Pau Gasol Announces Retirement, Lakers Will Retire No. 16

Pau Gasol has announced his retirement from basketball on Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Lakers subsequently announced they will retire his No. 16.

Gasol won two titles with the Lakers and averaged 17.0 points and 9.2 rebounds in his career.

Gasol was the No. 3 pick in the 2001 NBA draft, being selected by Atlanta and traded to Memphis. Gasol last played in the NBA in 2019 with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Gasol helped Spain win Olympic silver medals in 2008 in Beijing and 2012 in London, as well as a bronze in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

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, Khareem Sudlow