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Pau Gasol confirmed Tuesday he is set to join the San Antonio Spurs when the NBA moratorium on free agent signings is lifted Thursday. Gasol verbally agreed to a two-year deal worth $30 million. The deal features a second-year player option.
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Gasol spent the past two seasons with the Chicago Bulls. Last season he averaged a double-double (16.5 points, 11.0 rebounds per game) but the Bulls failed to make the postseason.
Gasol, who turns 36 on Wednesday, was an All-Star in both seasons with the Bulls. But he declined his option on June 27 and now will make more than twice what he was earning in Chicago.
He almost signed with the Spurs back in 2014, but opted for Chicago instead.
Gasol was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks and had his rights traded to Memphis where he played until 2008 when he was dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers.
As a member of the Lakers, Gasol won NBA championships in 2009 and 2010.
He has plenty of international experience as he also has won Spanish League titles with Barcelona in 1999 and 2001. He plans to play in the Summer Games in Rio this year and already has won two Olympic silver medals (2008, 2012) and a FIBA World Cup gold medal (2006).
