Pau Gasol News

A significant national sports story appears. And - well, I'll be darned - there's a West Virginian in the mix.

After being swept, routed and embarrassed the Lakers have several issues to deal with this off-season. Lakers management has to find a way to solve a unique problem with multiple issues.

On the other hand, if you're a realist, you will readily admit that trading the soon-to-be 33-year-old center may be the smartest move his current team could make this summer.

Due to an unfortunate Achilles injury, Kobe Bryant had to watch from the sidelines as his team was swept out of the playoffs.

As a tall, chubby teenager, Gasol starred at Lausanne, a private school in east Memphis.

Now that David Kahn is out as Wolves POBO you would think the Wolves rumors involving Pau Gasol would be an distant memory, but as long as Rick Adelman is coach you can connect the dots of any good passer out of the high post with Adelman's offense.

Apr 14, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol celebrates after making a 3-point basket in the second half against the San Antonio Spurs at the Staples Center.

The Zen Master spent the better part of his 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers dodging Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan comparisons.

When pro basketball player Pau Gasol of the L.A. Lakers needed damaged tendons in his knee removed this week, his doctor opted for a noninvasive treatment developed by Mayo Clinic instead of the traditional surgery option.

Even after an underachieving season by the Los Angeles Lakers marred by injuries and in-fighting, Kobe Bryant is still one of the highest-earning athletes in pro sports.

As he begins rehabbing from a procedure that reduced the tendonosis in both knees, Lakers forward Pau Gasol has immediately penciled himself out of playing for the Spanish National team during the FIBA European Championship taking place Sept.

After undergoing a procedure in both knees just last week, and with an announced recovery time of three months before he could return to basketball-related activities, most weren't expecting Pau Gasol to be ready in time to join the Spanish national team for Eurobasket this summer.

Eddie Jordan hasn't been an NBA head coach since he was fired in 2010 after one failed season in Philadelphia.

From the smallest guy in the league to one of the biggest, the Lakers need help across the board.

November 15, 2012; El Segundo, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Robert Sacre and center Dwight Howard work out before the press conference to introduce new head coach Mike D Robert Sacre was not someone MDA was looking to when he thought of players to provide a spark off the bench - evident by his less than impressive stats whilst bouncing ... (more)

As the Los Angeles Lakers have proven, just putting together a conglomerate of superstars may still yield enough flaws to ultimately tank a season rather than bringing instant contender status.

The Lakers look to the stars for answers this off season. They need healthy recoveries, some fresh talent and a reset of the Big Four.

Sure, the Lakers would love to add depth behind the injury-prone duo of Steve Nash and Steve Blake, but can they afford it? It seems unlikely on two fronts.

Curry gets the #Twinhearts co sign I think Steve Curry is Top 10 in the NBA. If he works on his defense , he will be MVP next year.

Nothing sums up Mike D'Antoni's year with the Lakers better than the "We Want Phil!" emanating from the Lakers faithful.