Lakers get Nash

[Vegas]

The Lakers made a sign and trade today with the Phoenix Suns to acquire Steve Nash!

We get Lakers games on TV here in Las Vegas and I am really looking forward to watching the Lakers with Nash, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, and Andrew Bynum next season! This was a great use of the salary trade exception the Lakers got last season when they traded Lamar Odom to the Mavericks.

also, IMO (although Phoenix does get 4 draft picks out of the deal- but none of those should be higher than late first round picks) this was a classy move by the Suns in allowing Nash to go to a division rival so he could pursue a title while staying near to his 3 kids who live in Phoenix

[TTX]

Lakers pretty much hate draftpicks anyways.

Nash is definitely a good pickup.

[Vegas]

I wonder who the Mavericks are going to sign this offseason.

So far, in addition to Nash choosing the Lakers over them, Dallas has also been turned down by D-Will and now also Jason Kidd who just announced he is signing with the Knicks!

[ThePunisher]

I'm surprised the Bulls have been so quiet with the arms race going on all over the league. Headed straight to a league full of haves and have nots.

[Phoenix]

people here in Phoenix aren't too happy about him going to the Lakers. for me it's probably a couple years too late. plus with his defense it's not like the Lakers are guaranteed a title or something.
i'd still like to see Kobe defeat Lebron though.

[Vegas]

Jul 6, 2012 21:28:16 GMT -5 Phoenix said:

for me it's probably a couple years too late

even now Steve Nash is one of the league's best point guards (probably in the top 5 IMO) and a definite upgrade over Derek Fisher and Ramon Sessions who played point guard for the Lakers last season

[mwjergs]

Jul 6, 2012 9:34:58 GMT -5 ThePunisher said:

I'm surprised the Bulls have been so quiet with the arms race going on all over the league. Headed straight to a league full of haves and have nots.

It's already there.

The league is better off having Superstars spread throughout the league and its cities.