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Glad you came back as obnoxious as possibleOriginally Posted by CP1708
Originally Posted by Essential1
Take Steve Nash off your wish list. If he leaves it will be a sign and trade. The deal will be 3 years around $27mil.
Hell no to that contract.
The hell are you talkin sign and trade? Dude is a FREE agent. He can sign with any team he wants for any amount he wants.
And I don't even want the guy, but there ain't no S&T involved for ol boy. And you nuts as hell if you think the trade is for us to clear money. You think the Snns gonna take on some of our salary so we could take their franchise guy? Sarver would do that?The dude SELLS draft picks (Rondo, Deng, etc) but he gon buy our trash?
I think the Luke Walton deal got people a little sideways these days. That was a golden unicorn deal, not a lot of those runnin loose out there.
Word has it Nash and the Suns have agreed that if Nash is leaving Phoenix that the franchise would help facilitate a sign and trade deal to insure Steve gets the maximum dollars for his services and the Suns get something in return for him. Meaning all bets are off on where Nash lands, as cap space and exception money won’t be a huge factor. HoopsWorld
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Coveting Steve Nash: Don’t get too excited when you hear a team linked to Suns’ free agent Steve Nash. Whether it’s the Knicks, the Bulls, the HEAT, the Magic, the Lakers, the Raptors, the Nets or the Blazers… Nash will have his pick of situations in July and he has not even started thinking about that process.
Nash, who will turn 39 next February, is seeking a three-year deal this summer and word is more than half the league is willing to offer him something like that.
There will be no shortage of situations for Nash.
Word has is Nash and the Suns have agreed that if Nash is leaving Phoenix that the franchise would help facilitate a sign and trade deal to insure Steve gets the maximum dollars for his services and the Suns get something in return for him. Meaning all bets are off on where Nash lands, as cap space and exception money won’t be a huge factor.
The Suns have made it clear they would do a multi-year deal for Nash in the $10 million per year range to insure Nash stays in Phoenix.
There is still a very real shot that Nash, who has thrived in Phoenix’s environment, chooses to stay; however the Suns will have to make some serious roster improvements to be the front runner.
Nash’s connection with the support and medical staff in Phoenix is a real trump card, as Nash does have spondylolisthesis in his back, and that will factor into his decision. Nash has remained fairly healthy in Phoenix and has played far longer than most thought he would as a result. Nash routinely credits the Phoenix training staff as a key reason why.
Of the marquee would-be free agents, Nash is considered the more obtainable player, however before you get too excited, keep in mind almost everyone in the league is going to make a pass at Nash, and he’ll have an army of options in July.