Pau Gasol
Special appearance
Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Pau Gasol Sáez (ˈpaw ɣəˈzɔl, ˈpau ɣaˈsol; born July 6, 1980) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a six-time NBA All-Star, and a four-time All-NBA selection, twice on the second team and twice on the third team. He has won two NBA championships, both with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2002 with the Memphis Grizzlies, one of only three non-American NBA players to win that award. He is the older brother of fellow NBA player Marc Gasol. Gasol was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the third overall pick in the first round of the 2001 NBA draft, but his rights were traded to Memphis. He currently holds the Grizzlies' franchise record for free throws made and attempted. Alongside the seven seasons with the team, Gasol has played for the Los Angeles Lakers (from 2008), the Chicago Bulls (from 2014), and the San Antonio Spurs (from 2016). Internationally, Gasol has won two Olympic silver medals, an Olympic bronze medal, a FIBA World Cup title and three EuroBasket titles with the Spanish national basketball team.
Pau Gasol Sáez (ˈpaw ɣəˈzɔl, ˈpau ɣaˈsol; born July 6, 1980) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a six-time NBA All-Star, and a four-time All-NBA selection, twice on the second team and twice on the third team. He has won two NBA championships, both with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2002 with the Memphis Grizzlies, one of only three non-American NBA players to win that award. He is the older brother of fellow NBA player Marc Gasol.
Gasol was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the third overall pick in the first round of the 2001 NBA draft, but his rights were traded to Memphis. He currently holds the Grizzlies' franchise record for free throws made and attempted. Alongside the seven seasons with the team, Gasol has played for the Los Angeles Lakers (from 2008), the Chicago Bulls (from 2014), and the San Antonio Spurs (from 2016). Internationally, Gasol has won two Olympic silver medals, an Olympic bronze medal, a FIBA World Cup title and three EuroBasket titles with the Spanish national basketball team.