STEVE NASH #13

STEVE NASH #13

Stephen John "Steve" Nash, OC , OBC (født 7. februar 1974) er en canadisk professionel basketball spiller, som spiller point guard for Phoenix Suns af National Basketball Association (NBA). Nash enjoyed a successful high-school basketball career, and he was eventually given a scholarship by Santa Clara University . Nash havde et vellykket high-school basketball karriere, og han blev til sidst givet et stipendium fra Santa Clara University . In his four seasons with the Broncos, the team made three NCAA Tournament appearances, and Nash was twice named the West Coast Conference Player of the Year. I hans fire sæsoner med Broncos, holdet gjorde de tre NCAA Tournament optrædener, og Nash blev to gange udnævnt til West Coast-konferencen Player of the Year.

After graduating from Santa Clara as the team's all-time leader in assists , Nash entered the 1996 NBA Draft and was selected as the 15th pick by the Phoenix Suns. Efter eksamen fra Santa Clara som holdets all-time førende inden bistår trådte Nash de 1996 NBA Draft og blev valgt som det 15. pick, som Phoenix Suns. He made a minimal impact, and was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 1998. Han lavede en minimal effekt, og blev handlet til Dallas Mavericks i 1998. By his third season with the Mavericks, he was voted into his first NBA All-Star Game and had earned his first All-NBA selection. Af hans tredje sæson med Mavericks, blev han stemt ind i sit første NBA All-Star Game og havde tjent sin første All-NBA udvælgelse. Together with Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Finley , Nash led the Mavericks to the Western Conference Finals the following season . Sammen med Dirk Nowitzki og Michael Finley , Nash førte Mavericks til Western Conference Finals den følgende sæson . However, he became a free agent after the 2003–04 season and returned to the Phoenix Suns. Men han blev en fri agent efter sæsonen 2003-04 og vendte tilbage til Phoenix Suns.

In the 2004–05 season , Nash led the Suns to the Western Conference Finals, and was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP). I 2004-05 sæsonen førte Nash Suns til Western Conference Finals, og blev opkaldt ligaens Most Valuable Player (MVP). He was named MVP again in the 2005–06 season , and missed out on a third consecutive MVP title to Nowitzki the next season . Han blev opkaldt MVP igen i 2005-06 sæsonen , og gik glip af en tredje i træk MVP titel til Nowitzki næste sæson . Named by ESPN in 2006 as the ninth greatest point guard of all time, Nash has led the league in assists and free-throw percentage at various points in his career. Navngivet af ESPN i 2006 som den niende største punkt vagt gennem tiderne, har Nash førte ligaen i bistår og frikast procent på forskellige punkter i hans karriere. He is also ranked as one of the top players in NBA league history for three-point shooting , free-throw shooting, total assists and assists per game. Han er også rangeret som en af de bedste spillere i NBA ligaen historie for tre-punkts skydning , frikast skydning, alt hjælper og bistår per spil.
Nash has been honoured for his contributions to various philanthropic causes. Nash er blevet hædret for sit bidrag til diverse filantropiske årsager. In 2006, he was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. I 2006 blev han udnævnt af Time som en af de 100 mest indflydelsesrige mennesker i verden. He also received the Order of Canada in 2007, and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Victoria in 2008. Han har også modtaget kendelse af Canada i 2007, og blev tildelt en honorær Doctor of Laws ved University of Victoria i 2008.