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- Pau was named MVP of the Copa del Rey, Spain’s national basketball tournament, in 2000.
- In his last game before joining the Grizzlies, Pau scored 31 points against Germany in the bronze medal contest of the European Basketball Championships.
- Pau finished fourth in the NBA in field goal percentage as a rookie.
- Pau was the first Spanish player to compete in the NBA All-Star Game.
- Pau departed Memphis with a dozen team records, including games played, minutes played, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, rebounds (offensive, defensive, and total), blocked shots, turnovers, and points.
- Pau was named NBA Player of the week during the 2003-04 season and the 2005-06 season.
- Through 2008–09, Pau had never fouled out of a game.
- Pau scored his 10,000th NBA point during the 2008–09 season.
- Pau was the 10th fastest player to reach the 5,000-point/500-block plateau since blocked shots have been officially tabulated.
- Among Pau’s biggest thrills in the NBA was playing head-to-head against Michael Jordan.
- In January of 2005, the Grizzlies announced "Beard Pau-er Night." The first 5,000 fans who came in with beards (real or fake) received a free ticket voucher..
- Pau’s signature move is his Statue of Liberty dunk.
- Pau sponsored a kids program in Memphis called “Pau’s Amigos.”
- Pau’s parents moved to Memphis and lived with him during his rookie year.
- Pau’s brother Marc is a 6-10 center who played for FC Barcelona in the Spanish pro league.
- One of Pau’s best friends in tennis star Fernando Vicente.
- Pau speaks English, Spanish and Catalan.
- Pau released his Spanish-language autobiography—Gasol by Gasol—in April of 2005.
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