The German Dirk Nowitzki and the Frenchman Tony Parker are other candidates to enter the highest recognition for a basketball legend
pau gasoline42 years old and two times champion of the nba with the Los Angeles Lakers, is part of a list, published by the hall of fame, which also includes Dwyane Wade, the German Dirk Nowitzki or the French Tony Parker, as well as coach Gregg Popovich. Definitely a big surprise.
The finalists for the hall of fame will be announced on February 17 in Salt Lake City where it appears Pau Gasol, while the new members will be announced on April 1, during the NCAA final four in Houston. The ceremony will be held on August 12 in Springfield at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Pau Gasol appeared this Wednesday on the list of candidates to enter the NBA Hall of Fame in 2023
During the regular season, the Spanish center played 1,226 games in the NBA, 1,150 of them as a starter, and achieved 17 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.6 blocks on average per game. In the postseason, that is, in the playoffs, Pau Gasol played 136 games.
He also averaged 15.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.7 blocks. These figures over 18 seasons place him among the best European players in NBA history along with other very prominent names such as Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Drazen Petrovic and Arvydas Sabonis.
The finalists will be announced on February 17 in Salt Lake City Utah, during the ‘All-Star’ weekend.
But beyond the numbers, Pau Gasol has also left his mark in the NBA through unforgettable moments such as his eternal friendship with the late Kobe Bryant or the memorable initial jump against his brother Marc in the 2015 all-star game, being the first time that two brothers starred in that moment.
In addition to the Spanish, there is also the German Dirk Nowitzki, legend of the Dallas Mavericks and NBA champion in 2011, who retired in 2019, and the Frenchman Tony Parker, four-time champion. nba with the San Antonio Spurs. Finally, the news has managed to go around the world through various media.
