Ranking the 5 Best Players to never play in the NBA Finals

#1 Steve Nash

Arguably the best player to never win an NBA title

Steve Nash is probably the best player to have never played in the NBA Finals throughout his storied career. After being drafted at #15 by the Phoenix Suns, who booed him on being selected, he was behind Jason Kidd and Kevin Johnson in his first stint with the Suns.

He was traded in 1998 to the Dallas Mavericks, where he became one of the fan favorites and had a breakout season in 2000-01, averaging 15.6 points and 7.3 assists, from where there was no looking back. He became an All-Star and wanted to stay with the Mavericks but they decided otherwise, which resulted in his return to the Suns.

Here is when he played some of his best basketball, alongside upcoming stars in Shawn Marrion, Joe Johnson and Amar'e Stoudemire. Nash was known for his ability to set up his teammates, but was an elite shooter, regularly shooting at a 50-40-90 average (50% from the field, 40% from 3-point range, 90% from the free throw line).

Under Nash, the Phoenix Suns reached the Western Conference Finals in 2005 and 2006 but lost out to San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks respectively. Nash won the MVP title twice in 2005 and 2006 as well, but they were unable to repeat their postseason runs again, only reaching the 2nd round of the playoffs.

Nash then joined the Los Angeles Lakers in 2012, in a bid to finally win a ring, but the experiment was a colossal failure and full of injuries. Despite not reaching the NBA Finals even once, Nash is considered to be one of the best point guards ever, who revolutionized the game of basketball with the fast-paced Suns.