Jameer Nelson News

The Orlando Magic have built their playing rotation in recent years mostly through expensive free-agent signings and costly trades.

With the NBA season whittling down to its "Final Four," many teams are looking for ways to improve next year.

Shaq's interest in being GM of the Orlando Magic is apparently very real. ESPN's Chris Broussard reported it Wednesday, then another ESPN writer confirmed it, and then Charles Barkley told Dan Patrick this morning that Shaq told him the same thing.

Source: www.weei.com --- Monday, May 21, 2012Coach Stan Van Gundy and general manager Otis Smith are no longer with the Magic.

The Orlando Magic announced Monday they have relieved coach Stan Van Gundy of his duties and mutually agreed to part ways with team architect Otis Smith, officially the club's President of Basketball Operations.

The Orlando Magic have announced that they are parting ways with coach Stan Van Gundy as well as GM Otis Smith.

Clearly the jazz have issues to take care of this offseason. They need to trade Paul or Al for a pg or a lot of 3 point shooters.

Never in the 23-year history of the Magic franchise has ownership had so much on its off-season plate.

The Orlando Magic have some big decisions to make: Do they bring back general manager Otis Smith? Do they bring back coach Stan Van Gundy, even though their star Dwight Howard is not a fan? Can they get Howard to sign an extension or should they trade him? What should they do if Jameer Nelson opts out of the last year of his deal? Orlando has to ... (more)

Jameer Nelson , longtime starting point guard for the Orlando Magic , is likely to decline his player option for the 2012-13 season and put his toe in the free agent waters, according to Alex Kennedy of HOOPSWORLD.

If the Orlando Magic want to return to the NBA's elite level, as they were during the 2008-09 season and the 2009-10 season, it is clear big changes must be made.

Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson "wants to test free agency," reports Alex Kennedy of HOOPSWORLD, and as such is likely to decline his player option for the 2012/13 season.

This season couldn't have gone any worse for the Orlando Magic. The team made headlines for all of the wrong reasons and the on-court product was downright ugly at times.

The 2012 NBA Playoffs are currently underway, but the 2012 NBA free agency period is inching dangerously close, with one major superstar about to hit the market - Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash .

The Orlando Magic might be making some drastic changes this offseason, but waiting to decide the future of certain people is not a wise decision from the organization.

His comments provide enough fuel, however, to suggest the Nets should stay away from one of the guard's Orlando teammates.

HOOPSWORLD Publisher Steve Kyler will hold his weekly chat at 10:30am EST on Thursdays.

What an up-and-down season it was for the Orlando Magic and their fans, from losing at league-worst Charlotte one night to winning at powerhouse Chicago two nights later.

Free agency: It is often a player's goal to reach this stage in their career. Instead of them desperately trying to make an NBA team, it is the NBA teams desperately offering them money for their services.

The Orlando Magic 's co-captain and starting point guard must make a decision whether invoke his player option for the 2012-13 season, and General Manager Otis Smith said that Nelson is contractually obligated to make his choice known within three days of the Magic's final postseason game.