Recently, Cuban, the boss of the Lone Ranger, talked about Nash in the “Knuckleheads” program.
Cuban said: “the biggest mistake I made in the Lone Ranger was to let Nash go, and then I talked to him. I said life was long, the time you spent in the game was only a small part of your life, and we became friends again.”
“Dirk was very unhappy. We were at the wedding together in Mexico, and he asked me why I let Nash go. I explained that I asked the coach and the doctor, we don’t know how much longer he can play, his playing time has dropped, I made him an offer, the Suns obviously offered a better offer. It was my fault, but it was good for Nash because it inspired him to end up in the second MVP. ”
Nash played in Dallas for six seasons and returned to the Suns in 2004-05.