Orlando's Jameer Nelson shot 9-for-9 from the field Monday, capping a four-game run where he's averaged 26.3 points while shooting 35-of-64. For the season he's at 53.2 percent from the floor and 43.2 percent on 3-pointers, and his PER of 20.87 makes the All-Star whispers you're starting to hear seem justifiable.
Oddly, Nelson has done this in part by going to the basket much less often. His free throw rate is barely half of what it was a year ago, while he's taking far more midrange jumpers and canning them at a ridiculous rate -- he's 51-for-87 so far (58.6 percent).
John Hollinger of ESPN.com, who also notes the Magic are threatening to overtake the Lakers in his objective, stat-driven Power Rankings
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Nelson's PER
Well, according to Hollinger, a PER of 20 is deemed a borderline All-Star, so certainly Nelson is deserving of hearing such talk.
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