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Pau Gasol could enter the NBA Hall of Fame

Pau Gasol appears this Wednesday in the list of Candidates for the Hall of Fame NBA in 2023.

Gasol, 42 years old and double NBA champion with los angeles lakers, is part of a list, published by the Hall of Fame, which also includes Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki of Germany and Tony Parker of France, as well as coach Gregg Popovich. Among the candidates is also the squad of the US women’s basketball team that won gold at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal (Canada).

Finalists will be announced on February 17. in Salt Lake City (Utah), during the ‘All-Star’ weekend, while the new members of the Hall of Fame will be known on April 1, during the final four of the NCAA in Houston (Texas). . The ceremony will be held on August 12. en Springfield (Massacchussets) en la ‘Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’.

Gasol disputed 18 seasons in the NBA, with the Memphis Grizzlies, Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks and Portland Trail Blazers. In the regular season, the Spanish center played 1,226 parties in the NBA (1,150 of them as a starter) and had 17 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.6 blocks on average per game. In the postseason, Gasol played in 136 games (122 starting in the starting five) and averaged 15.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.7 blocks.

These figures over 18 seasons place him among the best European players in history of the NBA alongside other very prominent names like Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Drazen Petrovic and Arvydas Sabonis.

But beyond the numbers, Gasol has also left his mark on the NBA through unforgettable moments such as his eternal friendship with the disappeared Kobe Bryant or the memorable initial jump against his brother Marc in the 2015 all-star game.

In addition to the Spanish, there is also Nowitzki, a legend of the Dallas Mavericks and NBA champion in 2011, who retired in 2019, and Tony Parker, a four-time NBA champion with the San Antonio Spurs.

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