NBA PLAYOFFS / Journey to the center of the NBA

May. 2, 2009
DeMarcus Nelson sounded positively giddy this week as he ran errands around suburban Chicago, and, really, who could blame him? The Oakland native began his rookie season as the starting point guard for his hometown Warriors, only to be waived two months...
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