Pau Gasol: The Chicago Bulls

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Pau Gasol currently plays for the Chicago Bulls, he is 7’0 and his position is the center. Everyone may know pau Gasol for playing for the Lakers, but he was traded to the Bulls last season. He wasn’t playing good so they trade him, but for Pau it may have been the best things to happen to him. In Chicago Bulls, Pau averages 16.9 points per game, 10.8 rebounds per game, and 3.6 assists per game. While in the Lakers Pau was only scoring about 4 points. Pau Gasol started playing basketball in high school when Pau was sixteen he played for Barcelona’s junior team. When Pau was drafted to the Grizzles we won Rookie of the Year, and won the All-Rookie first team. Pau Gasol has a very weird shooting form but with practice he makes them. Pau Gasol

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