Wednesday, July 4th, 2012 at 8:35 pm  |  180 responses

Phoenix Suns Sign-and-Trade Steve Nash to the L.A. Lakers for Multiple Picks


We had heard it might be New York, Toronto, Phoenix or Dallas…but it turns out it’s Los Angeles that will be the new home to Steve Nash. ESPN’s Marc Stein reports the point guard has been sign-and-traded to the Lakers for multiple picks: “In an unforeseen twist that could thrust the Los Angeles Lakers straight back into title contention, two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash has successfully negotiated a sign-and-trade deal from the Phoenix Suns to the Los Angeles Lakers that will team him up with Kobe Bryant, according to sources with knowledge of the deal. Sources told ESPN.com that the Nash, with the New York Knicks also pressing hard to complete a similar 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. Nash will receive a three-year deal in excess of $25 million, sources said, because the Suns ultimately agreed to sign-and-trade him to the Lakers, who can absorb Nash via the trade exception they created by dealing Lamar Odom to the Dallas Mavericks in December.”

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  • http://www.slamonline.com Redd

    @munky I’m not reading no damned story lol. Basketball is engrained in chicagos fabric too..what’s your point? New York used to produce big time players but not anymore.

  • pposse

    “you sound short school bus special” wtf does that mean? either way facts are facts home boy…chi town has better ball players than anywhere in the world..from the bottom to the top..from the playgrounds to the NBA

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7C0vd-L5lg Munky

    I didn’t want to use the R word (political correctness is serious around here), but you definitely sound like you ride that short yellow school bus, homie. @Redd, your professional team doesn’t even get as much local support as the White Sox. Nobody is saying chicago doesn’t produce ballers, but it takes more than the locals to declare a place a mecca. Sorry lil guy but you don’t even understand the significance of that term.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Redd

    U mean selling out every home game? You clearly are just making stuff up, give facts kid. So it doesn’t take producing great players from a vibrant basketball active city? Do tell what it takes? AGAIN NOBODY can name the last great player from NY, it’s the Mecca they should have ONE.

  • pposse

    omg munky we need to put you on a 12 step program…first you need to admit to yourself that Chi town has more relevant basketball players in the NBA for atleast the past ten years and that this trend will only continue…your last step will be for your to spread the good word..but we know you won’t just cause your too proud to actually do something like that

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7C0vd-L5lg Munky

    Redd, let’s be real here, selling tickets has no place in the convo. The Knicks did that when they weren’t even close to making the 8th seed. NY fan base >>>Chicago fan base. That arena is quiet even during a sellout. Even Rose said it. Is it not a fact that The Bulls aren’t the most popular franchise in Chicago? Is it not a fact that Melo is from NY? Is it not a fact that after Rose, your two most important players are from NY? Is it not a fact that without two dudes from NY, the Lakers would be missing a couple of championships? Besides Wade (who’d be ringless without Shaq and Bron), when was the last time a Chi-town guy led a team to a championship? You’re in the same boat as NY on that point since ’06. Rose isn’t winning a ring any time soon. They won’t make it out the East, and even if they did they can’t beat OKC. I give more props to the west coast because Chicagoans are always screaming for attention. I’ve had waaaay better runs in Cali than in Chicago. @pposse, you really can’t put together a coherent thought, can you?

  • pposse

    is it not a fact that carmello is from west baltimore? chicago is a sports town and espn awarded us as the greatest sports town in america..hence espn.chicago, the first website espn ever dedicated to one city (since then ny, boston and la got their own site). Anthony Davis (from chicago) is the number one pick in the draft too!

  • http://www.slamonline.com Redd

    Lmfao you said Bulls don’t get local support idiot, and I said they sell out. Please find the source that says the Rose said that the Bulls stadium isn’t loud? You’re making yourself look bad. Two most important? Thought Deng was from Africa lmao idiot. So your last great NY player is Melo? Type for proving my point.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Redd

    Thank you*

  • pposse

    and munky since your such a great baller, why don’t you ask the And One crew why they could never win when they came into Chicago?

  • pposse

    *melo born in bk but grew up in baltimore…if NY really wants melo that bad then fine, take him but do note the tat on shoulder stands for west baltimore. You might start saying that MJ is from NY too since he was born there and lived there for like three months of his life smh.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Redd

    ^I assumed he was born in BMore so when I saw Brooklyn, NY I pressumed I was wrong & he grew up in NY. Another L for you Munky.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7C0vd-L5lg Munky

    Melo went to Baltimore when he was about 8. He left high school there and went to Virginia at Oak Hill. Fall back. You don’t even know what you’re talking about. He considers NY his hometown. If I had a dollar for every time he said “I’m happy to be back home” or “I’m playing for my hometown team. He can still love Baltimore, but he’s still a native New Yorker. Secondly, I said the Bulls weren’t as popular as the White Sox in their own city. Learn to comprehend. Thirdly, Derrick Rose acknowledged in an interview that the stadium just doesn’t get really loud like other arenas in the league. The haven’t had the heart of the city since Jordan left. Deal with it. Noah and Gibson and arguably more important that Deng since he’s rumored to be shopped, and the Bulls are way more successful with Gibson than they are with Boozer.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7C0vd-L5lg Munky

    Oh and posse, And One went national when they added national players. You think I care about a corporate street ball tour whose purpose wasn’t to win, but to do tricks? FOH. Wait Redd, you didn’t even know the basics of Melo’s story? You should have excused yourself from that part of the debate Third City Flyover boy.

