what is the team of steve nash?

Question

is he a dallas mavs player? who is he's best friend?

why did he change his team?

Answer 1

Nash grew up in Victoria, British Columbia and played high school basketball for St. Michaels University School along with his younger brother Martin. In his senior season, he averaged nearly a triple-double per game—more than 21 points, 11 assists, and 9 rebounds—led his team to the BC AAA provincial championship title, and was named the province's player of the year. However, because of the limited attention afforded to the Canadian high school basketball circuit, Nash went completely unrecruited by the U.S. NCAA schools. His coach, Ian Hyde-Lay, sent letters of inquiry and highlight reels on Nash's behalf to over 30 American universities to no avail.

Acting on a tip, Santa Clara University head coach Dick Davey was intrigued enough however to twice request video footage of the young guard before finally making the trip up from Northern California to visit the recruit in person. After watching Nash dominate a game, Davey recalled later, "I was nervous as hell just hoping that no one else would see him. It didn't take a Nobel Prize winner to figure out this guy's pretty good. It was just a case of hoping that none of the big names came around." [2] Nash was awarded a scholarship by Santa Clara for the 1992-93 season. As a freshman, he helped lead the Broncos to West Coast Conference title and an upset win over No. 2 seeded Arizona Wildcats in the first round of the 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
Nash was selected 15th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft. No Canadian had ever been drafted so high. This accomplishment meant little to Suns fans, however, and they vigorously booed the team's selection.[3] Despite his impressive college accomplishments, he was a relative unknown because he hadn't played in one of the major college conferences. Nevertheless, he took his place behind NBA stars Jason Kidd and Kevin Johnson in his first two seasons in the NBA. In his rookie year in 1996-97, Nash averaged just 3.3 points and 2.1 assists in very limited playing time. With persistence, however, his minutes grew and the next year he averaged 9.1 points and 3.4 assists, playing more than twice the minutes he did in his rookie year. However, it would be the last time Steve Nash would compete in a Suns uniform for six years.

Nash had met and befriended Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Donnie Nelson when he was at Santa Clara and Nelson worked for the nearby Golden State Warriors. Following his spell in the Bay Area, Nelson took a job with the Suns, and it was he who convinced the team to select Nash with the 15th pick. After moving to Dallas, Nelson was able to convince his father, Don Nelson, who was then the Mavericks coach and GM, to acquire Nash. On Draft Day, June 25, 1998, Nash was traded from the Suns to the Mavericks in exchange for Martin Muursepp, Bubba Wells, the draft rights to Pat Garrity, and a first-round draft pick which was later used to select Shawn Marion.

With his contract expired, Nash tried to negotiate a long-term contract with Mark Cuban, but failed. Cuban did not want to lose Nash, but wanted to build his franchise around the younger Nowitzki and did not want to risk signing the aging Nash to a long-term deal. Instead he offered a 4 year deal worth about $9 million per year, with a 5th year partially guaranteed. Cuban wrote in his own blog that this is what he considered fair and if Nash could get a better offer from another team he should take it and Cuban would be happy for him. Nash continued looking for a better deal and found one in Phoenix, where he still had a home and ties to the local community. Unfazed by Nash's age (30), the Suns quickly offered him a six-year, $63 million contract. He was reluctant to leave Dallas and went back to Cuban to see if he would match the deal. Nash's agent gave Cuban a very limited window of opportunity to match the deal and when Cuban hesitated, Nash signed a long-term contract with the Phoenix Suns for the 2004-05 season. On a June 14, 2006 appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, Cuban wondered out loud, ". . . you know Steve's a great guy and I love him to death, but why couldn't he play like an MVP for us?"

Answer 2

Steve NAsh will be remembered as a Phoenix SUns player. He changed his team so he could have a better chance of winning it all. LAst the Mavs did though. His best friend I don't know but he will be rembered on the Suns because of the MVP award.

Answer 3

Left the dallas mavs because mark cuban the owner of the mavs wanted a more younger more atheletic point guard....Now with the phoenix sounds and has been MVP 2 consecutive years...Hes best friend is Dirk Nowisky of the dallas mavs

Answer 4

He used to be a member of the Mavs but now he's with the Suns. His best friend is his former Mavs teammate Dirk Nowitzki. He went to the Suns because the Mavs weren't willing to pay him as much as the Suns because he had some problems with his back.

Answer 5

Dwight Howard will only stay longer in Orlando if the Magic will make a move for a Point Guard, Steve Nash is the best fit for the Magic, they should trade Jameer Nelson for Steve Nash.

Answer 6

He is on the Pheonix Suns. He's good friends with Dirk Nowitzki who plays for the Mavs.

Answer 7

He used to play on the mavs and became very close with Nowitski. He now plays for the suns. HE played his college ball at Santa Clara.

Answer 8

Steve plays for the Suns....friend of Dirk

Answer 9

Suns

Answer 10

used to be with the mavs....now he plays for the suns.