In 2008, the Lakers trade in Gasol caused Popovich to be furious. How did Gasol perform before the deal?

The Lakers, who have been playing for two consecutive years in 2008, tried to seek change. They need to find a good partner for Kobe. Before the trade deadline, the Lakers used the signing rights of the No. 2001 Kwame Brown, Christine, Aaron McGee, Gasol Jr. 48th overall pick in 2007 and two first-round picks. This deal made Spurs coach Popovich furious. Popovich, who just led the team to win the championship in 2007, think that the Lakers are "robbing". So what achievements did Gasol achieve before the trade?

In 2001, Paul Gasol, 21, participated in the NBA draft and was selected by the Hawks at the third pick. In July, he was traded to the Grizzlies who had just moved from Vancouver to Memphis. In order to enter the NBA, he paid for his own money to terminate the contract with his parent team Barcelona. In the rookie season, Gasol played 82 games, averaging 17.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 51.8%. He is the team's scoring and blocking champion. He was also elected the best rookie without any dispute, but the Grizzlies' record is still a mess, with 23 wins, ranking second to last in the West. In the 02-03 season, Gasol averaged 19 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, with a shooting percentage of 51%. The Grizzlies only achieved 28 wins and ranked third from the bottom in the West. In the 2003-04 season, Gasol's data fell, averaging 17.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, and a shooting percentage of 48.2%. The team's record has improved by leaps and bounds, winning 50 wins. They can rank third in the East, but in the Wild West, 50 wins are only sixth in the West, and they will face the defending champion Spurs in the first round. The Grizzlies were swept against the Spurs without any power to fight back. Gasol's personal performance was also suppressed by Duncan, averaging 18.5 points, 5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 57.1%, while Duncan averaged 24.3+10 per game, and made 2.5 blocks per game on the defensive end, with a shooting percentage of 58.8%. In the 04-05 season, Gasol suffered injuries and played only 56 games in the regular season, averaging 17.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. The 71-year-old coach Hubby Brown left the head coach due to health reasons. The Grizzlies finally won 45 wins and ranked eighth in the West and caught the last train of the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, the Grizzlies faced the Suns with 62 wins. Gasol averaged 21.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, with a shooting percentage of 48.8%. The Grizzlies were swept again.

05-06 season, Gasol averaged 20.4 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, with a shooting percentage of 50.3%. He was selected as the All-Star for the first time in his career. The Grizzlies ranked fifth in the Western Conference with 49 wins, but because the rules at that time were the first in the division, directly entering the top three in the division, and the Spurs with 63 wins and the Mavericks with 60 wins in the Southwest Division, the Mavericks were squeezed to fourth in the Western Conference, and in the In front of them are the Suns with 54 wins and the Nuggets with 44 wins. The Grizzlies had to challenge the Mavericks in the first round. As a result, they were swept 4-0 by their opponents. Gasol averaged 20.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, with a shooting percentage of 43.3%. His performance was also completely suppressed by Nowitzki, who averaged 31.3 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, with a shooting percentage of 50.6%. He also averaged two three-pointers per game, with a shooting percentage of 42.1%. In the 06-07 season, Gasol averaged 20.8 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, setting a career-high score, but he only played 59 games due to injury, and the team became the bottom of the game again, winning only 22 wins, the last in the league. In the 2007-08 season, Gasol played 39 games with the Grizzlies, winning only 10 games, averaging 18.9 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Young players such as Rudy Gay made significant progress in data, and the Grizzlies' reconstruction was inevitable. In the end, the Bear King was sent to the Lakers.

played for six and a half years with the Grizzlies, and made three playoffs, but failed to win in a single game. The only important personal honors are the best rookie and the All-Star. They have not been able to get any advantage against Duncan, Sir Jr., and Nowitzki in the playoffs, and their ability to lead the team and their personal strength are not the top in the league. However, after coming to the Lakers, he and Kobe played 1+1>2. Gasol won 22 wins and 5 losses in the Lakers in the regular season, eliminated the Spurs and advanced to the finals in the playoffs, and reached the finals in the first three years of joining the Lakers. It is no wonder that Popovich was angry because he was traded to the Lakers.