Steve Nash has an estimated net worth of $95 million. He is a Canadian professional basketball player with an annual salary of $8.7 million.
Steve Nash is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was taken as the fifteenth pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. He made minimal impact and was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 1998. The Richest lists Nash's net worth as $95 million.
On Nash's third season with the Dallas Mavericks, he was voted to his first NBA All Star-Game and earned his first All-NBA selection. On the following season, Steve Nash led the Mavericks to the Western Conference. However, he became a free agent after the 2003-04 season and returned to the Phoenix Suns.
In the 2004-05 season, Steve Nash led the Suns to the Western Conference Finals and was named as NBA's "Most Valuable Player (MVP)." On the league's next season, he was again named as the MVP but missed out on a third consecutive MVP title in 2006-07 season. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Steve Nash is a two-time NBA MVP and an eight-time NBA all-star.
In 2006, Steve Nash was named as the ninth greatest point guard of all time. He has led the league in assists and free-throw percentage at several points in his career. He is also ranked as one of the top NBA players in history. Over the span of his career, his net worth value continues to increase.
Along with Steve Nash's successful career and increasing net worth, he has also been honored for his contributions to several philanthropic causes. He was named as one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World list in 2006.
Steve Nash received the Order of Canada in 2007 and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Victoria in 2008. Aside from his career in the NBA, he is also a co-owner of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC professional soccer team.
Meanwhile, Steve Nash was married to Alejandra Amarilla, now his ex-wife, in 2005. The couple had twin daughters and a son. On the day of his son's birth, he and his ex-wife revealed that they had lived separately for the past several months and was in the process of separation.
For months, Steve Nash and his ex-wife had been locked in a bitter and well-publicized divorce and custody battle. Nash had reportedly been trying to stop his ex-wife from moving their kids from Arizona to California. During the court battle, the NBA player also claimed that Amarilla wanted to move to California in order to get more child support money.
In the end of the lengthy and contentious child custody battle, Steve Nash and his ex-wife finally came to a settlement. However, the terms were not elaborated.
Aside from his professional basketball career and $95 million net worth, Steve Nash has also other fascinating interests. He owned an upscale $5 million sports club in downtown Vancouver. He also wrote and produced various commercials and intends to produce independent films as well.
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