""Steve Nash was an amazing player and exactly what the Phoenix Suns are all about," Ishbia wrote on social media. "His grit, toughness, and winning mentality have defined our organization in the past, and I'm so excited to share that Steve is formally joining the Suns as a senior advisor and will help us define our future for years to come!""
"Nash, 51, was also the coach of the Brooklyn Nets for more than two seasons from 2020 to 2022, finishing with a 94-67 record before being fired following a 2-5 start in 2022. The Suns finished with a disappointing 36-46 record last season and rebuilt their roster in the offseason, trading star Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets and buying out Bradley Beal's contract."
Mat Ishbia announced that Steve Nash will join the Phoenix Suns as a senior adviser and will help define the franchise's future. Ishbia praised Nash's grit, toughness and winning mentality as defining qualities for the organization. Nash won back-to-back MVPs in 2005 and 2006, was an eight-time All-Star and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018. Nash coached the Brooklyn Nets from 2020 to 2022, compiling a 94-67 record before being fired after a 2-5 start in 2022. The Suns went 36-46 last season and reshaped the roster in the offseason.
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