This year was supposed to be different for Steve Nash. This was supposed to be the year that Nash finally came through for the Los Angeles Lakers, if only because this would be his last chance. The 40-year-old had already insisted that the 2014-15 season would be his finale in the NBA.
"I think this is my last season," Nash told Sport TV over the summer (h/t SB Nation's Jason Patt). "But I still love to play, practice and work on my game. I'm going to spend hopefully many many years living this life without basketball. It'll be nice to play one more year."
The Lakers, to their credit, afforded him that opportunity, even if doing so was something of a risk. They certainly didn't have to—not after the two disappointing, injury-plagued campaigns they'd seen from Nash; not with young, hungry guards like Jeremy Lin and rookie Jordan Clarkson prepared to contribute at the point; and not with Kobe Bryant ready to resume the lion's share of the Lakers' playmaking duties.
They could've cut their losses if they wanted to do so. They could've paid Steve Nash the $9.7 million he had left on his contract ...
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