Steve Nash explained on Friday how he has no interest in becoming a ring-chaser, despite how badly he has sought a title and has a limited number of seasons remaining.

“Well, I mean I think for me, of course I want to win a ring,” Nash says. “But at the same time I’m like, ‘I don’t want to win it with those guys. Those guys have been the enemy for X amount of years.’ So I’m not quite in that camp yet — ‘I don’t care, put me on the best team and I’m going to try to win a ring.’ I still feel like kids from my neighborhood want to beat the kids from that neighborhood, like we were growing up. I’m not ready to concede, ‘Well, they’re better than us, I’ll join them.’ I’m just not there yet. Maybe I’ll get there.”

Nash did concede that reuniting with Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks would be a different type of scenario.

“I’m not saying that couldn’t happen,” Nash said.

Many around the NBA have wondered why Nash hasn't sought a trade to a contender.

“A lot of people are like, ‘Well, why don’t you ask for a trade?’ Well, you could ask for a trade and go to a team that’s in a worse position this year,” said Nash. “So I try to be thankful for what I have, great teammates, great coach, a city I’ve had a lot of success and enjoyment in, I just want to play until they tell me it’s time to move on.”