While being a child, Pau attended the local school and grew up an ordinary boy. He was fond of sport and played basketball a lot. Soon he signed a contract with a professional basketball team, Cornellà. During the formative years, he had a dream to become a doctor. However, he decided to become the part of Barcelona's junior team and later of the senior team. According to the Fangraphs, his stats were 12.4 points and 5.8 rebounds in 24.7 minutes per game.

When he was 21 years old, Gasol was named Most Valuable Player. The same year, he was chosen by the Atlanta Hawks. Later he played with the Grizzlies and became the winner of the Rookie of the Year Award. During the second year of cooperation with the Grizzlies, he participated in nearly eighty games. Soon he and his team made their first trip to the NBA Playoffs. They all succeeded, but did not become the winners.

For the next seven years, he played for the Memphis Grizzlies. Due to the foot injury, he did not take part in more than 20 games.In the end of the year of 2007, Gasol joined the Los Angeles Lakers.The following year, he appeared for the first time playing for another team and got the victory. There were some other injuries, but he continued to take an active part in different matches. Gasol also made his trip with Lakers to the second round in four tries. At the age of 29, he scored his 10,000th career point. Besides, he was named Western Conference Player of the Month.

In 2010, the Sporting News selected him as the 15th-cleverest athlete in sports. Two years after, he won the NBA Community Assist Award. Later his career was not going really well, and he became a free agent after the season. In 2014, Gasol signed with the Chicago Bulls. Next year, he became the 116th player to reach 1,000 regular-season games. When he was 35 years old, he was named the oldest player to record a triple-double. The same year, Gasol signed with the San Antonio Spurs. Pau also had some surgery to cure his health problems. Pau is very enthusiastic and hardworking person. Due to the persistent work, his net worth is estimated to be nearly $65 Million and his salary is $18.714 Million.

As to the personal life in his biography, he has not been married yet. He has a girlfriend, Silvia Lopez Castro, who may become his wife in the future. They are dating for a long time. Gasol prefers to keep his private life in a secret. Besides, he is very kind-hearted person, who is involved in many charities. One of them is regularly visits to Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles.