Steve Nash signs with the Lakers! (Sign and Trade

Website reported that Nash, a two-time NBA MVP, will team up with Lakers star Kobe Bryant in a move allows him contend for a title and stay in close proximity to In a sign-and-trade deal, the two-time MVP is leaving the Phoenix Suns for the Lakers, according to reports.Just when you thought the Steve Nash madness during the NBA 's free agency period couldn't get any crazier, it just did as the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix .ESPN.com reports: Steve Nash has successfully negotiated a sign-and-trade deal from the Suns to the Lakers that will team him up with Kobe Bryant , according .Steve Nash won't be coming home to Canada. ESPN.com reported Wednesday night that the veteran point guard from Victoria has agreed to join the Losn an unforeseen twist that could thrust the Los Angeles Lakers straight back into title contention, two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash has successfully.Before news of this deal broke, fans of the New York Knicks were considering the sight of Nash and his old running mate Amar'e Stoudemire reunited at Madison Square Garden. Earlier reports had the Knicks perilously close to landing Nash in a different sign-and-trade deal with the Suns, sending Iman Shumpert and Toney Douglas to Phoenix.

Before Stein's tweet about the impending Lakers-Suns deal, Frank Isola, the Knicks beat writer for the New York Daily News tweeted about the possibility of Nash landing in Hollywood instead of the Big Apple.