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Steve Nash’s Statement Leaving the Phoenix Suns to the Los Angeles Lakers
Don’t think it was an easy decision for Steve Nash to leave the Phoenix Suns. It’s all speculative, but I don’t think Nash is the kind of guy who simply puts 8 years of being in a place and connecting to fans and citizens behind him easily. But like it or not, Steve Nash will be a Los Angeles Lakers player next season.
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The NBA’s New Direction – Super Teams
Parity? There’s no parity in the NBA, despite the salary caps and luxury taxes. Steve Nash choosing to leave Phoenix and play for the Los Angeles Lakers was just another example of how: a) The Lakers know how to get players by giving up nothing and b) Players like going to the same teams.
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2012 NBA Free Agency – Los Angeles Lakers Get Steve Nash & Other Rumors
The Los Angeles Lakers wanted a point guard of this caliber for a long time, and they got Steve Nash, still one of the best in the NBA via a sign-and-trade deal with the Phoenix Suns, who will get four draft picks (two first round, two second round) over 2013-2015, while the Suns wasted no time by trying to find a replacement for Nash and an upgrade for the team.
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2012 NBA Free Agency – Deron Williams & Other Rumors
One of the biggest questions in this summer’s free agency period has been answered. Deron Williams decided to remain with the Brooklyn Nets instead of playing for the Dallas Mavericks, feeling that the team is doing enough (Joe Johnson trade) (and offering enough) to convince him to stay.
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2012 NBA Free Agency – Atlanta Hawks Trades & Other Rumors
The first big moves of the 2012 NBA free agency periods weren’t signings but big trades pulled off by the Atlanta Hawks, shipping All-Star guard Joe Johnson for no less than 7 players, to the New Jersey Nets, meanwhile sending Marvin Williams to the Utah Jazz for Devin Harris. Like the Nets, they’ve got Dwight Howard on their minds.
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2012 NBA Free Agency – The Best Restricted Free Agents
The 2012 NBA free agency period is into its first day, with Steve Nash getting a lucrative offer from the Toronto Raptors while Dwight Howard wants to move to Brooklyn. In the restricted free agent zone, Jeremy Lin stands out as the biggest name (not necessarily the best player), while Roy Hibbert and Eric Gordon stand above the rest as the best players on the board.
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2012 NBA Free Agency – The Best Unrestricted Free Agents
Now that the NBA draft is over, it’s time for free agency. One of the biggest names, Kevin Garnett, is already on the verge of re-signing with the Boston Celtics. There’s still plenty of talent left in the unrestricted section, with Deron Williams choosing between the Nets or the Mavs while Steve Nash is the most coveted free agent of them all.
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Carmelo Anthony Wants What LeBron, Wade and Bosh Have – An NBA Title
Carmelo Anthony is now the only one of the famous 2003 Draft Class, at least from its premier members, without a ring. All the others in the top 5 of that draft, (LeBron James, Darko Milicic, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh) have a championship ring. If the pressure for Anthony in New York wasn’t enough, now there’s this.
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Steve Nash Prefers Money to Championship Promises
The overall perception of Steve Nash and the free agency period is that he’s willing to give up on a lot of money in order to win a title ring. Well, guess again. Nash is probably going to have to take a pay cut from the $11.7 million he made last season, but he’s not planning on making too much of a trim.
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Brandon Roy Returning to the NBA, not the Portland Trail Blazers
For those who’ve missed Brandon Roy this past year, and to be honest, for the past couple of seasons, there are some good news. The three time NBA All-Star is planning on trying to return to the league for the 2012-2013 season, although it won’t be for the only team he’s played for so far, the Portland Trail Blazers.