Steve Nash is returning to the Phoenix Suns.
Team owner Mat Ishbia announced Monday that Nash is joining the franchise as a senior adviser. He didn’t define what Nash’s role will entail, but projected that Nash “will help us define our future for years to come.”
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Nash joins the team during a rebuilding phase following the offseason trade of Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets.
“Steve Nash was an amazing player and exactly what the Phoenix Suns are all about,” Ishbia wrote on social media. “His grit, toughness, and winning mentality have defined our organization in the past, and I’m so excited to share that Steve is formally joining the Suns as a senior advisor and will help us define our future for years to come!”
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Nash, 51, is a Hall of Fame former player who won two MVPs playing point guard for the Suns. He had a standout six-year stint with the Dallas Mavericks that included two third-team All-NBA selections, but had his best years in his second stint with the Suns from 2004-12.
Nash won back-to-back MVPs in 2005 and 2006 and starred alongside fellow All-Stars Amar’e Stoudemire and Shawn Marion on a roster that won three straight division championships and twice won 60-plus games in the regular season.
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Those Suns never advanced to the NBA Finals, but they remain an indelible part of the franchise’s legacy.
Since retiring as a player in 2014, Nash spent two-plus seasons as the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets from 2020-23. He also served as a player development consultant for the Golden State Warriors starting in 2015.
He’ll now help guide the Suns front office as it looks to rebuild around Devin Booker.