Is Pau Gasol related to Kobe Bryant?

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol spent six and a half seasons together with the Los Angeles Lakers. The two developed a close enough relationship over that period that Bryant’s youngest daughters look at Gasol like an uncle.

Is Pau Gasol a twin?

He is the older brother of fellow NBA player Marc Gasol. Gasol was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the third overall pick in the first round of the 2001 NBA draft, but his rights were traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Were Pau and Kobe close?

when I finish I wanna look at my career and say I gave everything I had.” Paul George and Kobe Bryant had a close personal relationship, as the two worked out together during PG’s rise to stardom.

Does Pau Gasol speak Spanish?

“Right away from the first game he started speaking Spanish. On our coverages, on our plays. It was great. It was something that I obviously didn’t expect at the beginning, even though I knew that he spoke really good Italian because he spent quite a bit of time in Italy when his dad played there when he was young.

Who was Kobe Bryant best friend?

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Why was Chris Paul not allowed to go to the Lakers?

Jackson: “David made some comment that the reason he vetoed the trade was because it wasn’t an attractive enough package for a player of Chris Paul’s caliber. That was only a half-truth. The other part was that he also felt that he wanted the Hornets to be an attractive property to a prospective owner.”

Did Gasol brothers ever play together?

Pau and Marc Gasol are the only two brothers to play for the Lakers’ franchise. Marc Gasol was asked about the possibility of his brother joining him with the Lakers when he initially signed with the team, and had this to say: “I know Pau loves L.A.,” Marc Gasol said in an interview with Spectrum Sportsnet.

Does Marc Gasol have a ring?

Although Gasol did not earn a ring with the Lakers, he won an NBA championship in 2019 with Toronto. That year, Marc and Pau became the first set of brothers to win NBA titles. The center played in 52 games during the 2021-21 NBA season, averaging 1 block and 5 points per game.