At All star weekend 2005 Amare Stoudemire threw the ball off the backboard to Steve Nash who gently touched it with his head back to Stoudemire for a dunk. A 20 year old LeBron James commented, "Steve Nash shouldn't be able to pass to anyone because he can pass with his hands, head and feet."

Since that weekend Nash has picked up a couple pieces of hardware that read MVP and furthered his reputation as one of the League's most adept and unselfish passers.

So where does that leave him when he's a free agent in 2010? Well, his New York connections are plenty; owns an apartment in Tribeca, has spent the past 5 summers in NYC, plays in Soccer Leagues at Chelsea Piers on Manhattan's west side, plays pick up soccer in Central Park, his wife Alejandra (pictured with LBJ at left) loves New York, he loves New York's coach...the list goes on.

After stating that it's too far away to know anything for sure, Nash said, "But New York speaks for itself, the Knicks are a storied franchise. Obviously, the mecca of basketball. There are a lot of positives (signing there). I love the city. Obviously, I have a great relationship with Mike D'Antoni." He then gave his obligatory, 'but I'm with Phoenix right now...' that all professional athletes not named Terrel Owens are trained to say.

However, Nash is not getting younger, on July 1, 2010 he'll be 36. Much is written about his potential willingness to accept mid level or veterans exception that day, thus putting another piece of the puzzle in place without greatly affecting the Knicks' salary cap.

Nash's offense has diminished this year, but reports of his demise have been greatly exaggerated. Coach Terry Porter has reduced his minutes and slowed the style of play in Phoenix which inevitably decreases statistics. If you watch Nash, he still finds the open man and regularly makes those heady basketball decisions that you just can't teach.

Last night this "older" Steve Nash managed to dish out 19 assists. While he only shot 3 of 9, he still has the ability to make the open jumper and take his man off the dribble. If teamed with LeBron, 36 years old or not, expect those assists to keep on coming and the jumpers to be even more open. If the Knicks can sign that kind of talent for a discount, the Summer of LeBron becomes that much more of a real possibility for New York.