Steve Nash left his impression on the NBA despite not winning a single NBA Championship

Steve Nash's NBA career has proven that NBA Championships are t necessary to leave a mark on league. former Phoenix Suns player was t only first Canian to win NBA MVP award, but was arguably one of best point guards in NBA history. On February 7, Steve Nash celebrated his 46th birthday.

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Steve Nash birthday: Steve Nash left his impression on NBA despite t winning a single NBA title

Steve Nash is easily one of cleverest NBA point guards and was statistically brilliant despite having a spinal injury that required him to be in a reclining position for most of time. However, he did t win a single NBA Championship, despite winning two back-to-back MVP awards. Drafted by Suns in 1996, Steve Nash was tred to Dallas Mavericks after playing with Suns and mostly being part of ir bench. 

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With Steve Nash, Mavericks also acquired ir star player – Drik witzki. Both of m toger led Mavericks to four straight NBA postseasons but were unable to secure a title due to untimely injuries. Nash n moved back to Phoenix Suns, where he came close to title for consecutive years, but once again could t even make NBA finals. During this time, Nash won his first MVP award in 2005, as he led team to Western Conference finals against his former team – Mavericks. However, even though Suns were a great team comprising of Shawn Marion, Amar'e Stoudemire and coach Mike D'Antoni, Nash lost back-to-back playoffs due to injuries and also questionable decisions me by NBA officials. According to ESPN, during 2007 playoffs, Boris Diaw and Stoudemire were suspended for a game after Suns-Spurs scuffle which put a damper on m winning NBA title. Nash also broke his se during 2010 Western Conference finals, which ded to Suns losing ir shot at title.

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Towards end of his career, Nash joined Los Angeles Lakers along with Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard. Lakers looked to win with one last championship with Kobe Bryant, but team did t even make  playoffs. Nash broke his hand after two games, after which he continued to face injuries for rest of his career due to his declining . Steve Nash retired in 2014 with Lakers, without winning a single NBA title. 

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Steve Nash averd at 14.3 points and 8.3 assists per game. point guard was kwn for his clever floorwork and is third on all-time assists list with 10335 assists. He was an NBA All-Star for eight seasons and won back-to-back MVP awards while with Phoenix Suns. 

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