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09-10-2021, 10:34 PM
The Los Angeles Lakers traded Marc Gasol, a 2024 second-round pick and cash ($250,000) to Memphis on Friday.
The Grizzlies plan to work on a waiver and release to allow Gasol to remain in Spain with his family, sources told ESPN.
The Lakers will save approximately $10 million in salary and luxury tax and acquire the draft rights to Memphis' Wang Zhelin. The Lakers have 13 guaranteed contracts before the start of training camp this month.
After the tumult of the Orlando bubble in 2020 and the COVID-19 restrictions of the 2020-21 season, Gasol made a decision to remain with his family in Spain for the start of the 2021-22 season, sources said.
Sounds like he doesn't have much interest in putting up with a full season of "Protocol Ball" at this point in his career. Can't really blame him. Although the way the announcement is worded, he's probably open to jumping onto the end of a contender's bench in March. He's probably still a guy some teams wouldnt mind having available just in case of an injury down the stretch.
That said, this is a huge loss for the Lakers and the expectations on Lebron have just dropped significantly with this news.
The Grizzlies plan to work on a waiver and release to allow Gasol to remain in Spain with his family, sources told ESPN.
The Lakers will save approximately $10 million in salary and luxury tax and acquire the draft rights to Memphis' Wang Zhelin. The Lakers have 13 guaranteed contracts before the start of training camp this month.
After the tumult of the Orlando bubble in 2020 and the COVID-19 restrictions of the 2020-21 season, Gasol made a decision to remain with his family in Spain for the start of the 2021-22 season, sources said.
Sounds like he doesn't have much interest in putting up with a full season of "Protocol Ball" at this point in his career. Can't really blame him. Although the way the announcement is worded, he's probably open to jumping onto the end of a contender's bench in March. He's probably still a guy some teams wouldnt mind having available just in case of an injury down the stretch.
That said, this is a huge loss for the Lakers and the expectations on Lebron have just dropped significantly with this news.