The Los Angeles Lakers completely overhauled their center rotation this summer, and that was completed this week when they traded Marc Gasol to the Memphis Grizzlies.
Gasol had an up-and-down first season with the team and after the Lakers signed both Dwight Howard and DeAndre Jordan, they were unable to unload Gasol’s salary in the trade with the Grizzlies to save around $10 million in luxury taxes.
Despite being traded to the team that he spent a majority of his NBA career with, Gasol is not expected to play for the Grizzlies again this time around. Memphis is expected to waive Gasol, paving the way for him to play in Spain, where he can be closer to his family during the pandemic.