It was the summer of 2004 and the Dallas Mavericks had a decision to make; to pay or not to pay Steve Nash.
Steve Nash was drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 1996 NBA Draft where he would play just two seasons before being traded to the Dallas Mavericks in the summer of 1998. That same summer, Dallas drafted a young kid out of Germany by the name of Dirk Nowitzki.
Over the next six seasons, the Nash and Nowitzki combo in Dallas would become one of the most fun and dangerous duos in the league.