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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:36 pm EDTNBA legend. Named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Steve Nash
Career at a glance
Steve Nash played 18 NBA regular seasons between 1996 and 2014, appearing in 1,217 games and averaging 14.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game. He played for 3 teams: Phoenix (10 seasons between 1996 and 2012, 744 games), Dallas (1998–04, 408 games), L.A. Lakers (2012–14, 65 games). His best scoring season was 2005–06 with Phoenix: 18.8 points per game over 79 games.
The season table marks him as the league leader in assists 5 times. In the playoffs he appeared in 12 postseason runs (120 games, 17.3 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 17,400 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
Among the 404 players with at least 200 NBA games profiled on whynba, Nash ranks No. 9 in assists per game.
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Steve Nash
Stephen John NashOCOBC (born 7 February 1974) is a Canadian former professional basketball player and coach. He played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was an eight-time All-Star, a seven-time All-NBA selection, and a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player. He ranks as one of the top players in NBA history in career three-point shooting, free-throw shooting, total assists, and assists per game. In 2018, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Nash grew up playing several sports, and after a successful high school basketball career in British Columbia, earned a scholarship to Santa Clara University in California. In his four seasons with the Broncos, the team appeared in three NCAA tournaments, and he was twice named the West Coast Conference (WCC) Player of the Year. Nash graduated from Santa Clara as the team's all-time leader in assists.
He was taken as the 15th pick in the 1996 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns, but had little impact and was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 1998. By his fourth season with the Mavericks, he was voted to his first NBA All-Star Game and earned his first All-NBA selection. The following season, Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, and Michael Finley led the Mavericks to the Western Conference Finals. He became a free agent after the 2003–04season and returned to the Phoenix Suns. In the 2004–05season, Nash led the Suns to the Western Conference finals and was named the league's MVP. He was named MVP again in the 2005–06season and was runner-up for a third consecutive MVP to Nowitzki in 2006–07. At various points in his career, Nash led the league in assists and free throw percentage.
- Born
- 7 February 1974 (age 52) Johannesburg, South Africa
- Listed height
- 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
- Listed weight
- 178 lb (81 kg)
- Position
- Point guard
- High school
- St. Michaels (Victoria, British Columbia)
- College
- Santa Clara (1992–1996)
- NBA draft
- 1996: 1st round, 15th overall pick
- Playing career
- 1996–2015
Career highlights and awards
- 2× NBA Most Valuable Player (2005, 2006)
- 8× NBA All-Star (2002, 2003, 2005–2008, 2010, 2012)
- 3× All-NBA First Team (2005–2007)
- 2× All-NBA Second Team (2008, 2010)
- 2× All-NBA Third Team (2002, 2003)
- 5× NBA assists leader (2005–2007, 2010, 2011)
- No. 13 retired by Phoenix Suns
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- 2× FIBA AmeriCup MVP (1999, 2003)
- Lou Marsh Trophy (2005)
- 3× Lionel Conacher Award (2002, 2005, 2006)
- 2× WCC Player of the Year (1995, 1996)
- 2× First-team All-WCC (1995, 1996)
- WCC tournament MVP (1993)
- No. 11 retired by Santa Clara Broncos
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | Phoenix | 65 | 2 | 10.5 | .423 | .418 | .824 | 1.0 | 2.1 | .3 | .0 | 3.3 |
| 1997–98 | Phoenix | 76 | 9 | 21.9 | .459 | .415 | .860 | 2.1 | 3.4 | .8 | .1 | 9.1 |
| 1998–99 | Dallas | 40 | 40 | 31.7 | .363 | .374 | .826 | 2.9 | 5.5 | .9 | .1 | 7.9 |
