Pau Gasol

Pau Gasol became the first Spaniard to be selected in the NBA lottery, going 3rd overall in 2001, and went on to win back-to-back NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 and 2010. Standing 7 feet tall with the finesse of a point guard, Gasol was a six-time NBA All-Star and led Spain to back-to-back Olympic silver medals (2008, 2012) and Olympic gold in 2016. He retired in 2021 as Spain's greatest basketball export.