Pau Gasol

"It looks like Jerry West's philosophy is to accumulate as many good players as he can and then make some moves. The strength of the team is forwards Pau Gasol, Shane Battier and Drew Gooden, which is going to make...

The franchise player here is new boss Jerry West, who is trying to re-create the magic (and Kareem) he possessed with the Lakers

Last season Shane Battier (3,097) and Pau Gasol (3,007) became the first rookie teammates to each log 3,000 minutes.

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Introducing the latest top prospect from Europe: 6'11" Nickoloz Tskitishvili, a thin 18-year-old power forward from the Republic of Georgia. "He has more talent than Pau Gasol," says Benetton Treviso coach Mike...