| 1999–00 | Dallas | 56 | 27 | 27.4 | .477 | .403 | .882 | 2.2 | 4.9 | .7 | .1 | 8.6 |
| 2000–01 | Dallas | 70 | 70 | 34.1 | .487 | .406 | .895 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 1.0 | .1 | 15.6 |
| 2001–02 | Dallas | 82 | 82 | 34.6 | .483 | .455 | .887 | 3.1 | 7.7 | .6 | .0 | 17.9 |
| 2002–03 | Dallas | 82 | 82* | 33.1 | .465 | .413 | .909 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 1.0 | .1 | 17.7 |
| 2003–04 | Dallas | 78 | 78 | 33.5 | .470 | .405 | .916 | 3.0 | 8.8 | .9 | .1 | 14.5 |
| 2004–05 | Phoenix | 75 | 75 | 34.3 | .502 | .431 | .887 | 3.3 | 11.5* | 1.0 | .1 | 15.5 |
| 2005–06 | Phoenix | 79 | 79 | 35.4 | .512 | .439 | .921* | 4.2 | 10.5* | .8 | .2 | 18.8 |
| 2006–07 | Phoenix | 76 | 76 | 35.3 | .532 | .455 | .899 | 3.5 | 11.6* | .8 | .1 | 18.6 |
| 2007–08 | Phoenix | 81 | 81 | 34.3 | .504 | .470 | .906 | 3.5 | 11.1 | .7 | .1 | 16.9 |
| 2008–09 | Phoenix | 74 | 74 | 33.6 | .503 | .439 | .933 | 3.0 | 9.7 | .7 | .1 | 15.7 |
| 2009–10 | Phoenix | 81 | 81 | 32.8 | .507 | .426 | .938* | 3.3 | 11.0* | .5 | .1 | 16.5 |
| 2010–11 | Phoenix | 75 | 75 | 33.3 | .492 | .395 | .912 | 3.5 | 11.4* | .6 | .1 | 14.7 |
| 2011–12 | Phoenix | 62 | 62 | 31.6 | .532 | .390 | .894 | 3.0 | 10.7 | .6 | .1 | 12.5 |
| 2012–13 | L.A. Lakers | 50 | 50 | 32.5 | .497 | .438 | .922 | 2.8 | 6.7 | .6 | .1 | 12.7 |
| 2013–14 | L.A. Lakers | 15 | 10 | 20.9 | .383 | .333 | .917 | 1.9 | 5.7 | .5 | .1 | 6.8 |
| Career | 1,217 | 1,052 | 31.3 | .490 | .428 | .904 | 3.0 | 8.5 | .7 | .1 | 14.3 | |
| All-Star | 7 | 2 | 15.9 | .429 | .250 | .000 | 2.0 | 6.7 | .4 | .1 | 3.7 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 3.8 | .222 | .250 | .000 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 1.3 |
| 1998 | Phoenix | 4 | 1 | 12.8 | .444 | .200 | .625 | 2.5 | 1.8 | .5 | .0 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | Dallas | 10 | 10 | 37.0 | .417 | .410 | .882 | 3.2 | 6.4 | .6 | .1 | 13.6 |
| 2002 | Dallas | 8 | 8 | 40.4 | .432 | .444 | .971 | 4.0 | 8.8 | .5 | .0 | 19.5 |
| 2003 | Dallas | 20 | 20 | 36.5 | .447 | .487 | .873 | 3.5 | 7.3 | .9 | .1 | 16.1 |
| 2004 | Dallas | 5 | 5 | 39.4 | .386 | .375 | .889 | 5.2 | 9.0 | .8 | .0 | 13.6 |
| 2005 | Phoenix | 15 | 15 | 40.7 | .520 | .389 | .919 | 4.8 | 11.3 | .9 | .2 | 23.9 |
| 2006 | Phoenix | 20 | 20 | 39.9 | .502 | .368 | .912 | 3.7 | 10.2 | .4 | .3 | 20.4 |
| 2007 | Phoenix | 11 | 11 | 37.5 | .463 | .487 | .891 | 3.2 | 13.3 | .4 | .1 | 18.9 |
| 2008 | Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 36.6 | .457 | .300 | .917 | 2.8 | 7.8 | .4 | .2 | 16.2 |
| 2010 | Phoenix | 16 | 16 | 33.7 | .518 | .380 | .893 | 3.3 | 10.1 | .3 | .1 | 17.8 |
| 2013 | L.A. Lakers | 2 | 2 | 30.5 | .435 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.5 | 4.5 | .0 | .0 | 12.5 |
| Career | 120 | 113 | 35.7 | .473 | .406 | .900 | 3.5 | 8.8 | .6 | .1 | 17.3 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | Santa Clara | 31 | — | 24.0 | .424 | .408 | .825 | 2.5 | 2.2 | .8 | .1 | 8.1 |
| 1993–94 | Santa Clara | 26 | 23 | 29.9 | .414 | .399 | .831 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .0 | 14.6 |
| 1994–95 | Santa Clara | 27 | 27 | 33.4 | .444 | .454 | .879 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 1.8 | .1 | 20.9 |
| 1995–96 | Santa Clara | 29 | — | 33.8 | .430 | .344 | .894 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 1.3 | .0 | 17.0 |
| Career | 113 | — | 30.1 | .430 | .401 | .867 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.3 | .1 | 14.9 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 6′ 3″
- Weight
- 178 lb
- Position
- Point guard
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- South Africa
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1996
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 15
Height, Weight, Position, Country, Draft year, Draft pick: blank in the NBA.com profile, filled from the Wikipedia infobox credited in the About section above.
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