Steve Nash to Consider Signing With Toronto Raptors?

According to Fox Sports, there’s a chance that once he becomes a free agent this summer, Steve Nash could take his talents to Toronto: “Meanwhile, several NBA personnel executives have confirmed that the Nash-to-Toronto rumors may have real traction. ‘I’ve been hearing that from people that would know,’ said one Western Conference sharpie, sounding very much like the rest of us. ‘The Raptors may not be ready to win right away, but with (Andrea) Bargnani, (DeMar) DeRozan and maybe (Jonas) Valanciunas coming over next season, they could be pretty decent right away with Nash. And they could have enough cap space to get something done there.’ Valanciunas, the 7-footer chosen fifth overall by the Raptors in the 2011 draft, was the dominant player in last summer’s U-19 World Championships. According to reports earlier this month, there’s a strong chance he could buy out the last year of his European contract — the Raps are able to pony up roughly a quarter of that price — and play in the NBA next season. The Raptors also have the eighth pick in this week’s draft, with which they’re expected to grab an attacking wing (such as Dion Waiters of Syracuse) or high-scoring, draft-board-climbing point guard Damian Lillard of Weber State.”