In the latest, “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em!” news … the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers completed a sign-and-trade deal, sending Steve Nash to join Kobe Bryant in La-La Land.

Nash's infamous quote, that should get plenty of air time next season:

“The truth is I’m a bit old school,” Nash said in the June 25 interview. “For me, it would be hard to put on a Lakers jersey. That’s just the way it is. You play against them so many times in the playoffs, and I just use them as an example…” Full story on ESPN here.

What do you think of Nash joining the Lakers?

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