Pau Gasol offered 2-year, $40 million deal from the Portland Trail Blazers

According to ESPN's Marc Stein, Pau Gasol has been offered a 2-year, $40 million deal from the Portland Trail Blazers. At 35 years old now, Gasol is an NBA veteran who has won two NBA Championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and has still posted some remarkable numbers with the Bulls these past couple of seasons. Gasol averaged 16.5 PPG, 11 RPG, and 4.1 APG last season in 72 games with the Bulls. Pau has not made a decision yet but with that much money on the line from Portland, it will be hard to turn down.

The market for Pau Gasol appears to be around $18-22 million/year. Raptors, Bulls, Blazers, Wolves, Spurs among… https://t.co/pGoIbFNZy2

— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) July 3, 2016

Following up on that @ramonashelburne tweet: Lots of noise out there about Portland putting a two-year, $40 million offer down to Pau Gasol.

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 3, 2016

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— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 3, 2016

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