Pau Gasol hopes he can join Lakers, knows he’s not in a ‘demanding’ position
Former Los Angeles Lakers star and NBA champion Pau Gasol has struggled with injuries over the past few seasons, keeping him away from the game he loves and one in which he became a likely first-ballot Hall of Fame player. Gasol has not yet let go of the dream of playing again in the NBA and after the loss of his friend and former teammate Kobe Bryant, as well as the decision of his brother to join the Los Angeles Lakers, he has his sights set on a return to the purple and gold. However, he knows that given the fact he hasn’t played since 2019 and is 40 years old, he isn’t in high demand.
“There is meaning and history there,” said Gasol, who won titles with the Lakers alongside Kobe Bryant in 2009 and 2010 in an interview with ESPN’s Zach Lowe. “I’m not going to lie. It would be very special, and now that my brother [Marc] is there, even more special. But I’m not in a position now to be very demanding. I don’t have 10 offers on the table.”
Gasol still believes he can contribute. And playing alongside his brother would be an added benefit to playing out the final days of a great career.
