Pau Gasol (SAS) – “Meal Ticket” | “Pau Pau Pau”

Profile:
Power Forward/Center: 7’0, 250 lbs; 17th year, Spain
NBA Role: highly skilled, offensive-minded 4/5 • Salty DOG
A 2-time 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 offense through Pau remains 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 almost every night – screams after the slightest bit of contact but calling him soft is overplayed and inaccurate; struggles with one-on-one D – Coach Pop has the unenviable task of finding ways for Pau & LMA to coexist defensively*; can Pau capture title #3 San Antonio?
*on offense, hi-low action is featured
Signature Shot: midrange J from the top of the key
(*factory setting*) NBA 2K17 Rating: 84
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Couple DOG Facts:
Career: 17.9 points/game, 9.4 rebounds/game, 51% FG
2x NBA Champion (’09-’10)
6x All-Star (Last: 2016)
Rookie of the Year (2002)
Older brother of – (obviously) • There was no prior mention of Marc, so his inclusion was necessary, no matter how trivial
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“Featured Lights”
- “Pau-er Play” – Rumor has it, John Henson (MIL) & Zaza Pachulia (GS) still have nightmares about Pau… (via GD’s Latest Highlights – ’14-’15; Jan. 2015):
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