On Thursday, Steve Nash was named one of the 2007 recipients of The Order of Canada ? the country?s highest civilian honor. He was selected not just for his fame but also for his many humanitarian efforts through his Steve Nash Foundation and the Canadian school system.

Other recipients included Walter Gretzky, father of Phoenix Coyotes' coach Wayne Gretzky, and United Nations human rights commissioner and former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour.

?None of my friends got it when I was growing up, so I didn?t know much about it,? Nash said with a smile. ?I?m just blown away and just extremely excited. It?s the highest honor in our country, and it?s just incredible to be recognized in that way. That puts me in some incredible company.?

Now 23rd on the all-time NBA list for assists (6,260), Nash?s 10 assists on Friday gives him 3,341 as a Phoenix Sun. That passes Walter Davis for third place on the all-time Phoenix franchise list. Only Alvan Adams (4,012) and franchise leader Kevin Johnson (6,518) have more helpers in a Suns' uniform.