Los Angeles Lakers - NBA - Pau Gasol - Photograph

Photograph signed by one of the best NBA basketball players, Pau Gasol. Autograph obtained in person after an event. You can see the photo of the exact moment of the autograph. The item will be shipped in a certified envelope (with tracking number). Good protection will be used so the lot does not suffer damage. Pau Gasol is a Spanish former basketball player who played 18 seasons in the NBA, where he was a two-time champion in 2009 and 2010, and three more with FC Barcelona in the ACB League. At 2.13 meters tall, he played the power forward position. He is widely regarded as the best Spanish player of all time, among the best Europeans who have played in the NBA, and one of the most decisive FIBA players in history. Pau became the second Spaniard to play in the NBA after Fernando Martín, the first to be selected to play in an NBA All-Star Game (Houston 2006), to qualify for the playoffs (with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2003-04), and to win the NBA championship (on two occasions with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 and 2010). He was also the first non-American player to be named NBA Rookie of the Year (in 2002). He was selected in the third position of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, but his rights were traded to the Memphis Grizzlies where he played six and a half seasons. When he left the Grizzlies, he held franchise records for most total points scored, most games played, most minutes played, most field goals made and attempted, most free throws made and attempted, defensive rebounds, offensive rebounds, total rebounds, blocks, and turnovers. On February 3, 2008 Gasol was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers by Kwame Brown (2001 draft No. 1), Javaris Crittenton and Aaron McKie, two first-round picks of the 2008 and 2010 drafts, and the rights the Lakers held to his brother Marc Gasol. On May 13, 2009 he was first named to an NBA All-First Team for the season, specifically to the third team. In 2010 he was named to the third team for a second time, and in 2011 and 2015 he was selected to the second team. He is one of the four players in NBA history with at least 20,000 points, 11,000 rebounds, 3,500 assists, and 1,900 blocks accumulated over the regular season, along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tim Duncan, and Kevin Garnett. In February 2021, after 18 NBA seasons, and after almost a year and a half without playing, he decided to return to FC Barcelona to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics, which would be his last tournament as a professional. On August 3, he was chosen to be part of the Athletes Commission of the International Olympic Committee. On October 5, 2021 he announced his retirement as a professional player and, on the 19th of the same month, Spain’s Council of Ministers approved the awarding of the Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sports Merit, the highest honor a Spanish athlete can aspire to, which was awarded to him in June 2022. On November 30, 2021, the Government of Catalonia awarded him the Creu de Sant Jordi, one of Catalonia’s highest distinctions, which he was also presented with in June of the following year. In March 2022, Gigantes del Basket magazine awarded him the ‘Giant Legend,’ during the 34th Gala of the Gigantes del Basket Awards. In July 2022 he joined the board of Overtime Elite, a new player development project in Atlanta (Georgia). On March 7, 2023 the Los Angeles Lakers retired his No. 16 jersey. On February 20, 2026 he was elected as president of the Athletes Commission of the International Olympic Committee by the rest of the members.

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