Steve Nash rejoins Suns as senior adviser

• "Steve Nash was an amazing player and exactly what the Phoenix Suns are all about. His grit, toughness, and winning mentality have defined our organization in the past," Ishbia wrote on X, adding that the former player "will help us define our future for years to come!"

Catch up quick: The Hall of Famer is among the Suns' all-time legends, winning back-to-back MVPs in 2005 and 2006 as he led the team through its exhilarating "seven seconds or less" era.

• It was Nash's second stint in Phoenix, where he spent the first two years of his career before going to the Dallas Mavericks.
• He left the Suns in 2012 to join the Los Angeles Lakers, retiring in 2015.
• He coached the Brooklyn Nets from 2020 to 2022.

The intrigue: Nash rejoins the Suns at a time of major transition.

• The franchise traded Kevin Durant to Houston for Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks in the offseason and agreed to a buyout with Bradley Beal.