A day doesn’t seem to go by when Pau Gasol of Spain fails to make headlines.
He’s certainly the toast of Spain after claiming another big honor on Monday, the 2009 FIBA Europe Player of the Year award.
It’s the second time in a row that Gasol has been voted as Europe’s top player, and it comes as no surprise.
The seven-footer captured an NBA title for the first time last year after helping the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals and followed that up with an MVP performance at EuroBasket 2009 where Spain overcame a poor start to win their first gold medal in the competition.
Now Gasol, who last month was named the 2009 L.A. Sportsman of the Year, has another honor to put in his awards cabinet.
Gasol will wait until the end of the season before deciding if he will represent Spain at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey.
Spain will compete in Group D in the Preliminary Round against France, Lithuania, Canada, New Zealand and Lebanon.
It certainly will not be a tournament that Gasol will want to miss.
He was the 2006 FIBA World Championship MVP after leading Spain to that title.
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