Los Angeles Lakers Could Still Trade Steve Nash

Although he is now out for the season, the Los Angeles Lakers could still trade point guard Steve Nash before the NBA trade deadline

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Steve Nash and the Los Angeles Lakers were just dealt the devastating news that Nash would miss the entire season and has likely played his last NBA game.

The Lakers were hopeful Nash could give them 20 or more solid minutes every night and perhaps help them get back to the postseason after a terrible 2013-2014 season but that clearly won’t be happening.

However, the Lakers may still be able to get some value out of Nash – in a trade.

“Yes, we know he is out for the season due to continued injury complications (back/hip), but that doesn’t mean his expiring deal isn’t appealing to teams with assets the Lakers may covet that are looking to get themselves under the cap for next year’s free agency crop,” explains Jabari Davis of Basketball Insiders. “Given the Lakers’ need for contributors all around the court – specifically in the backcourt – the idea that Los Angeles could potentially look to lump his contract into a deal isn’t beyond the realm of possibility. While there are no reports of any such negotiations currently, it wouldn’t surprise us to hear about the Lakers and Suns at least discussing the chances of a Nash return to the Valley of the Sun so that he can retire with the organization he played the bulk of his Hall of Fame career with.”

It certainly seems like a long shot but it certainly isn’t impossible if a team is that desperate to clear cap space.

Last season, Nash averaged 6.8 points, 5.7 assists and 1.9 rebounds per game while shooting 38.3% from the field, 33.3% from beyond the arc and 91.7% from the free throw line, a sad ending to such a great career. In that career, the 15th-overall pick of the 1996 NBA Draft has put up 14.3 points, 8.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game while shooting 49.0% from the floor, 42.8% from three and 90.4% from the free throw line.

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