Pau Gasol

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Position : Power Forward

Height : 7 ft

Weight : 260 lbs

Team(s) : Los Angeles Lakers (2008- ) Memphis Grizzlies (2001-2008)

Born : July 6,1980 in Barcelona, Spain

Drafted : 3rd overall in 2001 by the Memphis Grizzlies

Career : 2001 -

Pau Gasol (born July 6, 1980) is a Power Forward for the Los Angeles Lakers. On February 1, 2008 Gasol was traded from Memphis to Los Angeles. The Lakers received the Grizzlies' second round draft choice in 2010. In exchange Memphis received forward Kwame Brown, guard Javaris Crittenton, guard Aaron McKie (who the Lakers signed earlier the day of the trade), the draft rights to Marc Gasol (Pau's younger brother) and first round picks in 2008 and 2010.

Pre-NBA

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.