Suns owner Mat Isbhia announced (via Twitter) on Monday that former star point guard Steve Nash is “formally joining” the franchise as a senior advisor ahead of the 2025/26 season.
Marc Stein reported in April that Nash was being hired by Amazon Prime Video to be an analyst for its first season as an NBA broadcast partner.
Despite his longtime ties to the Suns and his head coaching experience with Brooklyn, Nash reportedly wasn’t interested in the Suns’ head coaching job this spring, a position that eventually went to veteran assistant Jordan Ott. But Nash will have another basketball-related role with the organization where he enjoyed his most success as a player.
During his 10 years in Phoenix, Nash won back-to-back MVP awards in 2005 and 2006 and finished second in voting 2007. The 6’3″ Canadian was named first-team All-NBA three straight years, had a pair of second teams nods, made six All-Star appearances, and won five assists titles.
Nash, 51, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018.
Advisors often have less formal (and less stressful) roles than coaches, so it’s not surprising that Nash decided to take on this new venture, particularly since he said last year that he didn’t intend to continue coaching and was focused on spending time with his family.
Nash, who played his college ball at Santa Clara and had NBA stints with the Mavericks and Lakers, compiled a 94-67 (.584) record in two-plus regular seasons as Brooklyn’s coach, including a 7-9 (.438) mark in the postseason. He was fired following a 2-5 start to the 2022/23 season.
Nash was a part-time consultant with the Warriors before landing the Nets job. He also interviewed for the Raptors’ head coaching position in 2023.