When Pau Gasol was selected with a high No. 3 pick ... as there was no question that the 7'0"center was the new face of the Grizzlies franchise. So much so that Jason Williams, who was one of ...

Unlike today, in the early 2000s, European prospects coming into the NBA were often viewed as high risks and tough to project. The stigma around international players was that they wouldn't really ...

Born and raised in Barcelona, Spain, Gasol moved with his parents to the Memphis suburb of Germantown, Tennessee, as a teenager in 2001 after his older brother Pau joined the Memphis Grizzlies.

Memphis Grizzlies wing Jaylen Wells, who became a key piece of the offense before he broke his wrist, is one of the finalists ...

The Spaniard concluded his debut season with the Memphis Grizzlies ... Recognizing Pau's immense talent and potential, Wilbon understood that Gasol was precisely the type of player that Jordan ...

Pau being Spanish and Kobe being one of the best ever. But then also Marc [Gasol]. A lot of national team basketball players and funny enough, Grizzlies players, too. And then Dirk Nowitzki.

Wells was also durable. He played in each of the Grizzlies' first 79 games before a wrist injury put an end to his 2024-25 season. Ja Morant and Pau Gasol are the only Grizzlies players in ...