2001 — Pau Gasol over Kwame Brown
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Pau Gasol was actually drafted by the Atlanta Hawks before being shipped off to the Grizzlies in a deal for Shareef Abdur-Rahim. He was later traded more famously in a deal involving his brother Marc. That trade sent Pau to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he would go on to lead the team in win shares for two NBA champion teams ahead of some other Bryant dude.
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Gasol ranks top 50 all time in points, rebounds, blocks, BPM, PER, and win shares. He will go down as a Hall of Famer and one of the greatest international players of all time, somehow underrated after years of dominance.
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