{"id":2928,"date":"2015-09-16T11:57:51","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T11:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itsports.gr\/?p=2928"},"modified":"2023-02-16T22:13:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T22:13:18","slug":"pau-gasol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsports.gr\/en\/pau-gasol\/","title":{"rendered":"Pau Gasol"},"content":{"rendered":"

Height:<\/span> 7’0”<\/span>\/ 2.13m<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Weight:<\/span> 250 lbs.<\/span>\/ 113.4 kg<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Born:<\/span> July 06, 1980<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
From:<\/span> Barcelona, Spain<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Draft:<\/span> 1st Round (3rd pick) 2001 NBA Draft<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
NBA Debut:<\/span> 2001<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Years Pro:<\/span> 14<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Previous Teams:<\/span> <\/strong>
\n\u00a0 Los Angeles Lakers<\/span> 2014 – 2014<\/span> <\/strong>
\n\u00a0 Chicago Bulls<\/span> 2014 – 2014<\/span> <\/strong>
\n\u00a0 Los Angeles Lakers<\/span> 2008 – 2013<\/span> <\/strong>
\n\u00a0 Memphis Grizzlies<\/span> 2007 – 2007<\/span> <\/strong>
\n\u00a0 More Previous Teams<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n
Prior to NBA\/Country: <\/span>FC Barcelona\/Spain<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

An early entry candidate for the 2001 NBA Draft … Member of one of the top teams in the ACB, the top professional basketball league in Spain … Was a member of teams that won the ACB Championship and Junior World Championship in 1999 … Playing for Barcelona’s junior team, he was an integral part of the team that won the 1998 Albert Schweitzer Tournament and the 1998 European Junior Championship … Was named MVP of the Spanish National Cup (Copa del Rey) after leading team to victory in Malaga, Spain … Delivered a breakthrough season in 2000-01 as a 20-year-old playing for F.C. Barcelona … Played in 29 of team’s first 33 games, averaging 11.3 points and 5.2 rebounds in 23.8 minutes.<\/em><\/p>\n

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
\nDrafted by Atlanta in the first round (third overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft \u2026 Draft rights traded to Memphis along with Lorenzen Wright and Brevin Knight for Shareef Abdur-Rahim on June 27, 2001 \u2026 Acquired by the Lakers along with a future 2nd round draft pick from the Grizzlies in exchange for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, the draft rights to Marc Gasol and two future first round picks on February 1, 2008 … Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on July 19, 2014.<\/p>\n

PERSONAL:
\nLed Spain to the silver medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, averaging 19.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.13 blocked shots …<\/p>\n

Named MVP of the 2006 FIBA World Championships in leading Spain to the gold medal, despite missing the final due to a broken fifth metatarsal in his left foot …<\/p>\n

Played for Spain in the 2004 Olympics, averaging 22.4 ppg, and 7.3 rpg … Parents are Marisa, a physician, and father, Agusti, a hospital administrator …<\/p>\n

Has two younger brothers: Adria and Marc, the latter a 6-10 center who played high school basketball at Lausanne in Memphis for two seasons before joining Pau’s former team of F.C. Barcelona back in Spain …<\/p>\n

Marc was drafted by the Lakers in the second round of the 2007 NBA Draft and subsequently was involved in the trade bringing Pau to Los Angeles …<\/p>\n

Pau and Marc were teammates on the Spanish national team during the 2006 World Championships and 2008 Beijing Olympics …<\/p>\n

Parents both played second-division basketball in Spain …<\/p>\n

His parents and brothers lived with him in Memphis during his rookie season …<\/p>\n

Speaks three languages: Catalan, Spanish and English …<\/p>\n

Native of Catalonia, a region on the coast of Spain …<\/p>\n

Planned to become a doctor and attended a year of medical school at the University of Barcelona at age 18 until pro basketball changed his plans …<\/p>\n

Began playing at the age of seven, and started as a point guard until he was 13 …<\/p>\n

First contact with the NBA was at age 12, watching the original Dream Team on television win the Olympic Gold Medal in Barcelona in 1992 …<\/p>\n

Lists Michael Jordan as the most exciting player he’s ever played against …<\/p>\n

With Memphis, was a six-year sponsor of Tickets for Kids with “Pau’s Amigos” …<\/p>\n

Was a member of the Grizzlies’ All-Star Reading Team, and participated in the Grizzlies’ Stay in School Challenge Reception and Read to Achieve Celebration …<\/p>\n

During the 2006-07 season, he co-hosted the annual Staxtacular event, a fundraiser to benefit the Stax Music Academy …<\/p>\n

Has done public service announcements for Memphis City Schools Reads, UNICEF and Memphis City Schools Fight Free Fifty, which encourages MCS students to go 50 days without fighting in school …<\/p>\n

Is the ambassador for Spain’s UNICEF Committee, and during the summer of 2005 he visited South Africa with the organization to act as an ambassador in the fight against AIDS …<\/p>\n

Also made a trip to Angola in the summer of 2007 with UNICEF where he visited a children’s hospital and raised awareness for children with HIV and AIDS …<\/p>\n

Pau has participated in UNICEF and the NBA\u2019s \u201cUnite For Children, Unite Against AIDS Campaign\u201d since its inception in 2006 and is also an ambassador for FAD and the Youth Association \u201cSonar Despierto\u201d …<\/p>\n

Unveiled the 12th Reading and Learning Center at the Boys and Girls Club of East LA.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nba.com\/playerfile\/pau_gasol\/<\/strong><\/p>\n

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