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Nuggets Acquire Jameer Nelson From Celtics For Nate Robinson

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DENVER (AP) - The Denver Nuggets traded backup point guard Nate Robinson to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday for guard Jameer Nelson.

Robinson was a member of the Celtics for parts of 2009-10 and '10-11. He averaged 5.8 points for Denver this season a year after tearing his ACL.

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Jameer Nelson #28 of the Boston Celtics handles the ball against the Dallas Mavericks on January 2, 2015 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)

It will be Nelson's third team this season. He signed with Dallas before the season and then wound up in Boston as part of the trade that sent Rajon Rondo to the Mavericks.

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Jameer Nelson of the Orlando Magic drives to the basket against Ty Lawson of the Denver Nuggets during the game on March 18, 2011 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)

Nelson was the 20th overall pick by Denver in 2004, only to have his rights traded to the Orlando Magic in a draft-night deal. He's averaged 12.3 points and 5.3 assists with Orlando, Dallas and Boston.

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First published on January 13, 2015 / 8:17 PM MST

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