Pau Gasol

Pau Gasol i Sàez (born July 6, 1980 in Barcelona, Spain^[1]) is a Spanish former basketball player. Gasol played for the Portland Trailblazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Los Angeles Lakers from 2008 to 2014. He also played for the, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, And Milwaukee Bucks.^[2]

He has won an NBA championship with the Lakers. He played with the Spanish basketball team at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, winning silver medals in 2008 and 2012. Before playing with the Lakers, he played in Spain and for the Memphis Grizzlies. He wears #16 for the Lakers, and plays both forward and center. He is 215 cm (7 ft 1 in) tall and weight 115 kg (254 lb) , and has a younger brother named Marc Gasol who plays for the Toronto Raptors. He went to the NBA All-Star more than 3 times and was eventually considered to be one of the very best of the Los Angles Lakers from the years 2008 straight until 2014.