"In his eighth year back with the Suns, point guard Steve Nash has played more seasons since leaving Dallas than he did during his six-season run with the Mavericks.

Nash has won two Most Valuable Player awards and has been to two Western Conference finals, defining his career as a Sun. But he also never will be severed from Dallas, where he still is cheered and probed for feelings about Dallas' championship.

"To see Dirk (Nowitzki) and Jason (Kidd) win a title is exciting, one, but two, especially the both of them have been with this franchise a long time," Nash said. "Jason in two parts and Dirk from Day 1. To see guys who mean a lot to the community and mean a lot to a franchise over the years kind of turn that corner and win a championship was ... I don't know if it's justification or what you may call it, but it was kind of sweet.""