  • pposse

    He still has a tat on his shoulder that says West Baltimore..he grew up there and most importantly learned how to hoop over there before going to Oak Hill for high school. Even still i’ll give you young Carmella, take him. The Bulls are definately as popular if not more than the White Sox. If you are referring to Jerry Reinsdorf (owner of both teams) opinion on the matter, he will tell you that his passion is baseball. He likes the White Sox more, and your right the arena does not get as loud as I would like it to get, but that might be because of the acoustics of the stadium and the fact that its simply bigger than a lot of the older stadiums such as Madison Square Garden or the OKC stadium or the Indiana stadium etc etc.

  • pposse

    you should kno by now chi town is a huge sports town..we got two baseball teams a bball team and a football team, and our hearts our big enough to hold down every last one of those teams whenver however and for whatever reason. Those reasons include me debating you online lol.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7C0vd-L5lg Munky

    You mean those stadiums where people get up off their feet to support their teams? OKC, the Garden, Boston Garden, those fans go nuts. Don’t blame the acoustics. And I’m not arguing Melo’s tats. I have no problem with him loving West B-More but he clearly states what his hometown is. His love of the game he brought with him to B-More. All around zi wouldn’t say there’s bigger sports towns than NY Bos or Philly. They all have multiple teams with rabid fan bases. Super Bowl and World Series appearances in the last few years. Fans stick with their teams through good and bad times. That’s how I judge fan loyalty. Not just when a team is hot or has recent success.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Redd

    LMFAOOOOOOO Deng is the 2nd most important HANDS DOWN. LOL you’ve lost all credibility. Just cause Melo came back to where he was born doesn’t mean NY made him into the player he is. LOL SHUT UP, that comment about Deng was suicide. Again link me to the interview or shut up. You lack knowledge, typical Knicks fan.

  • pposse

    lol you dont get it..we had the greatest basketball team to ever play in chicago…hell it might have been the greatest team in all of professional sports…and they dominated year after year after year. The bar is set fifty times higher for us ‘spoiled’ fans as you view us. It is just the way it is, and i don’t blame you for not understanding this, cause if you aren’t from around here then you will never know what i am talking about.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7C0vd-L5lg Munky

    Sorry Third City Flyover, but I’ll take management’s views over yours. Deng is their glue guy no doubt. However, he was almost on his way out several times. That says a lot about how the owners view him…When I have time I’ll google the article. Rose himself spoke on it. And no, I’m not going to “shutup”, keyboard thug. Was I supposed to be intimidated by the caps?lmao. No, please don’t E-Scream. Its scares me. Hahaha. You can’t speak on Melo if you just now found out where he was born and raised. You’re slow if you didn’t know all of that stuff. It’s like you don’t know anything about anything outside of Chicago. Have you ever even been on a plane? @pposse: Greatest sports team of all-time? That was a joke right? And nobody views Bulls fans as “spoiled”. Just annoying. Read anything Redd posts and you can see why. This fool still believes the Bulls are contenders smh. BTW, The Dream Team was the greatest basketball team ever assembled and the Celtics and Lakers are the greatest basketball franchises ever. Chicago had a great run, but when stacked up against history they are still in third place. Like the city itself. LOL

  • http://www.slamonline.com Redd

    Wait, I never said we’re winning a chip, I do believe we’re contenders, why wouldn’t I? We got #1 back to back. But is there a chance we’ll get knocked out? Hell yeah we’re not gonna go too far this year but I believe in us still. But don’t make me laugh, people find Knicks fans super obnoxious. And we still have the best team in the history of the NBA, PERIOD. HAHA.

  • http://abcnews.com Munky

    Yes, record wise the ’95-’96 Bulls posted the most wins in a single NBA season, which is different from your statement of “we still have the best team in the history of the NBA”. If you need that explained to you shouldn’t even watch basketball anymore. Seeding doesn’t matter much if you get the same playoff result as an 8th seed. A near sweep is a near sweep whether you’re 1 or 8.

  • pposse

    72-10 son need i say more?! GOAT need i say more?! we have seen the best do it period. You will never understand our perspective unless you been watching all of the regular season games and not just the playoffs/finals..NEVER will you understand! 90% of sportswriters/ stat guys etc. will probably tell that the 72-10 Bulls were the best team ever! I’m telling you right now growing up I never had to sweat out a victory, games were over by the third quarter. It was just commmon knowledge that no matter what our team would win, as a Knicks fan you will never understand that or that mentality. It takes a lot for us to cheer obnoxiously if thats what you think makes a town a great sports town. Everyone here knows their ish man, the Bulls are definately contenders with a healthy Rose…slam also pre ranked d rose outside of the top ten when he won the MVP, take it for what it is our team is definately contending with a healthy Rose.

  • http://abcnews.com Munky

    They were the best team of their era. Like I said, you guys don’t really seem to know much outside of what was happening in your own area or time period.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Redd

    It’s only basketball, I’m not too worried about who’s better but as a fan it’s fun to argue it. And I know more than just Chicago lol. One thing that can’t be argued is that Knicks are one of the most annoying fan base currently.

  • http://abcnews.com Munky

    As long as you realize Bulls fans are right up there with them :D

  • l2ising Phoenix

    Yo Redd, guess what? The GOAT himself is from Brooklyn , new York. Yes Michael Jordan. You must feel so deceived that the man that is the icon of Chicago is from NY, don’t slit your wrists as yet. Let it sink in. Sure D. Rose is a great product of Chicago, but ny has produced the GOAT. Burned.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Redd

    LMFAO he was born there, not from there you obnoxious fan. LOL wow, he moved out when he was a ‘toddler’. LOL wow knick fans are the worst.

  • l2ising Phoenix

    So what’s the parameters of your definition of a player who has produced a player? You must have the clear cut guidelines. Your arguements are irrelevant. Who cares where players were “produced” , your hard on for chicago is tremendous. No homo.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Redd

    Oh.

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