Pau Gasol continues to make history as the first Spanish professional basketball player to make it to the NBA Finals. Once Gasol was traded to the LA Lakers, the team immediately opened doors to make it further in the NBA 2008 Playoffs, as opposed to the last couple of years.
The Lakers will play against the Boston Celtics in the 7 game series of the 2008 NBA Finals.
With the marks of top Spanish National teams and figures such as Rafael Nadal who just won the Wimbledon after a 44 year drought for Spanish Players and the Spanish Soccer team who also won the Euro2008 after not winning in the 40s. The national teams for Spain both women and men are hoping to follow in those footsteps in Pekin during the Olympic Summer Basketball Games!
