Pau Gasol (7'0''-F/C-80) must be tired of hearing all of the rumors about where he may or may not be playing next season.
The heat is really turning up lately, though, as reports began to surface on Wednesday that the Memphis Grizzlies have offered power forward Zach Randolph (6'9''-C-81, college: Michigan St.) to the Los Angeles Lakers in return for Gasols services.
After the Lakers recently made it clear that they were actively shopping Gasol, the rumor mill has been churning out interested teams left in right. Among the reported teams in the hunt for the big man are the Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans Hornets and Grizzlies. All of the reports, however, have been speculation until the former NBA Insider Peter Vecsey broke the news of the Grizzlies offering up Randolph.
Memphis, by the way, says a source, is offering Zach Randolph, another solid citizen, for Pau, Vecsey said via his personal Twitter account.
Vecsey also went on to say that small forward Rudy Gay isnt currently an option, but things can chance in a hurry if the Grizzlies really want to reunite the Gasol brothers in Memphis.
As for the Lakers, making the trade for Randolph might not be that bad of an option. Not only would it rid them of the player that they seem so desperate to dump, but they would get about the same value in return. Randolph has more tread left on his tires than Gasol and was dominating two seasons ago before missing the majority of the 2011-2012 campaign due to injury. If he can, however, return to his 2010-2011 form, hed be well worth the trade.
More than likely, though, the Lakers will be looking to get some youth back in a trade for Gasol. Unless the Grizzlies find a way to sweeten the deal, this Gasol-Randolph trade going through is a bit of a stretch.
Surprisingly, the trade rumors have yet to reach their boiling point. Stay tuned.
ACB Round 4 of Finals. FCB Regal force decider - Jun 16, 2013
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FCB Regal - Real Madrid 73-62
FCB Regal claimed the crucial home win in Game 4 of the championship series and sent it back to Madrid for the decider. The game was mostly controlled by Regal FC Barcelona. Real Madrid managed to win second period 15-11. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded Real Madrid 34-21 including 21 on the defensive glass [read more]
FCB Regal claimed the crucial home win in Game 4 of the championship series and sent it back to Madrid for the decider. The game was mostly controlled by Regal FC Barcelona. Real Madrid managed to win second period 15-11. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded Real Madrid 34-21 including 21 on the defensive glass. Croatian center Ante Tomic (217-87, agency: XL Basketball Agency) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Brazilian-Italian point guard Marcelinho Huertas (191-83, agency: Edge Sports) chipped in 11 points and 6 assists. Four Regal FC Barcelona players scored in double figures. International Felipe Reyes (206-80) produced 10 points and 6 rebounds and international Rudy Fernandez (198-85) added 8 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: FCB Regal: A.Tomic 18+11reb+2ast, E.Lorbek 11+3reb+1ast, M.Huertas 11+3reb+6ast, L.Mavrokefalidis 10+5reb, B.Oleson 7+2reb+1ast, J.Carlos Navarro 7+3reb+4ast Real Madrid: F.Reyes 10+6reb, S.Llull 9+1ast, R.Fernandez 8+2ast, D.Draper 7, S.Rodriguez 6+1reb+2ast, N.Mirotic 6+3reb
Bizkaia Bilbao keep Alex Mumbru, Raul Lopez and Roger Grimau - Jun 15, 2013
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Bizkaia Bilbao have secured the services of key players Roger Grimau (196-G-79, agency: INVICTUS Sports Group), Raul Lopez (183-PG-80) and Alex Mumbru (202-F-79) for the next season. Three players have agreed on terms of contract extensions.
Alex Mumbru signed a new three-season deal. The forward has been playing for the Basque team since 2009. Last season Alex Mumbru notched 10.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steal per game in EuroCup [read more]
Bizkaia Bilbao have secured the services of key players Roger Grimau (196-G-79, agency: INVICTUS Sports Group), Raul Lopez (183-PG-80) and Alex Mumbru (202-F-79) for the next season. Three players have agreed on terms of contract extensions. Alex Mumbru signed a new three-season deal. The forward has been playing for the Basque team since 2009. Last season Alex Mumbru notched 10.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steal per game in EuroCup. In ACB his stats read 12.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per appearance. Raul Lopez will enter his third straight season with Bizkaia Bilbao. Last season the guard notched 6.1 points, 3.1 assists and 2.5 boards per game in EuroCup. He also delivered 5.8 points, 2.7 assists and 1.5 rebounds per appearance in ACB. Roger Grimau will enter the third consecutive season with Bilbao. The guard came up with 6.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in EuroCup. He also tallied 7.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in ACB.
Spain U19 claim second straight over Czech Republic U19 - Jun 15, 2013
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Czech Republic U19 - Spain U19 62:81
Spanish U19 National Team outgunned Czech counterparts in the second game of the exhibition series in Prague. Sebastian Saiz (203-F-94) stepped up with 19 points to lead the winning side as they earned the second consecutive victory in the series.
Spain grabbed a 23:20 lead after ten minutes. Czech Republic struck right back. They upend the tempo in the second period and surged ahead for a 36:35 halftime lead [read more]
Czech Republic U19 - Spain U19 62:81
Spanish U19 National Team outgunned Czech counterparts in the second game of the exhibition series in Prague. Sebastian Saiz (203-F-94) stepped up with 19 points to lead the winning side as they earned the second consecutive victory in the series. Spain grabbed a 23:20 lead after ten minutes. Czech Republic struck right back. They upend the tempo in the second period and surged ahead for a 36:35 halftime lead. Spain retained the advantage in the third period. The visitors spurred in front for a 57:51 lead with ten minutes remaining. Spain dropped 24 points in the fourth term and sealed the win at the end. Dario Brizuela (188-PG-94) netted 10 points, while Albert Homs (203-F-94, agency: Interperformances) contributed 8 points in the winning effort. Radovan Kouril (180-PG-95) answered with 12 points for Czech Republic. Martin Peterka (201-PF-95) chipped in 11 points in the defeat.
Caja Laboral: took 4th place (4-6) in Group C of the Regular Season, took
4th place (8-6) in Group F of the Top16, lost to CSKA 3-1 in the quarterfinals
!!!
FCB Regal: took 1st place (9-1) in Group D of the Regular Season, took 1st
place (13-1) in Group F of the Top16, lost to Real Madrid 67-74 in the
Semifinals, lost to CSKA 73-74 in the 3rd place game !!!
Real Madrid: took 1st place (7-3) in Group A of the Regular Season, took 2nd
place (10-4) in Group E of the Top16, lost to Olympiakos 88-100 in the Final !!!
Unicaja: took 2nd place (8-2) in Group B of the Regular Season, took 5th
place (7-7) in Group E of the Top16
Cajasol: took 2nd place (3-3) in Group H of the Regular Season, took 4th
(last) place (1-5) in Group K of the Top16
Gescrap BB: took 1st place (6-0) in Group B of the Regular Season, took 1st
place (4-2) in Group J of the Top16, lost to Lokomotiv 64-75 in the Final !!!
Valencia: took 1st place (5-1) in Group D of the Regular Season, took 2nd
place (4-2) in Group J of the Top16, lost to Lokomotiv 1-1 (-5) in the
Semifinals !!!
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