is really enjoying his time in Dallas, largely because he’s played for awful Magic teams over the last two seasons after playing for Magic teams contending for a title earlier in his career.
“It’s fun. It’s a challenge, but it’s fun,” Nelson said. “When you have great guys such as Devin and Monta and Dirk who have been through it, it’s great to have those guys wanting me to do good and pushing me to do better. Obviously, we have superstars on this team and my role is to play well alongside those superstars.”
Nelson averaged 12.1 points, 7.0 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game while shooting 39.4% from the field, 34.8% from beyond the arc and 85.7% from the free throw line last season.
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