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Will the Orlando Magic miss Alston?

Obviously when Nelson is healthy, he is an excellent point guard. Clearly, what we saw in the Finals was a 30-40% Nelson. If Nelson is healthy, Alston may not see a lot of playing time, maybe 15-20 minutes max. Plus, they have Johnson, who was a key factor, but somehow didn’t play against LA. Alston was pivotal in getting Orlando to the Finals. He is a streak shooter, but when he is on he is dangerous (e.g. Cleveland series). He runs the team well, can penetrate, and plays decent defense. Nelson can score and penetrate, and he shot well during the season, but he does not have the size Alston has, and he isn’t really a better playmaker or defender (e.g. Fisher’s open 3) than Alston. But to his credit, Nelson was having an All-Star year till his injury.

I can see your point, and that Alston has a lot of upside, whereas Nelson has a downside. But for now, Nelson is out franchise Point Guard, who goes with our franchise Center. Nelson is a shooter, but not a streak shooter. Nelson was also in the Top 5 in 3 Points Field Goal Percentage. Alston only shoots when he’s open, while Nelson creates his own shots, which is different, but we already have Carter at the Guard spot. Of course, if we had Alston, it wouldn’t be much difference, as Nelson would start. Jameer Nelson is a much better General and Point Guard compared to Rafer Alston. Defensively, there was no way he could stop that other than being closer. You really can’t discredit the two (Fisher or Nelson) about the shot, Fisher had a great clutch three, whether or not he was open, he hit it. Nelson, in my honest opinion, can defend well, and better than Alston. The only reason Rafer has the upside is because he is more experienced and knows the Lakers well. Overall, Nelson is still a work in action, he is only too young and will only be getting better. We will miss Alston, Lee, and Battie, but again, I don’t think Nelson will disappoint, nor will Carter.