Outside of Kobe Bryant, no player has been more synonymous with Purple and Gold than big man Pau Gasaol. But the Los Angeles Lakers and the 33-year-old Spaniard could finally be headed in different directions this summer.
Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix reports that Gasol will have plenty of suitors:
A poll of NBA executives on Gasol's future returned many of the same answers: Chicago. Cleveland. Charlotte, if the Bobcats believe a Gasol-Al Jefferson front line can stop anybody. Memphis, if Zach Randolph opts out. Even after a disappointing season -- and with the understanding that Gasol has never been a strap-a-team-on-his-back kind of player -- Gasol will be among the most sought after free agents on the market.
Per Mannix, one executive says there are two opposing views on Gasol:
Some people say he is worn out, that he is too far past his prime to really help a contender. There are others that think that LA, that environment the past two season, that style of play has destroyed him and if he goes somewhere else, plays with a different coach, he might be rejuvenated.
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