Career

Nailon was a graduate of South Bend Clay High School, where along with former Purdue player, Jaraan Cornell, he led his basketball team to the 1994 State Championship. Nailon had an all-conference college basketball career at Texas Christian University. Nailon was a second round (43rd overall) pick of the Charlotte Hornets in the 1999 National Basketball Association Draft.

He has played for the Hornets (in separate stints for both Charlotte and New Orleans franchises in 2000-2002 and 2004-2005 respectively), the New York Knicks (2002-2003), Atlanta Hawks (2003-2004), Orlando Magic (2003-2004), Cleveland Cavaliers (2003-2004) and Philadelphia 76ers (2005-2006).

He holds National Basketball Association career averages of 8.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. His international experience includes playing for Adecco Milano in Italy (1999-1900), Bnei HaSharon in Israel (2006-2007.

2010–present), Lokomotiv Novosibirsk in Russia (2007-2008), First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Riyadi in Lebanon, Leones de Ponce (2009) and Piratas de Quebradillas in Puerto Rico (2010). In the 2006-2007 season, Nailon led Bnei HaSharon to the Israeli Cup final, shocking the everlasting champions, Maccabi Tel Aviv, in the semifinal (eventually losing to Hapoel Jerusalem in the final).

Nailon re-signed with Bnei HaSharon on August 1, 2010.