I'm not so quick to dismiss this trade. From a defensive standpoint, it obviously doesn't help but I don't see how the lakers aren't vastly improved with Nash at the point in place of Ramon sessions. They still have one of the biggest frontlines in the league along with Kobe. Nash averaged 10 assists per game last year.
I'm not saying that this pushes them past okc but it certainly makes the series much more interesting and I don't see any other team in the west being any better.
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