PAU GASOL (POR)
#16•P. GASOL
C • 7’0, 250 lbs; 19th year, Spain
SALTY DOG
NBA ROLE: SKILLED, VETERAN PIVOT
A 2x NBA champ, 6-time All-Star & former Rookie of the Year, Pau Gasol’s had an illustrious career; an amazing passer, midrange shooter and skilled big on the block, running action through Pau is always an option – can find teammates over the top (or flashing cutters), destroy you w/ a barrage of jumpers; interesting case study: won’t box out but grabs double-digit boards all the time – screams after the slightest bit of contact but calling him soft is overplayed and inaccurate; comes up w/ blocks, though struggles w/ one-on-one D; delegated to a second unit role, helps the offense function, contributes in smaller doses; final stretch of his Hall of Fame career, can Pau capture title #3 in Portland?
SIGNATURE!
SLIP --> MIDRANGE J
FAKE --> TURNAROUND HOOK
MORE ON P. GASOL
Career: 17 points/game, 9.2 rebounds/game, 51% FG
2x NBA Champion (’09-’10)
2x All-NBA Second Team ('11, '15)
2x All-NBA Third Team ('09-'10)
6x All-Star (Last: 2016)
Rookie of the Year (2002)
Older bro. of Marc Gasol (TOR)
(FACTORY SETTING) NBA 2K20 RATING: 75
(via FreeDawkins & NBA)