On Monday night, it appeared Jameer Nelson had a separated shoulder that would knock him out for a few weeks. Bad news, Magic fans: Brian Schmitz of the To call Nelson's injury a disaster is an insult to the Hindenburg. Dwight Howard is the team MVP and the best center in the world. But if there's a No. 2 capo in terms of team import in Orlando, it is without question Nelson. Why? Because of Anthony Johnson.
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Options exist, and Magic GM Otis Smith told Schmitz the team would look at every avenue (trades and free agency) to add a point guard. The Sporting Blog's Bethlehem Shoals suggests letting Hedo Turkoglu run the point some, and that's a fine idea assuming the conjoined two-guard (Courtney Lee, Mickael Pietrus) can guard the quicker opposing points. If the Magic wants to be viable on the trade market, the small expiring contracts of Keith Bogans ($2.5 million) and Adonal Foyle ($1.2 million) could come into play. Or, Smith could toss J.J. Redick into talks for a decent stopgap/eventual Nelson back-up until next season.




