NBA Jess Snchez’s opinion
Pau Gasol go back to basketball and OnlyAccording to Mundo Deportivo, it is the best placed team to sign him for the remainder of the season, although his return to the Endesa League has not yet been confirmed. The Spanish power forward has made giant strides in his recovery in recent weeks working alongside Ral Lpez, who was his partner in the selection from the time of the Golden Juniors. The sensations were very good, according to the specialists who are watching over his recovery, and the player was determined to resume his professional activity thinking only about his set-up to be able to compete in the Games.
Pau has been in talks with the Warriors, before the Lakers for a possible temporary contract to cover an inside player gap due to the loss of Anthony Davis, and had also considered the possibility of returning to Europe, although this option was the least suggestive by the pandemic that we live in and because of the instability that a transfer with a baby of just a few months would mean for his family. The strong relationship you have with the family Bryant, where he has established himself as an uncle for the three daughters of the disappeared Kobe and Vanessa, they also anchored him to the United States.
It’s almost two years without playing a basketball game. The last was with the Bucks in 2019, a March 10. So, Pau decided to stop because he couldn’t bear the pain in his left foot. A month later he decided to undergo surgery to try to overcome the problems in the navicular bone, a very dangerous ailment for the great pvots (retired to Yao Ming) and that it has difficult recovery due to the little irrigation of the area. After the operation, Pau experienced a great improvement, but when he started working on the track his feelings were bad. The summer of 2019 was a ‘Via Crucis’. The Blazers’ attempt was at that. I was even afraid of withdrawal. He started visiting specialists in Spain and Portugal. He finally decided on a stem cell treatment from Barcelona. Function.
The pandemic and the generalized strike became his best ally. The suspension of the Games was a relief for Pau who could now take his recovery more calmly. And he has done so, without taking false steps, working little by little on the court, while testing his options to return to professional basketball.
He has been training with players seeking temporary contracts in the G-League, with an extraordinary dedication and ahnk, working in diverse fields of the zone where it lives in California. His desire was always to play in the NBA again. He wanted to continue living in the United States. Not only did he aspire to a contract as a player that would allow him to shoot for the Games. He also planned to pursue his career as a manager in a franchise NBA. Europe is also an option, but more remote for personal and professional reasons.
But Bara, according to the information published in various media, has offered him the option of playing until the end of the season. His agents have confirmed nothing. Neither Pau has ruled on it yet. If his return to Palau is confirmed, it will be 20 years after his departure to the NBA. And all for the Games.
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