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Pau Gasol. Jordi bofarull. Pau Gasol i Sàez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He was born to Marisa Sàez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood growing up in Spain. Gasol's brother, Marc Gasol, is also a professional basketball player. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol i Sàez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He was born to Marisa Sàez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood growing up in Spain. Gasol's brother, Marc Gasol, is also a professional basketball player.
When he was sixteen, he began playing for Barcelona's junior team. Barcelona was victorious in the Spanish National Cup championship game in 2001, and Gasol was named Most Valuable Player. Gasol was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2001 NBA Draft, but his rights were traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, where he won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award
He currently holds the Memphis Grizzlies franchise records for career games played, minutes played, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, offensive, defensive, and total rebounds, blocked shots, turnovers, and points.
After seven seasons with the team, Gasol was traded to the Lakers on February 1, 2008, and a USA Today newspaper article said he was "the major factor in turning around a storied NBA franchise and making it hip to be a Lakers fan again”. Now , Gasol is playing the finals versus Orlando magics for win the ring of champions.
