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Reports are circulating that the Toronto Raptors have offered Steve Nash a contract worth $36 million over three years, but little has been said about what the Phoenix Suns, Nash's former current team have put on the table.

Until now.

If both reports are true then, well, you can kiss Nash goodbye, because an offer of $6 million per year by the Suns will surely not be enough to keep him around.

To put it in perspective, that deal would put Nash behind Josh Childress and about on par with Channing Frye.

Sure, Nash is 38 and not the player he once was. But he still averaged 12.5 points and 10.7 assists per game last season, the second number being good enough for second- best in the NBA. While the point guard may have been willing to take some kind of discount to stay in the Valley, there is little chance he'll find this offer to be satisfactory.

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    mesa mad man wrote...
    Contract Offer
    July 2, 2012 12:03 pm
    I think this is an example of misreporting. Unless the "trusted source" is confirmed, I just have a hard time believing they would even come to the table with this offer. Especially when it was initially reported they would offer 2 years, 10 million per - i would wager their current offer stands at 2 years - 12 million per, not total. I could be wrong, but just doesnt seem realistic to me, even for the suns.
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    Jarrod P. wrote...
    Paulie--stick to football
    July 2, 2012 12:41 pm
    based on past experience, when Paulie attempts to report on anything other then the Cardinals, he is wrong... Lets wait and see before i call him wrong though.. lol
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    Chuck H. wrote...
    You guys are missing it.
    July 2, 2012 12:45 pm
    Its probably correct, given who owns the Suns and his track record. Sarver has a history of insulting star players and this is another example. A classier move would have been to tell Steve they're going their separate ways. Instead he insults him with this chump change? Screw Sarver!!!
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    mikeyb wrote...
    SARVER SUCKS!
    July 2, 2012 12:46 pm
    I would not, for one second, put this offer past Robert "low ball" Sarver. I know that Steve was going to go elsewhere anyway but man, that offer is a direct slap in the face to Steve and to Suns fans. To think, I actually believed them when they said that they wanted Nash to retire a Sun.
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    daamage wrote...
    This is GOOD news
    July 2, 2012 1:24 pm
    This means thats probably all they HAVE to offer him with contracts being offered to other players. The hope here is to sign a big contract with eric gordon/oj mayo, and maybe a ray allen type vet shooter, and possibly grant hill as well and lure nash back with that.
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    Patrick Peterson's Talent wrote...
    Chuck H
    July 2, 2012 1:27 pm
    You're missing it. First, let's see if this report is even accurate. I'm thinking it's 12 mil/year. Second, stop with the blanket statements: "Sarver has a history of insulting star players and this is another example" - When? Who? While I'm not a Sarver fan, I'm tired of fans who have lazy opinions - i.e. the kind that don't offer any substance. If you want to complain just to complain, get a diary.
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    dccoope wrote...
    RE Sarver
    July 2, 2012 2:14 pm
    It has been documented the last few off seasons that the Suns have come in under market only to later raise the offer, it has happened with Hill and with Frye to name the most recent. So my surpise would be that the Suns actually made the offer rather than respectfully say they would be too far apart on the money aspect to disrespect him with their 'best' offer.
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    sundevil7901 wrote...
    If the numbers are accurate
    July 2, 2012 2:14 pm
    I am not sure why the Suns would bother with that offer, nor why, if this was their plan all along, would they not have tried to trade Nash prior to free agency? Whether its the Calvisi tweet or the Suns front office, something doesn't make sense.
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    PRH wrote...
    Misreporting?
    July 2, 2012 2:16 pm
    Why, because it doesn't "seem realistic" to you? This type of insulting offer is textbook Robert Sarver. Since he replaced Jerry, he has completely failed as an owner and fans correctly blame him for the franchise's decline. In fact, to many former season ticket holders, Sarver is known as "the man who killed the Suns." He's even hated by his fellow owners, many who were embarrassed by his actions during the lockout. As a life long Suns fan, I hope Nash goes elsewhere and kills PHX whenever they play. As long as Sarver owns this franchise, the Suns will never get close to a title again.
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