Pau Gasol News

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.

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.

ZHANG Zhaoxu, a much-coveted center, has extended his stay in Shanghai, signing a five-year contract with the Sharks, the Chinese Basketball Association club said yesterday.

Of all the rumored candidates to replace Lawrence Frank, here's a name I bet most of you haven't heard: Zeljko Obradovic.