NBA Trade Rumors: Suns Should Trade Steve Nash If He Wants to Go or Not

The Suns need to make the tough decision and trade the great Steve Nash. Phoenix is just 8-14 this season and they have no hope of turning it around this season. 

They are currently just one of five teams in the Western Conference with a losing record and would have to pass four teams just to squeak into the playoffs as the eighth seed. 

What really makes this decision a no-brainer is the fact that they won't be going anywhere for a while unless they make some bold moves. This is not a young and promising team. This is a team that needs to start over. 

To their credit, the Suns are open to trading Nash—they just need to take it a step further and pull the trigger. Let's take a look at the recent rumor of their willingness to make the trade. 

The Rumors

Ken Berger of CBS Sports dished out this scoop:

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Despite the Suns' struggles, Steve Nash has yet to express an interest in being traded, league sources said. But the organization will try to accommodate Nash's wishes if the 37-year-old foundation of the franchise decides he'd like a chance to compete for a championship with a contender. "It's really on him in terms of what he wants to do or not do," a person with knowledge of the situation said.

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The rumor is certainly believable. They just aren't being aggressive enough. They must trade this future Hall of Fame player no matter what he wants. 

Why it is Time To Deal Nash

When Nash is at his best he is surrounded by players that can shoot and a big man that he can work a two-man game with. This is not the Suns.

Their current leading scorer is center Marcin Gortat and while Gortat is a fine player, he is not the type of player to team up with Nash to dominate in pick and roll situations.

Besides Nash and Gortat, the Suns have just one other player averaging double figures in scoring. That is Jared Dudley, who is averaging 10.8 a game.

The Suns don't have the pieces that point to a bright future. They need to ship out Nash to help themselves pick up these pieces.

Nash is in the final year of his contract. The Suns need to forget about resigning him. This wouldn't do either party involved any favors.

This means they need to trade him while they can still get some value in return. Nash is still a very capable point guard and will have considerable value for teams in need of backcourt help.