Pau Gasol Biography

Fast Facts

• Founded the Gasol Foundation to help lower chilhood obesity rates around the world
• Became the first ever European player to be named NBA Rookie of the Year in 2002
• Has served as a UNICEF Spanish Committee Ambassador
• Was awarded Spain's Gold Medal of Honor for Work in 2017
• Is the brother of fellow NBA player Marc Gasol
• Attended medical school at the University of Barcelona for one year before deciding to become a professional basketball player
• Was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks as the third overall pick of the 2001 NBA Draft
• Before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2007, he was the all-time leading scorer for the Memphis Grizzlies
• In 2015, he and brother Marc Gasol became the first brothers to start in the NBA All-Star Game