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[JoeFu]

What happened to not dealing with rivals? lol this off-season has been pretty funny.

 

[shira]

Nash
Mamba
Metta
Pau
Bynum

nice.

 

[victreeb3l]

fields is the real winner here

 

[darkside31337]

Of course he never wanted to play for the Knicks. They fired Pringles and replaced him with a guy who runs one of the most boring offenses in the league. And who'd want to have to deal with that clusterfuck of trying to make Melo and Stat work.

 

[Blackace]

Isn't nash a FA? Why do the Knicks have to do a S&T when they could just sign him?

Because he can get more $$$ this way.. I don't think the Knicks have the cap for the contract he wants..

 

[giga]

The Suns and Lakers have agreed to a trade sending Steve Nash to L.A. for future draft picks, @CBSSports has confirmed.

 

[pilonv1]

Guessing it's the $9million trade exemption from the Odom deal + picks

 

[Knux-Future]

The Lakers will still get surprise intercourse by opposing point guards and will Kobe let Nash do his thing?

meh..better than the Knicks I guess....would'nt want Jrue to get sodimized 4 times a year by Nash.

 

[zero margin]

PHX just seriously helped their division rival. seriously?

 

[Dominican Power]

LAKERS WTF??? WOW! Congrats I guess.

 

[giri]

Exactly. Also gambling is not good defending.

Meanwhile Brandon Rush shot 50% overall and 45% from three and is also a good defender. And he's not coming off an ACL tear.

Yeah, but rush is really undervalued. I really like his game. But i haven't seen a whole lot of him.

 

[squicken]

Wow Nash to the Lakers. That's something I would have never thought I'd see

 

[giga]

Lakers are old as fuck.

Nash 38
Pau 31
Kobe 33

 

[Owzers]

So...Knicks back to trying to get Jason Kidd and resign Lin?

 

[victreeb3l]

looks like its a done deal

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine
Just going up online & via SportsCenter: Sources say Suns have consented to sign-and-trade Steve Nash to Lakers for package of future picks

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine
Told KTAR-AM radio in PHX has tweeted it first. Suns have consented to send Nash to where he can contend AND be close to his children

 

[Nelo Ice]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine

Told KTAR-AM radio in PHX has tweeted it first. Suns have consented to send Nash to where he can contend AND be close to his children

edit:beaten.

 

[giga]

The real winner today is Jerry Colangelo.

 

[SamuraiX-]

Wow.

 

[BobLoblaw]

O SHIT!
Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine
https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/220674786244829184

Motherfucker! Noooo

 

[Byakuya769]

Will Mamba back-peddle on the back-peddle?

 

[Brinbe]

Good for Steve, if he could be close to his kids. Sarver dealing him to a division rival for some nothing picks is hilarious.

 

[Blackace]

Shumpert is a much better defensive player. He was one of the best on-ball defenders in the entire league last season.

He is a terrible shooter though. Like really terrible. Great at attacking the basket, can't shoot a lick. And he turns over the ball a lot too.

But the point is he is only 22. If he learns to protect the ball better and improve his jump shot then he's going to be a really solid player.

NY hyperbole at it's finest

Hold up

He was good, but he ain't that good.

oh no here is the voice of reason!

Yes, yes he is.

He was though...

NY saved by multiple sources...



He is a tough defender, but not one of the best in the league...

 

[giga]

I'm assuming Chris Broussard is on the phone right now with Nash.

 

[squicken]

Didn't someone post a quote awhile back where Nash said it wasn't in his values or something to be a ring chaser/front runner?

 

[Nelo Ice]

Cmon Mitch now get us Dwight!

Also

 

[alr1ght]

Good for Steve, if he could be close to his kids. Sarver dealing him to a division rival for some nothing picks is hilarious.

He'll be retired by the time PHX will contend again.

 

[JoeFu]

Didn't someone post a quote awhile back where Nash said it wasn't in his values or something to be a ring chaser/front runner?

It's in his values to GET PAID and see his kids or something

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

So Nash will start for WC Allstars, that's cool.


But Mamba said!

 

[cacophony]

I'm assuming Chris Broussard is on the phone right now with Nash.

"He told me that, 'He wants to be in a place where he can contend AND be close to his children.'"

 

[jordan0386]

Good for Steve, if he could be close to his kids. Sarver dealing him to a division rival for some nothing picks is hilarious.

Suns paid him the ultimate respect though.

 

[Blackace]

JET in Boston next year?

 

[pilonv1]

Hope the Raptors offer another backloaded deal to Lin now. Anytime you can pay Lin and Fields $30million in 2014-15 you have to do it.

 

[Dominican Power]

Frank Isola ‏@FisolaNYDN
Carmelo was overheard saying, "Nash didn't want to play with a ball stopper so he's going to play with Kobe?"

.

 

[Cloudy]

Nash a Laker?wtf lol

 

[jordan0386]

Cmon Mitch now get us Dwight!

Also

then gasol for scola and kmart.

get err done!!!!!

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

.

But Kobe isn't a lazy fat fuck.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Mitch has done it again. /Per no Basketball Reasons this time around.

 

[StickSoldier]

I'm assuming Chris Broussard is on the phone right now with Nash.

He'll tweet it in about 20 minutes. Nash just gotta tell him first.

 

[JoeFu]

JET in Boston next year?

Probably, don't think the Mavs will resign him and not sure he even wants to come back to Dallas.

 

[darkside31337]

NY hyperbole at it's finest

Ugh I hate the fucking Knicks. With a passion.

Synergy has Shump as a top 10 percentile defender on-ball last season and he's only a rookie. Watching him play you can definitely see why.

 

[Blackace]

Didn't someone post a quote awhile back where Nash said it wasn't in his values or something to be a ring chaser/front runner?

So he picked the Lakers who were swept 2 years ago and lost 4 - 1 last season..

 

[Syphon Filter]

lol knicks

Shumpert stays, get mad son.

 

[Pimpwerx]

Knicks got trolled again? LOL!

Nash to the Lakers is whatever. Not a single fuck given.

Lin's getting overpaid in Gotham for sure now. PEACE.

 

[shira]

Hope the Raptors offer another backloaded deal to Lin now. Anytime you can pay Lin and Fields $30million in 2014-15 you have to do it.

They should get Robert Horry too

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

Nash a Laker?wtf lol

Don't you dare fuck this up!

 

[Truphenom]

Nice, good job Sarver. Can't wait to see Nash adjust to Kobe lol.

 

[victreeb3l]

so, like, whats plan B?

 

[giga]

Sources told ESPN.com that the Nash, with the New York Knicks also pressing hard to complete a simiilar sign-and-trade deal, was swayed to join the Lakers after a determined push from Bryant and because the move not only keeps him in the title hunt but will allow Nash to stay in close proximity to his three children in Phoenix.

 

[KingKong]

now trade Bynum for Dwight and you're good to go

 

[JoeFu]

so, like, whats plan B?

Chasing the same guys the Mavs are going after. This is sad