Lakers get Steve Nash !

[Touch'EmAll]

Woo Hoo! Party time ! Mitch Kupchak is awesome! Lakers know their window is another 1 or 2 years with Kobe, then rebuild. So they get the veteran Nash - who is great pick and roll/assist MASTER - best point guard of the last decade - still has gas in the tank to give the Lakers all the marbles next year!

Deliriously happy !!!!!!!!

[Leon]

Nash is great. I have like him since he was on the Mavs. A great asset to any team.....probably has a few more good years left in him too.

[TUM301]

Nash always has the ball, Kobe always has to have it at crunch time. I see trouble in paradise. GO CELTS !!

[Touch'EmAll]

Such a reply from a Celtics fan - should have figured a Celtics fan would chime in. But Lakers just got the "difference maker" this time.

[barrysloate]

I had a different take on it. The Lakers gave up four draft picks to get a 38 year old player who is clearly a superstar but probably only has a couple of years left. I know the Lakers rarely get a high draft pick but I hate to see a team give up their future for a player well past his prime. I'm not a general manager and nobody consults with me first, but I'm a firm believer in keeping a team young. One or two of those draft picks could have become an impact player for years to come. I know the Lakers want to win now and Nash can help them. But he has a shelf life that will soon expire.

[barrysloate]

So the Knicks signed Jason Kidd today. They have a 23 year old star in Jeremy Lin who they may now not be able to keep, and they replace him with a 39 year old. I just don't get it.

[3-2-count]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I know the Lakers want to win now and Nash can help them. But he has a shelf life that will soon expire.

Barry. Problem is Kobe's shelf life isn't much longer. He ain't no spring chicken. (excuse my grammar) Winning now was the sole goal behind this move.