Pau Gasol signs with NBA-leading Bucks

Pau Gasol has signed with the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks, two days after the 38-year-old centre reached a buyout agreement with the San Antonio Spurs.

The two-time NBA champion and six-time All-Star averaged 4.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 12.2 minutes in 27 games for the Spurs this season, his 18th in the NBA.

In 1,223 career games with Memphis, the Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago and San Antonio, he has averaged 17.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.59 blocks and 33.5 minutes.

He is one of four players with more than 20,000 points, 11,000 rebounds, 3,500 assists and 1,500 blocks in his career, along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett.

The 213cm Spaniard was the third overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft and helped the Lakers win titles in 2009 and 2010.