During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Nelson wore only jersey No. 28 and put up 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.
The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.
And for today's article, we will continue with the 10th of 14 people to wear the No. 28, Boston guard alum Jameer Nelson. After ending his college career at St. Joseph's, Nelson was picked up with the 20th overall selection of the 2004 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets.
The Chester, Pennsylvania native would play the first 10 seasons of his pro career with the Orlando Magic after a draft night deal. He also played for the Dallas Mavericks before he was dealt to Boston in 2014. His stay with the team would span just six games before he'd be dealt again, this time to the Denver Nuggets in 2015.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Nelson wore only jersey No. 28 and put up 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 28 - Jameer Nelson (2014-15)
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