Steve Nash
The #15 pick of the 1996 NBA Draft
- Position
- Point guard
- Height
- 6'3"
- Born
- 7 February 1974
- Drafted
- 1996, 15th overall — Phoenix Suns
- Teams
- Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers
- Career
- 18 seasons, 1996-97 to 2013-14
- Averages
- 14.3 PPG · 3 RPG · 8.5 APG
- 2× MVP
Phoenix took Steve Nash fifteenth in 1996, traded him to Dallas two years later, and signed him back in 2004. He won the MVP in each of his first two seasons after returning, and made seven All-NBA teams without winning a championship.
Steve Nash's NBA career
Every season, the team and what he won.
| Season | Team | Honours |
|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | Phoenix Suns | |
| 1997-98 | Phoenix Suns | |
| 1998-99 | Dallas Mavericks | Traded to Dallas on draft night, June 1998. |
| 1999-00 | Dallas Mavericks | |
| 2000-01 | Dallas Mavericks | |
| 2001-02 | Dallas Mavericks | All-Star, All-NBA Third Team |
| 2002-03 | Dallas Mavericks | All-Star, All-NBA Third Team |
| 2003-04 | Dallas Mavericks | |
| 2004-05 | Phoenix Suns | MVP, All-Star, All-NBA First TeamSigned back with Phoenix as a free agent. |
| 2005-06 | Phoenix Suns | MVP, All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 2006-07 | Phoenix Suns | All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 2007-08 | Phoenix Suns | All-Star, All-NBA Second Team |
| 2008-09 | Phoenix Suns | |
| 2009-10 | Phoenix Suns | All-Star, All-NBA Second Team |
| 2010-11 | Phoenix Suns | |
| 2011-12 | Phoenix Suns | All-Star |
| 2012-13 | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| 2013-14 | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| 2014-15 | — | Missed the season with a back injury and retired in March 2015. |
Career achievements
0Championships
2MVPs
0Finals MVPs
8All-Star selections
7All-NBA teams
17,387Career points
3,642Career rebounds
10,335Career assists
2,072Playoff points
Milestones
- Led the NBA in assists five times.
- Four 50-40-90 shooting seasons, the most in NBA history.
- Born in Johannesburg and raised in Victoria, British Columbia; the first Canadian to win MVP.
Draft history
- Draft
- 1996 NBA Draft
- Pick
- 15th overall
- Team
- Phoenix Suns
- From
- Santa Clara
- Age
- 22 on draft night
The top of the 1996 draft
The first six picks of the actual 1996 NBA draft: pick number, player and the team that drafted him.
Steve Nash in the Draft Time Machine
Actual draft: 15th overall in 1996. How the community redrafts him, across 116 saved boards of the 1996 class:
100%of boards take him in round one
#3.6Average pick
#1Best pick
#23Worst pick
3%of those take him first
Who gets redrafted ahead of Steve Nash?
| Player | Ahead of him | Average pick |
|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 93% of boards | #2 |
| Allen Iverson | 80% of boards | #2.3 |
| Ray Allen | 32% of boards | #3.9 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 9% of boards | #6.1 |
| Marcus Camby | 6% of boards | #7.9 |
Steve Nash in Dynasty Redrafts
From every saved Dynasty Redraft run that finished with Steve Nash in the starting five. MVPs are the star of a title season, as the simulator crowns them.
85Dynasty runs
72Championships
46%of runs win a title
14MVPs
70Best season (wins)
54.2Average wins
Steve Nash's most successful Dynasty Redrafts
Explore Steve Nash
- 1996 NBA RedraftRedraft Steve Nash's class with hindsight.
- NBA Dynasty RedraftRebuild a franchise through five drafts and see what it wins.
- GOAT CalculatorWeigh Steve Nash against the greatest players of all time.
DTM TV
Steve Nash vs CP3 DuelSteve Nash and Chris Paul go point guard against point guard through double overtime.
Point Gods: Nash vs KiddSteve Nash and Jason Kidd trade blows through double overtime, Phoenix at New Jersey in December 2006.
