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Point guard Steve Nash agreed to a five-year, $65 million deal with the Phoenix Suns on Thursday, leaving the Dallas Mavericks to return to the team that drafted him eight years ago.
The deal includes a "partial guarantee" for a sixth year, Nash's agent Bill Duffy said.
Nash shook hands on the deal with new owner Robert Sarver and Suns chairman Jerry Colangelo at a meeting in Dallas, Duffy said.
NBA rules prohibit Nash from signing the deal until July 14. Teams were allowed to begin talks with free agents late Wednesday.
Nash averaged 14.5 points, 8.8 assists and three rebounds per game last season, when he also recorded his first career triple-double.
He will give Phoenix an experienced playmaker ahead of young Leandro Barbosa. The move almost certainly removes the Suns from the competition for Los Angeles Lakers free agent Kobe Bryant.
http://msn.foxsports.com/story/2554712
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I just knew that Cuban wasn't going to let Nash get away. Could Cuban have been preoccupied with trying to get Shaq and overlooked Nash?
The deal includes a "partial guarantee" for a sixth year, Nash's agent Bill Duffy said.
Nash shook hands on the deal with new owner Robert Sarver and Suns chairman Jerry Colangelo at a meeting in Dallas, Duffy said.
NBA rules prohibit Nash from signing the deal until July 14. Teams were allowed to begin talks with free agents late Wednesday.
Nash averaged 14.5 points, 8.8 assists and three rebounds per game last season, when he also recorded his first career triple-double.
He will give Phoenix an experienced playmaker ahead of young Leandro Barbosa. The move almost certainly removes the Suns from the competition for Los Angeles Lakers free agent Kobe Bryant.
http://msn.foxsports.com/story/2554712
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I just knew that Cuban wasn't going to let Nash get away. Could Cuban have been preoccupied with trying to get Shaq and overlooked Nash?
