It is no secret to anyone that Pau Gasol, It is one of the favorites by fans of the basketball. And that is why, from now on, the basketball player ends his long and brilliant professional career and does so from the position of being considered one of those who has earned the most money.
Let us remember that it came to the NBA in 2001 from the Barcelona. And in his nearly two decades in the US league, Pau alone earned more than $ 220 million in salaries. His financial movements off the courts have also allowed him to increase his assets to accumulate a multimillion-dollar fortune.
It is also a sought-after advertising image; partner of Rafa Nadal and Cristiano Ronaldo in the TATEL restaurant chain and owner of various real estate properties in Spain and the United States. It is estimated that Pau Gasol’s net worth is close to 60 million euros, according to some media.
In Spain, he owns a three-story house in Sant Gervasi, in Barcelona, and a 251-hectare farm in Almoguera. The house he owned in Los Angeles he sold in 2016 for almost three million euros and now when he is in the United States he resides in San Francisco.
Pau Gasol’s income began to skyrocket with his arrival in the NBA in 2001. His first contract as a rookie was 8.7 million euros for three years with Memphis Grizzlies, which in 2004 exercised the option to renew him for one season at change of 4.3 million.
Finally, transferred to the Lakers in 2008, Gasol became one of the highest paid players in the NBA during his time in Los Angeles. In addition, its image was also revalued at the advertising level. Los Angeles is one of the largest commercial markets in the United States and Pau knew how to make the most of it.