Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, is a date that will constantly stand out for fans of the Los Angeles Lakers.
That afternoon, it was revealed that the group had got Pau Gasol, a star huge guy who had invested his veryfirst 6 and a half seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies. Better yet, it had gaveup extremely littlebit to get him, just providing up Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, Marc Gasol and 2 future first-round draft chooses that amounted to really bit.
This trade immediately changed the fortunes of both the Lakers and Kobe Bryant. Ever consideringthat Shaquille O’Neal hadactually been traded in 2004, they hadactually been a average group that was stuck in the middle with apparently no trade capital, while Br