Former Phoenix Suns GM Bryan Colangelo felt thrilled when the team was able to sign free agent point guard/1996 #15 pick Steve Nash away from the Dallas Mavericks (five-year, $65 million contract).
(via Phoenix Suns Since ’68: Steve Nash Returns to the Phoenix Suns):
“Whether or not we were going to retain him if Dallas had matched where we were talking in terms of the stratosphere of dollars, that’s an unknown. But the fact that Dallas did not ultimately step into that realm of dollars and the fact that we walked out of there with a commitment from Steve that he would be joining us, clearly was one of those great moments in the history of the franchise.”
