"Steve Nash got a vicarious thrill when the Mavericks won the championship. But he never felt like he missed out on anything.

Hard to believe the former Maverick is in his eighth season with Phoenix after joining the Suns in the summer of 2004 as a free agent that the Mavericks elected not to re-sign. When Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavericks to the title last summer, it made Nash proud.

"It was amazing, to see Dirk and Jason (Kidd) win a title,'' Nash said. "Both of them have been with this franchise a long time, Jason in two parts and Dirk from Day One. So to see guys who have meant a lot to the community and meant a lot to the franchise over the years kind of turn the corner and win a championship, it was kind of sweet. I was just happy for those guys and happy for the city because it can be a once-in-a-lifetime thing. Not everybody gets the opportunity. I was excited for them.''"