Top 25 European Basketball Players Of All-Time
3. Pau Gasol
Gasol will go down as one of the best European players ever, and will certainly be inducted into the Hall-of-Fame after playing 20 seasons in the NBA. He hails from Barcelona, Spain.
You might have seen a guy earlier that looks like this caveman, that would be Pau’s brother, Marc. Both have their reasons for being on this list. Both of them also play the Center position. Pau spent most of his time with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Throughout his career, Pau averaged 17 points and 9.2 rebounds and shooting 50.7 percent from the field. During his time with the Lakers, he won two NBA championships.
I don’t think anyone is surprised by this choice. Antetokounmpo has easily proved his worth and his ranking on this list. He hails from Athens, Greece, and has earned the nickname, “The Greek Freak.”
Antetokounmpo plays the position of Point Forward for the Milwaukee Bucks. Giannis is currently the reigning MVP, and he is averaging 30.1 points, 12.9 rebounds, and 5.5 assists while shooting 55.2 percent from the field.
Antetokounmpo is only in his sixth year in the NBA, so the scary part is that he will continue getting better. The latest addition to his game has been trying to extend his range, which will make him as hard to guard as Kevin Durant when he masters the shooting.