Steve Nash never won an NBA championship over his illustrious career. Nash played for eighteen pro seasons including two stints with the Phoenix Suns, and runs with the Dallas Mavericks, and Los Angeles Lakers.
While with the Suns, Nash was crowned MVP twice, and led his squad to the conference championship in back to back seasons in 2006 and 2007. Nash would be traded to the Lakers in the offseason of 2012 with the hopes of winning a championship ring that eluded him his entire career. Alas age would catch up to Nash, and the next three years would see him playing as a shell of his former self. Nash would retire in 2015, ending his hall of fame worthy career without a championship to his name.
Nash would revive his NBA career in 2020, this time as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, despite having never been a coach in any facet of the game.
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In his first season at the helm in Brooklyn Nash finished second in the Eastern conference with a record of 48-24.
His tenure with the Nets, although only one season long, might prove to be his best shot at winning NBA gold throughout his entire career. The Nets boast one of the better scoring attacks in the NBA, highlighted by perennial all-star selections Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, James Harden, and former game changing talents in Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan.
While the talent is certainly not lacking on the Brooklyn squad, health and unity have no doubt been holding back the team from achieving its full potential. Aside from being one of the biggest divas in the entire league, Kevin Durant was limited to playing only thirty-five games in 2021. Kyrie Irving, no stranger to drama himself, only suited up for 54 games, and James Harden, who never leaves the media without a talking point in his own right, played only thirty-six games.
With the NBA playoffs beginning Saturday, Nash will no doubt want all his players healthy and on the same page. There’s no question everyone on his team wants to win a title, but will they put their ego’s aside to do so, or will Nash need another season under his belt to figure out how to feed all the mouths on his team and capture that ever elusive NBA title.