Pau Gasol and the San Antonio Spurs are finalizing a two-year deal to help bolster the front line should Tim Duncan actually retire.
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Free agent Pau Gasol is finalzing a deal with the San Antonio Spurs, league sources tell @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 4, 2016
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The deal is going to be in the realm of about $30 million over two years according to ESPN's Marc Stein:
The Spurs are nearing a deal with Pau Gasol that will be two years in excess of $30 million with a Player Option for Year 2, sources say
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 4, 2016
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Gasol has championship experience with the Los Angeles Lakers having won two rings with Kobe Bryant (in 2009 and 2010) and is a very Spursian type of player. He can space the floor for LaMarcus Aldridge and is a decent enough defender to stay on the floor and not be a total liability.
He averaged 16.5 points, 11 rebounds and 4.1 assists last season while shooting about 47 percent from the field overall and 35 percent from beyond the arc. He could make the Spurs Machine run even smoother with his passing ability as a big and should make life a lot easier for Aldridge and for Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker.
