Education
Vallejo High School.
Vallejo High School.
He is a combo guard who has also played for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. He also holds Serbian citizenship as of 2014. Nelson played at the shooting guard position on the Duke Blue Devils men"s basketball team He was also the lone captain of the team for the 2007–2008 season, which was his senior year.
Nelson was not drafted in the 2008 National Basketball Association Draft, but he was signed by the Golden State Warriors on September 9, 2008.
He became the first undrafted rookie to start on opening night in the history of the National Basketball Association. On November 14, 2008, he and teammate Richard Hendrix were assigned to the Bakersfield Jam of the National Basketball Association Doctorate-League. He was recalled by the Warriors on December 16, 2008, but he was waived on January 6, 2009 to make room for Jermareo Davidson.
Nelson joined the Croatian Adriatic League club KK Zagreb in January 2009, but only played a single game. On April 9, 2009 Nelson signed with the Chicago Bulls.
On July 30, 2009 he was waived by the Bulls.
On August 29, 2009, he was signed by Scandone Avellino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A for the 2009-2010 season. He played for the Milwaukee Buckinghamshire in the National Basketball Association Summer League in 2010. On August 23, 2010, he was signed by Cholet Basket of France.
Cholet Basket is qualified for the Euroleague for the 2010-2011 season.
In July 2011 he signed with British Columbia Donetsk in Ukraine. On November 15, 2011, he returned to Cholet Basket by signing a contract for the rest of the season.
In September 2012, he signed a one-year contract with the Serbian team Crvena zvezda Belgrade. In June 2013 he re-signed with them for one more season, with an option for a second year.
He become the first foreign player to stay at the club for two seasons.
In November 2013, he was named Euroleague Most Valuable Player for Round 4. In April 2014, along with his teammate Boban Marjanović, he was selected for the ideal team of the 2013-2014 American Bar Association League season. He was also named to the All-Eurocup First Team in 2014.
On July 22, 2014, Panathinaikos announced the signing of Nelson, on a 1+1 year-deal.
On September 25, 2015, he signed a one-month deal with the French team Monaco, with the role to replace injured Larry Drew World War II On December 23, 2015, he signed for the rest of the season with the Spanish team Unicaja, with the role to replace injured Stefan Marković.
In March 2009, Nelson returned to the National Basketball Association Doctorate-League as a member of the Austin Toros.