Gasol has had a stellar career that began with the Memphis Grizzlies and has won two NBA titles with Los Angeles. But he's slowly and surely become an expendable member of a Lakers team that's desperately trying to add youthful and elite players to make another title run.
The 32-year-old Spaniard is not getting any younger and is quickly coming out of his prime, but he still remains a top-20 player in the league and would yield big return value in a number of deals that have been rumored since the end of the 2011-12 season.
Let's take a look at the four most likely destinations for Gasol to begin the 2012-13 season.
Los Angeles Lakers
With Andrew Bynum's involvement in Dwight Howard rumors starting to become serious (per Yahoo! Sports), the likelihood of Gasol's return to L.A. could become drastically higher if Bynum were to leave and Howard to enter.
The Lakers likely won't want to get rid of both of their seven-footers if another big deal goes through, especially because of Howard's uncertain health and attitude problems.
Bynum was all too often seen as the unmovable centerpiece to the Lakers' future at just 24 years old and already one of the elite centers in the league, but a move for a player who's as talented as D-12 would take some consideration.
With Howard's arrival, the Lakers could suddenly have an insane Big Four of Gasol, Howard, Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash. They surely would've taken that same foursome five years prior, but it's certainly still a group that has the skill to win a championship.
Memphis Grizzlies
There's no doubt that after the circus atmosphere that ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
