Ok, so because Gasol was gone for the first 22 games of the season with a broken left foot, the Grizzlies slipped from a playoff contender to the WORST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE (though they still managed to destroy the Sixers the other night, not to mention they scored 70 points in the first half of that game).
Now Gasol comes back from injury to find that the team never came under new ownership and is still up for sale, his coach was recently fired, and his team has gone from competitive to awful. So- now he feels it's time to go someplace else. He recently asked for a trade from the Grizzlies.
Hold on here, so your team fell from grace due largely to your absence, and now instead of trying to move along with this season and rebound next year, Gasol figures he might as well jump ship as quickly as possible.
He might want to get out of one of the toughest divisions in the league. The Grizzlies have to compete for a division title against Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston (and even though the Hornets are still rather poor, they are on the upswing)
OK. Where does he go?
Who needs a dominate big man? My first thought would be an Eastern Conference team, I hear Jerry West was already talking to at least Chicago about moving Gasol. Maybe Boston? Knowing Danny Ainge, he'd be stupid enough to make that deal. What about the Kings or the Warriors? Maybe Ron Artest could be involved in a Pau Gasol deal? Or, Golden State may move more of their people to acquire the mobile big man. My only other real options could be Atlanta or Charlotte, but neither of those teams are anywhere near being contenders.
Your thoughts?
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