The 39-year-old Gasol Jr. announced his retirement from basketball after a 20-year basketball career, citing a physical condition that did not allow him to set foot on the court again.
Immediately after breaking the news king Shams, the Grizzlies plan to retire the No. 33 jersey of Xiao Jia.
Randolph, Jr.'s best partner, has been hung high above the Grizzlies by the Grizzlies due to his early retirement, and the duo is known as the "Black and White Double", and they have jointly created the feat of the Black Eight Spurs in the first round of the playoffs in 11.
If nothing else, the No. 33 jersey and the No. 50 jersey will be listed together on the Grizzlies' home court as soon as next season.
In fact, the No. 50 jersey of Randolph was originally hung with the No. 9 jersey of the famous defensive gate Tony Allen, but due to his involvement in the insurance fraud case, the jersey retirement ceremony was postponed and there has been no follow-up until now.
Tony Allen has been in the NBA for 14 years, and his total career salary is at least tens of millions of dollars, but he has to live by cheating money after retiring, which is really embarrassing.
To get back to the point, Jr. played in the NBA for 13 years, including 10 years with the Grizzlies at his peak, during which he led the team to the playoffs 6 times, personally won 1 DPOY, 1 All-NBA team, 1 All-NBA team, 1 All-Defensive team, and 3 All-Star selections.
In short, Xiao Jia deserves the Grizzlies to retire his jersey for him, but there are also many regrets between the two sides.
Jr. won the first and only championship of his NBA career as a Raptors player in '19, and the last leg of his NBA career stayed with the Lakers.
did not lead the parent team to the top as he wished, and failed to achieve the return of the fallen leaves to the roots.
But life has always been like this, whether it is life or playing, regret is the norm.
It is worth mentioning that in '21, the Lakers sent a small plus + '24 second-round pick and some cash to get Wang Zhelin's signing rights from the Grizzlies, and the Purple and Gold saved $10 million in luxury tax.
Although nominally the Grizzlies eventually returned, the two sides hurriedly parted ways before they had time to catch up.
Wow, it turns out that my king used to be a man who could swap NBA championship centers.
Just kidding, although the king is the No. 57 pick in the 16th second round, he has never touched the NBA threshold from beginning to end.
For NBA teams, the only reason for the existence of the big man is to add chips to the head.
Therefore, the king was first traded to the Lakers by the Grizzlies, and then sent to the Knicks in 22, and the next stop is to be determined, and he is expected to travel all over the beautiful country unconsciously.
Speaking of Xiaojia, if anyone thinks that his NBA resume is not strong enough, then they can take a look at his FIBA honors, helping the Spanish men's basketball team win two Olympic silver medals, two World Championship gold medals and European Championship gold medals, and win one European Championship silver medal and two European Championship bronze medals.
The rules of the NBA specifically have a defensive three-second zone, which directly restricts many international killers from achieving greater success in the NBA.
If the rules of the NBA and FIBA are the same, there will definitely be more than one championship at the very least.
It's a pity that there is no if, the past has disappeared, and the past experience has forever become a story.
I wish the veterans a wonderful life in the new chapter of their lives!