Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns

Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns

Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns
Born in South Africa, Steve Nash grew up in Canada where he didn't start playing basketball until age 13. Although he was a high school star in British Columbia, the only college that recruited Steve was Santa Clara University, where he became the school's all-time assists leader. Nash was the 15th pick by the Phoenix Suns in the 1996 draft but he was only a part-time player, and he was traded to Dallas in 1998 (Dallas also obtained Dirk Nowitzki in a 1998 trade). Steve became an All-NBA and All-Star Game MVP in Dallas. In 2004, Steve returned to the Suns as a free agent and was largely responsible for improving the Suns record from 29 wins and 53 losses in 2003 - 04 to a league-best 62 victories and just 20 losses in 2004 - 05. Steve was the NBA's most valuable player in both 2005 and 2006 and MVP runner-up in 2007. Nash is the leader in several NBA career statistic. He is tied with Mark Price for free-throw success at 90.4%. He has led the league in assists five times averaging 11.5 assists per game and his three-point field goal completion rate is over 40%. Steve was scheduled to earn $11,689,062 for the 2011 - 2012 NBA season.

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Steve lives in a 6,460 square foot home with a guest house and pool in a gated community in the Paradise Valley section of the Phoenix suburbs.

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