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Full Name : Pau Gasol
Birth Date : July 6, 1980
Hometown : Barcelona, Spain
Height : 7 foot 0
Weight : 260 lbs.

Former Teams : FC Barcelona (1999–2001)
Former NBA Teams : Memphis Grizzlies (2001–2008)
NBA Team : Los Angeles Lakers
Position : Forward / Center

In 2008, Pau Gasol was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, rights to Marc Gasol (Pau Gasol's younger brother), and 2008 and 2010 first round draft picks. On February 5, 2008, Pau Gasol made his first Lakers appearance in the game against the New Jersey Nets, during which he scored 24 points and had 12 rebounds, and the Lakers went on to defeat the Nets in a 105-90 victory.

Pau Gasol Awards and recognitions :
Spanish national team

• Gold medal in 2006 FIBA World Championship
• Most Valuable player in the 2006 FIBA World Championship
• Silver medal in the 2003 European Championship
• Silver medal in the 2007 European Championship
• Bronze medal in 2001 European Championship
• 5th place in the 2002 FIBA World Championship
• 5th place in Olympic games -Diploma- (Athens 2004)
• Junior World Champion with Spain (1999)
• Junior European Champion with Spain (1998)

FC Barcelona

• ACB League Champion (2001)
• Spanish Copa del Rey Champion (2001)
• Most Valuable Player in ACB league (2001)
• Most Valuable Player in Copa del Rey (2001

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Lakers' Pau Gasol Wins 2012 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award The NBA announced Friday that Lakers forward Pau Gasol is the 2011-12 recipient of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. The award is named after the second commissioner of the NBA and presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association, and is presented to the player, coach or trainer who shows the most outstanding service and dedication to the community. Gasol becomes the ...

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Lakers' Gasol wins award for NBA's top citizen Lakers forward Pau Gasol has won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for his extensive charity work as a UNICEF ambassador.

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Pau Gasol wins NBA citizenship award NEW YORK, May 18 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol, who is active with UNICEF, was voted the winner of the NBA's J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award.

Pau Gasol Won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award Lakers big man Pau Gasol is the recepient of this year’s J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, it was announced today . Per the LA Times: “Gasol won for his efforts supporting the medical field.

Gasol wins NBA Citizenship Award NEW YORK, May 18 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol, who is active with UNICEF, was voted the winner of the NBA's J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award.

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Gasol second straight Laker to earn NBA citizenship award Lakers forward Pau Gasol has won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for his extensive charity work as a UNICEF ambassador.

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Lakers' Gasol wins award as NBA's top citizen EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Pau Gasol probably would have been a doctor if he hadn't grown up to be 7 feet tall and awfully good at basketball.

Lakers' Gasol wins award for NBA's top citizen Lakers forward Pau Gasol has won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for his extensive charity work as a UNICEF ambassador.

Pau Gasol wins NBA citizenship award NEW YORK, May 18 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol, who is active with UNICEF, was voted the winner of the NBA's J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award.

Pau Gasol wins the 2011-2012 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award In most seasons, the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award is a minor NBA honor given out by Professional Basketball Writers Association in a pretty low-key ceremony. That changed last season, when Ron Artest (the artist currently known as Metta World Peace) earned the award for his charitable activities in supporting mental health awareness. It was an impressive and noteworthy turnaround for a ...

Lakers' Pau Gasol Wins 2012 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award The NBA announced Friday that Lakers forward Pau Gasol is the 2011-12 recipient of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. The award is named after the second commissioner of the NBA and presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association, and is presented to the player, coach or trainer who shows the most outstanding service and dedication to the community. Gasol becomes the ...

Lakers' Pau Gasol wins award as NBA's top citizen EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Pau Gasol probably would have been a doctor if he hadn't grown up to be 7 feet tall and awfully...

Pau Gasol wins 2011-12 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers has been voted the 2011-12 winner of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, named after the second commissioner of the NBA and presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association and given annually to the player, coach or trainer who shows outstanding service and dedication to the community. Gasol [...]

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Mark Medina has covered all sports, among the highlights including once following Tiger Woods for 18 holes, attending ... Growing up, Pau Gasol came to a crossroads at which he had to decide whether to pursue a medical career or play professional basketball. He soon chose the latter, but the Lakers forward has still tapped into his interest in medicine.

Pau Gasol Wins Kennedy Citizenship Award Lakers forward Pau Gasol has won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for his extensive charity work as a UNICEF ambassador.