A new milestone for Pau Gasol: he was elected as a new member of the NBA Hall of Fame

Spanish Pau Gasola two-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, was among those chosen as new members NBA Hall of Fame, according to what the ESPN network advances this Tuesday, reported by Efe.

The NBA will officially announce new members next Saturday, during the NCAA Final Four in Houston (Texas), and according to the American media, Dwayne Wade, German Dirk Nowitzki, French Tony Parker and coaches Becky Hammon and Gregg Popovich are among the chosen ones.

The ceremony will take place on August 12 in Springfield, Massachusetts at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Gasol played 18 seasons in the NBA, with the Memphis Grizzlies, Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks and Portland Trail Blazers. Rookie of the year 2002. In the regular part of the season, the Spanish center played 1,226 games in the NBA (1,150 of them as a starter) and averaged 17 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.6 blocks per game.

In the postseason, Gasol appeared in 136 games (122 started in the first five) and averaged 15.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.7 blocks.

These numbers in 18 seasons rank him among the best European players in NBA history along with other very prominent names such as Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Dražen Petrović and Arvydas Sabonis.

But beyond the numbers, Gasol has also left his mark on the NBA memorable moments such as his friendship with the late Kobe Bryant or the memorable opening jump against his brother Marc in the 2015 all-star game.