Pau Gasol: story of a ‘laker’ legend

Pau Gasol story of a laker legend

There are two great honors in the NBA once you retire. The first, the largest and most global, is to enter the Hall of Fame of the North American League; the second, to see your bib number hanging forever at the top of the flag of the team that you have defended in one and a thousand battles. And Pau Gasol (Barcelona, ​​1980) already has one of them since March 7 after contemplating with pride and emotion how the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the biggest franchises in the NBA, have raised their number 16 to the top of the Crypto .com Arena (the Staples Center). No one else in history will be able to sport it in the purple and gold team. The Hall of Fame will have to wait a little longer, but it will fall: according to Basketball Reference, the Spaniard has a 93.3% chance of integrating it due to his achievements during the 18 seasons that he played in the North American tournament.



In February 2008 Pau Gasol was transferred to

the Los Angeles Lakers. came to form a

star duo with Kobe Bryant and together they led

the team to two consecutive titles.

On March 7, the dorsal of Sant Boi will hang

forever at the top of the angelino pavilion.

Birthdate:

Place of birth:

Height:

Position:

Game:

Debut:

Draft:

Seasons:

July 6, 1980

Barcelona

2.13m

power forward, center

Right handed

November 1, 2001

No.3 in 2001 by Atlanta Hawks

18

The best time in the best team

With Gasol on the team, the Lakers reached three

consecutive finals and became in the first

Spaniard to win an NBA ring.

During his time in Los Angeles he was also

summoned three times to the All Star Game.

In his carrer

1,226 games

in the lakers

429 matches*

*35% of his career was done in Los Angeles.

Pau Gasol played 1,226 matches of which it was

holder in 1,150 (93.8%) in his 18 seasons

in the NBA. After eight years in the Memphis

Grizzlies, where he was voted Rookie of the Year in

the 2001-02 season ended with the Lakers.

His average in the 2008-09 finals

(The Lakers beat the Orlando Magic 4-1)

His average in the 2009-10 finals

(The Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 4-3)

end zone

(Regular season 2008-09)

end zone

(2009-10 regular season)

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In February 2008 Pau Gasol was transferred to

the Los Angeles Lakers. came to form a

star duo with Kobe Bryant and together they led

the team to two consecutive titles.

On March 7, the dorsal of Sant Boi will hang

forever at the top of the angelino pavilion.

Birthdate:

Place of birth:

Height:

Position:

Game:

Debut:

Draft:

Seasons:

July 6, 1980

Barcelona

2.13m

power forward, center

Right handed

November 1, 2001

No.3 in 2001 by Atlanta Hawks

18

The best time in the best team

With Gasol on the team, the Lakers reached three

consecutive finals and became in the first

Spaniard to win an NBA ring.

During his time in Los Angeles he was also

summoned three times to the All Star Game.

In his carrer

1,226 games

in the lakers

429 matches*

*35% of his career was done in Los Angeles.

Pau Gasol played 1,226 matches of which it was

holder in 1,150 (93.8%) in his 18 seasons

in the NBA. After eight years in the Memphis

Grizzlies, where he was voted Rookie of the Year in

the 2001-02 season would end up coming to LA.

His average in the 2008-09 finals

(The Lakers beat the Orlando Magic 4-1)

end zone

(Regular season 2008-09)

His average in the 2009-10 finals

(The Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 4-3)

end zone

(2009-10 regular season)

Gasol, the best Spanish player of all time, landed in the Lakers in February 2008 from the Memphis Grizzlies, the franchise that obtained his rights in the 2001 draft after being chosen by the Atlanta Hawks. And his time in California was fundamental. Together with Kobe Bryant, Pau increased the number of rings in the organization by two, won consecutively in 2009 and 2010, becoming the first Spaniard to win an NBA title.



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His career with the Lakers

He played starting center in five of his seven

seasons but in 2011-12 and 2012-13 he returned

to occupy the position that he liked the most, that of

‘power forward’ (power forward).

Regular season matches

with the lakers

In brackets the average minutes per game.

Pau was a starter in the 98.3% of the parties

during his time with the Lakers and had a

half of 35.7 minutes played per game.

average of points

by season

rebound average

by season

13-14

12-13

11-12

10-11

09-10

08-09

07-08

13-14

12-13

11-12

10-11

09-10

08-09

07-08

Average number of assists

by season

13-14

12-13

11-12

10-11

09-10

08-09

07-08

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His career with the Lakers

He played starting center in five of his seven

seasons but in 2011-12 and 2012-13 he returned

to occupy the position that he liked the most, that of

‘power forward’ (power forward).

