Dwight Howard and Steve Nash joined a team that already had Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol.
After shipping Lamar Odom to Dallas, they have Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Metta World Peace.
His colourful career took him to Swansea, the Ospreys, Bristol, Harlequins, the Scarlets and Pau.
Other acts to complete the bill include Everything Everything, Bastille, Delilah, Tim Burgess and T'Pau.
Most would agree that Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum failed to consistently play to their potential.
"We cannot be fully happy because it looks like Pau Gasol suffered a serious injury, " he said.
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Dwight Howard had 20 points and 15 rebounds and Pau Gasol added 16 points and 16 rebounds.
They'll vie for Olympic gold Sunday against Spain, led by Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Lopez was faced with Pau Gasol in Howard's absence and the first-time All-Star was up to the challenge.
The Los Angeles Lakers are loaded with such talent as Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol.
When Shaq left, they drafted Andrew Bynum, a talented young center, and traded for Pau Gasol, an all-pro forward.
But tries from centre Eric Artiguste and replacement prop Leonie Tzabatze brought the side back on level terms with Pau.
Pau became the fourth French side in as many years to win the European Shield, at the expense of Castres.
The Classics series rewards the most successful rider across eventing's annual four-star events in Kentucky, Badminton, Luhmuhlen, Burghley and Pau.
The riders then climb the Col du Tourmalet twice, on Tuesday and Thursday, either side of a rest day in Pau.
But nobody was taking it easy on me because Pau was on my team, so I kept on just passing to him.
However, their joy was tempered by the news that star player Pau Gasol could miss the final because of a foot injury.
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And, oh by the way, the Lakers were able to get this deal done by keeping Pau Gasol and moving Andrew Bynum.
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Spain's Pau Gasol, a 7-foot power forward who's won two titles with the Lakers, said the deal instantly enhances the Lakers' title hopes.
There is Pau de Angu, for example, where only five items take the stage on this farm on the outskirts of town.
Pau Gasol will start at center in Howard's place, and the Lakers will have to move someone into World Peace's starting forward spot.
Nash certainly will make his new teammates better, but will those teammates (in particular, either Bynum or Pau Gasol) still be around by October.
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There was relief that the deal did not include, as previously presumed, the Laker forward Pau Gasol, who is still in the gold-medal hunt with Spain.
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The fly half went on to score 19 points in total for Pau and his input was to prove vital in the context of the match.
They traded for veteran point guard Steve Nash who they knew could feed the ball to Bryant and power forward Pau Gasol and revitalize the offense.
Meanwhile, Bridgend - the other Welsh seeded side - will face French side Pau who are one of the most difficult unseeded sides, again with the away match first.
On stage 16, the riders must negotiate the legendary quartet of Col de Peyresourde, Col d'Aspin, Col du Tourmalet and Col d'Aubisque on a 196km ride from Bagneres-du-Luchon to Pau.
Pau scored 15 points in the first five minutes of the first half, but were pegged back by a resilient Castres outfit after the break, determined in their pursuit for glory.
The team added two future Hall of Fame players in Steve Nash and Dwight Howard during the summer to an already formidable roster featuring Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol.
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