Entering the NBA at the age of 22, with averaging only 3+1+2 per game. He was asserted that he could not play in the NBA but was reborn at the age of 30.

"Although he has a good sense of ball, his speed is not outstanding, and he is thin and his defense is very poor. I think even if he is selected, he is likely to be eliminated by the NBA very soon." This is the evaluation of a white defender before the 1996 draft. The player he was evaluated was not someone else, but Steve Nash, who later won the regular season MVP twice. Many domestic fans probably still have the impression of Nash in the Sun era. At that time, he was a household name "Son of the Wind", but in fact, behind this glory, Nash has made a hundred times more effort. Let's review together how Nash completed the counterattack step by step!

1. A rare genius in Canada was once considered unable to play in the NBA.

Before Shay Gilgers Alexander, Steve Nash was definitely the most outstanding basketball player in Canada's national history. In fact, Nash had already shown good abilities long before entering the NBA and became the starting point guard of the national team at a young age. Nash, who has always been obsessed with football, has also loved football since he was a child, which also laid a solid foundation for his agility on the basketball court later. After attending the unknown Santa Clara University in college, he showed outstanding organizational skills and played all four college seasons, making his tactical literacy very outstanding. In addition, the average of 14.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 6 assists per game in his senior season not only helped him become the best player in the West Coast region, but also became the scoring and assisting leader in the region. Even the Associated Press, which has a strict selection, also selected Nash into the All-American team.

There is no doubt that from today's perspective, Nash is definitely a lottery pick, but at that time, with many high school students jumping into the NBA, this led to the NBA scouts and general managers starting to transfer their draft strategy. Therefore, even though some scouts believed that Nash would be the best point guard in this rookie, and he was rated as having the possibility of surpassing John Stockton, no team was interested in him. In the end, the Suns selected Nash with the 15th pick in 1996. What's embarrassing is that this choice has not been recognized by Suns fans, and some extreme fans in the stands booed, which also made Nash feel a little embarrassed. And although he was a little excited to be selected by the NBA, after entering the NBA, Nash soon encountered a series of problems.

2. The team had limited opportunities, so they were sent to Dallas.

Overall, although Nash is 22 years old and does not have much potential to explore and his talent is relatively average, he is definitely a player who can gain a foothold in the NBA, rather than a marginal person who is believed by some extreme scouts. He is likely to disappear from the NBA at the speed of light. But the problem is that the Suns at that time were the point guards. In addition to Kevin Johnson, who was in his year of playing, the team also traded Jason Kidd, who was also good at playing in the mid-season. Three later top point guards in NBA history played for the same team, which made many fans feel how luxurious the Suns' No. 1 position was. The result was that in the 1st season of the Suns, Kidd, once Kidd played as a substitute for Kevin Johnson and Nash played as a substitute for Kidd, which is probably the only one in the NBA. In this case, Nash averaged only 10.5 minutes per game, so the data was only 3.3 points, 1 rebound and 2.1 assists, with no highlights.

And in the second year of his career, the situation improved a little. Due to injuries, Kevin Johnson began to become a substitute to assist young people in the game. In this case, Nash began to get more time, averaged 21.9 minutes per game, and the data also increased to 9.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists. And not only did the data increase, his overall view, passing ability and good shooting were also seen by Danny Angie, the team's coach at the time. But after all, the team already had Kidd, and although Johnson had declined, it was still enough as a substitute. So after the end of the season, Nash was also used as a bargaining chip and sent to the Mavericks just to be able to trade Buba Wells, Martin Musep and a draft pick. There is no doubt that Nash definitely has nothing to say about the first stage of the Suns. Perhaps Nash did not expect that there would be a chance to come back in the future and achieve something earth-shaking.

3. Formed three horses and successfully completed the counterattack.

In the summer of 1998, in addition to Nash, the team also got a young man from Germany, Dirk Nowitzki. Two young men who are both international players soon developed friendship. Not only were they full of tacit understanding off the court, but they also had a clear understanding on the court. Soon in the 98-99 season, Nash showed his organizational ability, averaged 7.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. Although the data was not that outstanding, he led the entire team with 219 assists. Although Nash could only serve as Eric Strickland's substitute in the 99-00 season, he began to gradually occupy the main position in the system of veteran coach Don Nelson, averaging 8.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game. Finally, Nelson made an important decision, which was to completely straighten Nash from the 2000-01 season and train him as the team's starting point guard. Nash was already 27 years old this year..

Of course, Nash did not disappoint the coach. After becoming the starter, the data increased to 15.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 7.3 assists. Not only did he have stable organizational skills on the offensive end, but his three-point shooting was also very accurate. The Mavericks also officially created the three-legged car system of Nash, Nowitzki and Michael Finley, and successfully entered the playoff stage. Immediately afterwards in the 2001-02 season, Nash continued to improve, with 17.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 7.7 assists, and was selected into the All-Star lineup for the first time, helping the team to achieve a record of 57 wins and 25 losses. Of course, the most memorable thing is the 2002-03 season. This year, the Mavericks not only achieved a record of 60 wins and 22 losses that set the best record in team history, but also reached the Western Conference Finals historic. The 29-year-old Nash finally completed a counterattack when he was about to be inferior to his thirties. Although he was later regarded by his boss Mark Cuban and failed to stay with the Mavericks, Nash returned to Phoenix and achieved his peak performance in his career, won two MVPs, and became the best player in the Suns' history.