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Steve Nash named GM of Canadian national team

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PHOENIX, AZ - APRIL 25: Steve Nash #13 of the Phoenix Suns high fives fans as he is introduced before the NBA game against the San Antonio Spurs at US Airways Center on April 25, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Spurs defeated the Suns 110-106. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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Steve Nash is moving into a front office job.

Well, not yet in the NBA. He’ll be courted as a free agent this summer and land in New York or Dallas or stay in Phoenix, but he’ll play a few more years. Instead, he is taking over a front office role with the Canadian basketball program, tweets Eric Koreen of the National Post.

Steve Nash is now the general manager of the Canadian men’s basketball team. Barrett will be assistant GM, and executive vice-president.

This is not unlike when Wayne Gretzky helped take over the Canadian national hockey Olympics program.

Canada has some good young talent coming up through the national team pipeline. Such as Tristan Thompson, the rookie forward with the Cavaliers. At times in the past it has been a challenge to get Canadians like Samuel Dalembert and Joel Anthony to play for the national team, but if Nash asks them it could be different.

The USA is going to remain the dominant power in the region, but there certainly is room for a second strong program to challenge them.