The Phoenix Suns' general posture has been to rebuff trade inquiries for star guard Steve Nash, but the Suns have had discussions this month with the Minnesota Timberwolves about a deal that would send Nash to Minnesota in a package for the No. 2 overall pick in Thursday's draft, according to sources briefed on the talks. The talks, though, haven't advanced beyond the exploratory stage. Sources described a "mutual conclusion" by both teams that such a deal ultimately would not work for the Wolves because of Nash's presume Sources say that the player Phoenix covets in the draft is Arizona forward Derrick Williams, although Suns officials publicly have denied reports that they have alternatively offered center Marcin Gortat and the No. 13 overall pick for the No. 2 selection instead of Nash. Suns president Lon Babby called into a Phoenix radio station Wednesday to say the team has no plans to trade Nash. "I have said it a zillion times. We are not trading Steve Nash," he told "Doug & Wolf" on Sports 620 KTAR. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2011/news/story?id=6690475
