in exchange for Rajon Rondo and Dwight Powell. In six games for Boston, Nelson averaged 4.8 points and 5.5 assists per game. In his second game with Boston, Nelson returned to Orlando for the first time since leaving for Dallas as a free agent. Denver Nuggets (2015–2017) On January 13, 2015, Nelson was traded to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Nate Robinson. On June 26, 2015, Nelson opted out of the remaining year of his contract with the Nuggets to become a free agent. On August 7, 2015, Nelson re-signed with the Nuggets. On October 18, 2017, Nelson was waived by the Nuggets. New Orleans Pelicans (2017–2018) On October 22, 2017, Nelson signed with the New Orleans Pelicans. Detroit Pistons (2018) On February 1, 2018, Nelson was traded, along with Ömer Aşık, Tony Allen and a protected first-round pick, to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Nikola Mirotić and a 2018 second-round pick. In addition, Chicago will have the right to swap its 2021 second-round pick with New Orleans' own 2021 second-round pick. Seven days later, he was traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Willie Reed and future second-round draft considerations. Executive career On November 11, 2020, the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League named Nelson as the assistant general manager. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Orlando | 79 || 21 || 20.4 || .455 || .312 || .682 || 2.4 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 8.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Orlando | 62 || 33 || 28.8 || .483 || .424 || .779 || 2.9 || 4.9 || 1.1 || .1 || 14.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Orlando | 77 || 77 || 30.3 || .430 || .335 || .828 || 3.1 || 4.3 || .9 || .1 || 13.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Orlando | 69 || 62 || 28.4 || .469 || .416 || .828 || 3.5 || 5.6 || .9 || .1 || 10.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Orlando | 42 || 42 || 31.2 || .503 || .453 || .887 || 3.5 || 5.4 || 1.2 || .1 || 16.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Orlando | 65 || 64 || 28.6 || .449 || .381 || .845 || 3.0 || 5.4 || .7 || .0 || 12.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Orlando | 76 || 76 || 30.5 || .446 || .401 || .802