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Steve Nash Phoenix Suns · #13

Guard · 6'4", 195 lb · 18th season

Steve Nash is a retired guard and Hall of Famer who starred for the Phoenix Suns. Back-to-back MVP — the engine of seven-seconds-or-less. Career averages: 14.3 points, 3 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game.

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Analysis by Beau Thoutt · Balladex · Updated Jul 16, 2026

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Phoenix Suns · #13 · Guard

Steve Nash

Season avg6.8 pts · 1.9 reb · 5.7 ast · .383 fg

Career avg14.3 pts · 3.0 reb · 8.5 ast · .485 fg

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Scouting report

Steve Nash — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

B-

Hall of Fame guard · Impact 74

Steve Nash is a retired guard and Hall of Famer who starred for the Phoenix Suns. Back-to-back MVP — the engine of seven-seconds-or-less. Career avera

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Offense

Defense

C+

Feel / IQ

B-

Playmaking

Strong creator

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C+

Scoring

Strong scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Average spacing

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C-

Perimeter D

Average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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C+

Clutch

Average late

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C+

Athleticism

Strong tools

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C+

Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Steve Nash stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

✦ Balladex Consensus: Star starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

74Impact index

586Star score

Career scoring average14.3 ppg

Seasons in the index18

Accolades on file3

2× NBA MVP · 8× NBA All-Star

Stat explorer

Steve Nash — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

C+

Scoring

6.8 PPG

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Playmaking

5.7 APG

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Rebounding

1.9 RPG

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Shooting

.333 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Steve Nash

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2014-15 69% confidence

6.2

pts

4.2–8.2

1.7

reb

0.8–2.6

5.2

ast

4.3–6.1

19.7

min

proj

health

.488

fg%

~base

.399

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 18-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 6.8 → projected 6.2 PPG

Minutes / role

-0.4

Development (his trend)

-0.3

Age curve

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Live context

+0.1

Net vs last season-0.6 PPG

Everything it reads

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18 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age — — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 62 / 50 / 15 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Steve Nash career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
1996-97	65	10.5	3.3	1.0	2.1	.423	.418
1997-98	76	21.9	9.1	2.1	3.4	.459	.415
1998-99	40	31.7	7.9	2.9	5.5	.363	.374
1999-00	56	27.4	8.6	2.2	4.9	.477	.403
2000-01	70	34.1	15.6	3.2	7.3	.487	.406
2001-02	82	34.6	17.9	3.1	7.7	.483	.455
2002-03	82	33.1	17.7	2.9	7.3	.465	.413
2003-04	78	33.5	14.5	3.0	8.8	.470	.405
2004-05 MVP	75	34.3	15.5	3.3	11.5	.502	.431
2005-06 MVP	79	35.4	18.8	4.2	10.5	.512	.439
2006-07	76	35.3	18.6	3.5	11.6	.532	.455
2007-08	81	34.3	16.9	3.5	11.1	.504	.470
2008-09	74	33.6	15.7	3.0	9.7	.503	.439
2009-10	81	32.8	16.5	3.3	11.0	.507	.426
2010-11	75	33.3	14.7	3.5	11.4	.492	.395
2011-12	62	31.6	12.5	3.0	10.7	.532	.390
2012-13	50	32.5	12.7	2.8	6.7	.497	.438
2013-14	15	20.9	6.8	1.9	5.7	.383	.333
Career	1217	31.3	14.3	3.0	8.5

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Isiah Thomas 99%Andre Miller 98%Austin Reaves 98%Baron Davis 98%Bob Cousy 98%

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

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Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Phoenix Suns built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

46–36proj record

#7conf seed

+2.1net rtg

114.5off rtg

112.6def rtg

76%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Mark Williams, Jordan Goodwin.

How his role moves

Projected 46–36, 7th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

74 of 99

Star starter tier.

Rarity

◆ Epic

Rank #48 of 715 in NBA.

Résumé

3 accolades

2× NBA MVP · 8× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame

Act IV

The Ballad of Steve Nash

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Phoenix Suns

Turning pro

Drafted 1996 as a Guard.

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Steve Nash is one of the NBA's all-time greats. Back-to-back MVP — the engine of seven-seconds-or-less.

Chapter

Over a Hall of Fame career he averaged 14.3 points, 3 rebounds and 8.5 assists.

Where things stand

A Hall of Fame guard and Phoenix Suns legend.

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Nash's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Steve Nash's Best Play Each Season Of His NBA Career!▶ Steve Nash's Playoff Career-High 23 Assists In Game 4 🔥

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Walk-up: Two-Time

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 180 lbs
College: Santa Clara
NBA debut: 1996
Draft: 1996
Jersey: #13

Legacy

Back-to-back MVP — the engine of seven-seconds-or-less.

The person

A Hall of Fame guard and Phoenix Suns legend.

Hall of Fame

Phoenix Suns

All-Star

Verified profiles & sources

ESPN

FAQ

Steve Nash — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Steve Nash, answered.

What were Steve Nash's career averages?

Steve Nash averaged 14.3 points, 3 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game over his career.

Is Steve Nash in the Hall of Fame?

Yes — Steve Nash is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Steve Nash career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.