32 players you forgot were once NBA All-Stars
By Cal Durrett
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28) Jameer Nelson
Former NBA point guard Jameer Nelson was selected by the Magic in 2004 along with former number one overall pick Dwight Howard. Despite a strong college career, Nelson slipped to the second half of the first round, probably due to his being just 5'11.
That proved to be to both his and the Magic's benefit, with Nelson spending the first 10 years of his career in Orlando and the last eight seasons as their starter. He was skilled at creating in the pick and roll, shooting off the dribble, and, of course, finding Howard for his trademark alley-oops.
During the 2008–09 season, Nelson was rewarded with his first and only all-star appearance, averaging 16.7 points and 5.4 assists on the season. The Magic went all the way to the NBA Finals that year, including upsetting the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals, robbing NBA fans of a LeBron-Kobe Finals. Unfortunately for Nelson and the Magic, they lost to the Lakers in the Finals, which proved to be the peak of those Orlando teams of the late 2000s and early 2010s.