Stephen John Nash OC OBC is a Canadian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA.
Steve Nash : Coach, Nets, Kevin Durant, net worth
After a successful high school basketball career in British Columbia, Nash earned a scholarship to Santa Clara University in California.
In his four seasons with the Broncos, the team made three NCAA Tournament appearances, and he was twice named the West Coast Conference (WCC) Player of the Year.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 February 1974 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 178 lb (81 kg) |
Nash graduated from Santa Clara as the team’s all-time leader in assists and was taken as the 15th pick in the 1996 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns.
He had minimal 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.
Together with Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Finley, Nash led the Mavericks to the Western Conference Finals the following season.
He became a free agent after the 2003–04 season and returned to the Phoenix Suns.
Steve Nash Coach
On 3 September 2020, Nash was announced as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets.
On 3 March 2021, Nash was named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for February, becoming the first Nets head coach to earn the honor since his former teammate Jason Kidd won it twice in 2014.
| Career history | |
|---|---|
| As player: | |
| 1996–1998 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1998–2004 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2004–2012 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2012–2015 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| As coach: | |
| 2020–present | Brooklyn Nets |
Nash led the Nets to an Eastern Conference-best record of 9–4 during the month, including a conference-best 5–2 road record. Nash led the Nets to a 48–24 record in his first season as head coach.
After the 2020–21 regular season Nash finished in sixth place in the NBA Coach of the Year voting.
Nash was praised for his playmaking, ball-handling skills and shooting. He led the league in assists for five years, averaging 11.5 assists per game in 2004–05, 10.5 in 2005–06, 11.6 in 2006–07, 11.0 in 2009–10 and 11.4 in 2010–11[16] and won the NBA Skills Challenge in 2005 and 2010.
Nets
The Nets hired Nash in 2020 to lead the rebuild around Durant and Kyrie Irving, who both joined the franchise the previous season, Kenny Atkinson’s last as head coach.
The hiring arrived as a surprise around the NBA as Nash — a Hall of Fame point guard — had no prior head coaching experience when he took over a team built to compete for NBA championships.
The Nets are 92-62 under Nash and haven’t advanced beyond the Eastern Conference semifinals in his two seasons.
Marks took over as general manager in 2016 under previous owner Mikhail Prokhorov. He oversaw the acquisition of Durant and Irving.
He also brokered the trade to acquire James Harden from the Houston Rockets and the subsequent deadline deal last season that sent Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Ben Simmons.
Simmons did not play for Brooklyn last season amid myriad issues, including a lingering back injury.
Tumult has surrounded the Nets since their first-round playoff exit with Durant and Irving’s status with the team moving forward unclear. Irving’s refusal to meet New York’s COVID-19 vaccine standards led him to be frequently sidelined and was partially blamed for derailing the Nets’ season.
Marks said after the season that he wants players who can “be available” while casting doubt over Irving’s future with the team.
Kevin Durant
In a face-to-face meeting with Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai over the weekend, All-NBA star Kevin Durant reiterated his trade request and informed Tsai that he needs to choose between Durant or the pairing of general manager Sean Marks and coach Steve Nash, sources with direct knowledge of the meeting tell The Athletic.
Durant stated he does not have faith in the team’s direction, sources said.
Durant and Tsai spoke in London on Saturday and sources described the discussion as transparent and professional.
The meeting took place a year to the day that Durant agreed to a four-year, $198 million contract extension with the Nets and barely over a month after his initial trade request on June 30. He is now entering the first season of that extension.
The Nets have direct knowledge of the reasons behind Durant’s request, sources said, and understand that the 12-time All-Star will continue to be resolute in his stance.
Durant is believed to want a change of scenery heading into his 16th season.
Steve Nash net worth
Steve Nash is a Canadian former professional basketball player and who has a net worth of $95 million.
| Net Worth: | $95 Million |
| Salary: | $9 Million |
| Date of Birth: | Feb 7, 1974 (48 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Profession: | Basketball player, Athlete |
| Nationality: | Canada |
Steven Nash earned more and more as the years went by during his NBA career. By the end of his career in 2015, he was earning almost $10 million per year.
Here’s a year-by-year breakdown of his yearly earnings as a professional basketball player:
1996-97: Phoenix Suns – $916,000
1997-98: Phoenix Suns – $1,053,360
1998-99: Dallas Mavericks – $1,190,760
1999-00: Dallas Mavericks – $5,500,000
2000-01: Dallas Mavericks – $5,500,000
2001-02: Dallas Mavericks – $5,750,000
2002-03: Dallas Mavericks – $5,750,000
2003-04: Dallas Mavericks – $5,750,000
2004-05: Phoenix Suns – $8,750,000
2005-06: Phoenix Suns – $9,625,000
2006-07: Phoenix Suns – $10,500,000
2007-08: Phoenix Suns – $11,375,000
2008-09: Phoenix Suns – $12,250,000
2009-10: Phoenix Suns – $13,125,000
2010-11: Phoenix Suns – $10,310,000
2011-12: Phoenix Suns – $11,689,000
2012-13: LA Lakers – $8,700,000
2013 -14: LA Lakers – $9,300,500
2014-15: LA Lakers – $9,701,000