PAU GASOL RUMORS & GOSSIP

The Spurs just dropped a load of money on their Spaniard; let’s work out why they did that. Pau Gasol has officially signed his new contract with the Spurs, the team announced. That part was expected. The terms of that deal, however, are a little surprising. Gasol will get $48 million over three years, with the last one being only partially guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Adrian...

In this episode, I chat with Adi Joseph of USA Today about the Kyrie Irving trade request that shocked the basketball world? We talk about the ramifications of this trade request, then go through what the Cavaliers should do. Finally, we run through every team and decide if we think that team makes sense for the Cavaliers to consider a deal with.  Please remember to rate, review...

Yes. This is exactly what he would have made with the player option that he declined. Yes. This doesn’t seem to make much sense. Remember when Pau Gasol declined his $16.2 million player option to sign a longer contract to help the San Antonio Spurs and their finances? That seemed to be the point when the Spurs announced that Gasol had agreed to sign a three-year deal, but now...

The San Antonio Spurs are intent on keeping all of their veterans this offseason, and that includes Pau Gasol.Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports that Gasol has agreed to a three-year deal to remain with the Spurs. Gasol opted out of the final year of his contract after the season, but the belief all along was that he would return to San Antonio. His three-year deal will likely have...

The San Antonio Spurs made their first big move in free agency Thursday evening, adding forward Rudy Gay on a two-year contract. Gay, who is coming off an Achilles injury, is expected to play a stretch-four role next to Kawhi Leonard in San Antonio’s frontcourt.This leaves the statuses of both LaMarcus Aldridge and Pau Gasol clearly up in the air, especially with the Spurs still...

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After one season with the San Antonio Spurs, future Hall of Fame center Pau Gasol has decided to opt out of his contract. He was originally slated to be paid $16.2 million for the 2017-18 campaign. Instead of locking into that payday, Paul is expected to take a longer-term deal with San Antonio as a way to give the team more flexibility in free agency. “Gasol’s opt-out delivers...

Pau Gasol is expected to opt out of the final year of his contract with the San Antonio Spurs this summer, but the veteran center does not intend to sign elsewhere.According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, Gasol is planning to sign a long-term deal with a lower average annual salary than the $16.2 million he would have made by opting in. Gasol, who will turn 37 next month...

Pau Gasol knows what a championship team looks like considering he won two titles with the Lakers. And he thinks the Golden State Warriors definitely have the goods.Gasol’s San Antonio Spurs got swept by the Warriors, losing Game 4 of the Western Conference finals by a comfortable margin on Monday. Afterwards, Gasol was complimentary of the Dubs.“They’re in a groove,” Gasol...

Pau Gasol is ready to commit to a second season with the San Antonio Spurs.The veteran big man said that he fully intends to exercise his $16 million second-year option to remain with the Spurs, saying they give him the best chance to win a championship.“My intention is to continue here, and to be here as long as I can,” Gasol told Jabari Young of the San Antonio Express-News...