Wasn't the story going around when the Blazers released him that he was going to eventually come back as a coach? Whatever happened to him doing that?
since I'm always cynical about the snake oil & spin Olshey pumps out, I'm guessing all the chatter about Gasol returning as a big man coach was just a little Olshey ass-cover to distract from him repeating his Ezeli fuck-up
This has been written about, but the story is he’s still rehabbing and figured it’d be easier to do it at home in Spain. I think he still wants to play.
If you were PGasol with the money he has, and could live anywhere he wants, why would he select Portland? Becasue of a job to coach? The man could coach just anywhere he would like I bet.
He’s joining the coaching staff when he returns from Spain. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nb.../pau-gasol-portland-trail-blazers-coach-staff
He was also pretty shook about the death of Kobe. Gotta wonder if he isn't just willing to take this year off?