By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Spaniard Pau Gasol and maybe French Joakim Noah and Polish big man Marcin Gortat are candidates for the roster spot of the backup center, according to “Detroit Free Press“.
While signing a veteran is just one of the options that the team has, Gasol is an interesting option, according to the report and “The Pistons have interest in him, a person with firsthand knowledge of the situation told the Free Press. A partnership could be natural, considering Pistons vice chairman Arn Tellem is Gasol’s former agent. Tellem attended Gasol’s wedding last weekend.
Gasol, 39, is recovering from surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left foot, which ended his 2018-19 season after 30 games, and will impede him from playing in this summer’s FIBA World Cup. He averaged 3.9 points and 4.6 rebounds in 12 minutes per game with San Antonio and Milwaukee”.
Gasol who stated that he would like to remain with the Bucks intends to play for one more season and probably retire after competing with the Spanish national team in the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games.