Pau was a starter in the 98.3% of the parties

during his time with the Lakers and had a

half of 35.7 minutes played per game.

average of points

by season

13-14

12-13

11-12

10-11

09-10

08-09

07-08

rebound average

by season

13-14

12-13

11-12

10-11

09-10

08-09

07-08

Average number of assists

by season

13-14

12-13

11-12

10-11

09-10

08-09

07-08

The one from Sant Boi played 429 of his 1,226 total games in the NBA with the Lakers. He averaged 17.7 points, 9.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.4 blocks. He got the best rebounding game out of him, with 22, there in 2010 against the Milwaukee Bucks. In addition, of the ten triple-doubles with which he concluded his career in the North American League, five came wearing the purple and gold. Three of his All Star Game appearances were as a laker and he won four of his seven player of the week awards and one of four player of the month awards. He made the All-NBA Second Team once and the All-NBA Third Team twice on the team that now has its 16th on top of the world alongside Magic’s 32nd, Shaquille O’Neal’s 34th, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar… and the 8th and 24th of his brother, of his beloved Kobe Bryant.



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He is already part of the elite of the Lakers

will become the eleventh player in history

of the team Californian who sees his number removed. And it will be

the first to receive that honor since Kobe did

Bryant with numbers 8 and 24 in December 2017.

Elgin Baylor

Your favorite number

wilt chamberlain

It was his number from the

high school to nba

Jerry West

Your favorite number

Jamaal Wilkes

Your favorite number

Gail Goodrich

Your favorite number

abduljabbar

It is the number with which

I played in the High School.

James Worthy

In honor of his father

he was a big fan

by Jackie Robinson

magic johnson

I wore 33 in college

but he changed it to 32 already

that Kareem wore it.

kobe ​​bryant

The 8 is the number that

used as a child and the

24 was the one who dressed

in high school

Shaquille O’Neal

The 32 was retired

in honor of magic johnson

W. Chamberlain

A.Jabbar

S.O’Neal

This would be the template than los angeles lakers

they could form with the eleven numbers retired.

Successor to a golden dynasty

From George Mikan and Wilt Chamberlain to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and

Shaquille O’Neal, the Lakers have been characterized as a team

with a dominant center who has made history in the NBA.

Many of them have created movements as a sign of identity

of his game and in Kareem’s case, as something brought to perfection.

Feint and turn very quickly with his back to the basket to

break away from his marker and shoot. A movement

very fluid and elegant.

In pivot position, spin hard and finish

the move with a high power dunk

He took everything ahead.

After pivoting and accommodating the two steps

shooting, takes the ball with the arm completely

stretched in a top to bottom toss.

It was practically indefensible.

Fate has willed that Pau succeed in honor

to see his beloved companion withdrawn his number

and friend Kobe Bryant, in a closing career

that defines the professional career of the best player

history Spanish.

It has meant everything. without him it would be impossible

have won so many championships.

Is a great player. He was my brother

will always be my brother

1678273325 903 Pau Gasol story of a laker legend

He is already part of the elite of the Lakers

will become the eleventh player in the

team history Californian who sees retired

his bib. And he will be the first to receive that honor

since Kobe Bryant did it with the bibs

8 and 24 in December 2017.

The best time in the best team

From George Mikan and Wilt Chamberlain to

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O’Neal,

the Lakers have been characterized as a team

with a dominant center that has made history

in the NBA.

Many of them have created movements like

hallmark of your game and in the case of

Kareem, like something brought to perfection.

Feint and turn very quickly with his back to the basket to

break away from his marker and shoot.

A very fluid and elegant movement.

In pivot position, spin hard and

ends the movement with a dunk of great

power He took everything ahead.

After pivoting and accommodating the two steps

shooting, takes the ball with the arm completely

stretched out in a toss

top to bottom. was practically

indefensible.

Fate has willed that Pau succeed in honor

to see his beloved companion withdrawn his number

and friend Kobe Bryant, in a closing career

that defines the career of the best

Spanish player in history.

It has meant everything. without him it would be impossible

have won so many championships.

Is a great player. He was my brother

will always be my brother

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