Rumour: Gasol Considering Return to Europe

nabbs · Post #1 » by **nabbs** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:42 pm

Read on Twitter

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This guy is legit. NBA guys with credibility follow him plus he is plugged in to euroleague

Red_Claw · Post #2 » by **Red_Claw** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:45 pm

He should go. The NBA is too young and fast for him.

Thanks for the ship and best of luck!

Post #3 » by **Duffman100** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:45 pm

Eh, I really thought he'd sign the vet min with GS.

Zeno · Post #4 » by **Zeno** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:47 pm

I still think he ends up on the Clippers next year but this has got to make Embiid really really happy.

UcanUwill · Post #5 » by **UcanUwill** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:47 pm

I dont think he ever played for Barcelona, wasnt he? Till this day I am shocked Pau havent return to play out one season for Barcelona, right now I feel he is too washed up even for that team. what was he thinking corpising in the NBa past few years? Marc However could still be pretty great ACB/Euroleague player.

HeadtopChunes · Post #6 » by **HeadtopChunes** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:48 pm

I think he’s got a year or two of nba rotation player left but if he’s won his ring and had a great nba career so I can’t blame him for going home for his twilight years

HeadtopChunes · Post #7 » by **HeadtopChunes** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:50 pm

UcanUwill wrote:I dont think he ever played for Barcelona, wasnt he? Till this day I am shocked Pau havent return to play out one season for Barcelona, right now I feel he is too washed up even for that team. what was he thinking corpising in the NBa past few years? Marc However could still be pretty great ACB/Euroleague player.

I think Barca was the first pro team he ever played on back when he lived in Spain.

I think Pau said he wanted to go back but this was before Covid now idk

Basketball_Jones · Post #8 » by **Basketball_Jones** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:52 pm

Cool. I’d love to live there and play ball. It’s a pretty sound decision

UcanUwill · Post #9 » by **UcanUwill** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:53 pm

HeadtopChunes wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:I dont think he ever played for Barcelona, wasnt he? Till this day I am shocked Pau havent return to play out one season for Barcelona, right now I feel he is too washed up even for that team. what was he thinking corpising in the NBa past few years? Marc However could still be pretty great ACB/Euroleague player.

I think Barca was the first pro team he ever played on back when he lived in Spain.

I think Pau said he wanted to go back but this was before Covid now idk

Oh right, he did play for them, it was before he was any good, so I forgot :lol:

I think Pau shut down those rumors a few times.

Raptors_128 · Post #10 » by **Raptors_128** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:53 pm

I think he can easily get the 1-year MLE from a team this off-season.

Psubs · Post #11 » by **Psubs** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:54 pm

This is good PR wise rather than low-balling him and his signing elsewhere.

It would be fun for both brothers to play with a Euroleague team. Less games and maybe Pau only has to play 12-16 mpg.

NBA Sheady · Post #12 » by **NBA Sheady** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:56 pm

Given how bad COVID is in America I'd return to a sanely-run country for sure.

Bankai · Post #13 » by **Bankai** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:03 pm

Wherever he goes, I will appreciate his time here and his efforts to bring the Title to Toronto, Marc had a wonderful HoF type career and he can do whatever he wants at this point, he has earned the respect of the Basketball world.

RonaldArtest · Post #14 » by **RonaldArtest** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:04 pm

It didn’t end really pretty if this is it with the Raps but I’ll always have fond memories of Marc being a key contributor to the championship run, and a legend during the parade.

UcanUwill · Post #15 » by **UcanUwill** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:05 pm

Psubs wrote:This is good PR wise rather than low-balling him and his signing elsewhere.

It would be fun for both brothers to play with a Euroleague team. Less games and maybe Pau only has to play 12-16 mpg.

Nowadays, Euroleague teams end up playing around the same amount of games as any NBA team, and considering ACB level, not like you can really play second fiddles in domestic front.

douggood · Post #16 » by **douggood** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:05 pm

Duffman100 wrote:Eh, I really thought he'd sign the vet min with GS.

he already earned a chip here, going to gsw and winning there would be like buying a chip. not the same.

Psubs · Post #17 » by **Psubs** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:07 pm

Raptors_128 wrote:I think he can easily get the 1-year MLE from a team this off-season.

I would be good with giving him around that on a 1 year deal. Since own his Bird rights can use the MLE on 1 or 2 other players.

I would give him a little more than the MLE so most good teams would not be able to beat that.

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2020/02/mid-level-bi-annual-projections-for-202021.html

$10 million / 1 year; the psychology of it still being an 8 figure salary would be respect.

nabbs · Post #18 » by **nabbs** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:08 pm

I wonder if he just considers retirement in Spain? Who knows how long covid is going to last and when a vaccine is widely distributed. Next season could be a wash too. At that point Marc hits 36 probably. Things won’t be the same for a bit

Son Goku 25 · Post #19 » by **Son Goku 25** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:08 pm

you have our blessings Marc, you'll always be a champion and loved by us. The guy is super under appreciated, you don't think we'd likely win the finals if we faced AD and Jokic? He just ran into a bat match up vs Bos.

All the best Marc

Post #20 » by **Alfred** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:10 pm

HeadtopChunes wrote:I think he’s got a year or two of nba rotation player left but if he’s won his ring and had a great nba career so I can’t blame him for going home for his twilight years

Especially if he could win a Euroleague title, could be good for his legacy/HOF consideration.