I would. And not just because of his star shining right now from the Olympics. Think of how many 7-footers there are right now who give you what he does.

I agree

This is plain silly.
This is the analysis statistically:
So his rookie year, he scores 18 ppg, grabs 9 boards, swats 2 shots per in 37 mpg.
His second year, he scores 19 ppg, grabs 9 boards, swats a bit less (1.8 bpg) in 36 mpg
Last year, he scores 18 ppg, grabs 8 boards, and swats a bit less (1.69 bpg) IN JUST 31.5 MPG!

The grizzlies are TEAM oriented now and if they decide to expect 18/8/2 from someone in 32 mpg, then that's what they're getting!
I could easily imagine Pau stat hogging Ricky Davis style and dropping 25/12 on a bad team. He's worth the max. However, he needs to shed that soft image before he turns into a bonafide superstar though.

I was gonna vote NO but then I remembered that Allan Houston got a Maximus contract so why not give Pau a max contract

Yes.

Where is West going to get a more talented 7-footer?

near max, but not max. in the grizz's team game, pau is not max contract valued. many can come and step in and give you what pau gives you. on another team though, pau is max

Posted by Caseloads:

near max, but not max. in the grizz's team game, pau is not max contract valued. many can come and step in and give you what pau gives you. on another team though, pau is max

I think they need to give him the role of a max player if they want to succeed in the playoffs.

put it this way, i would trade any knick for pau in a nano-second. He is super star that has not been exploited enough by his own team. He is an unusual talent-extremely under-rated. He could play either C or PF--i would prefer him at PF with a more physical counter part next to him. If he received 40 minutes and was the vocal part of the team he would average 26 pts 12-13 reb 2.5 blocks shooting 50%. Its kind of peculiar that someone thinks brian cardinal is worth 7 mm a year but pau is not worth 13-14---bottom line is some team will do what the nuggets did-give him 20+mm extra up front to put the$ pressure on the grizzlies if they dont get it done this year.

Exactly what briggs said. except I wouldn't trade marbury for him

if pau stats are to be used in any meaningful way to justify his max award then surely there must be a nba yearly award for which mr gasol is a standout. and how does pau match up with another euro,ak 47. stats http://www.nationwide.net/~patricia/ courtesy pat bender
all interview team: no pau; ak47, 1 vote. mvp: no pau; ak47, 2 points. all defensive: ak47 second team; no pau. all nba team: pau 8 points; ak47, 48 points. most improved player: pau 1 point; ak47 101 points. btw, brian cardinal collected 18 points. defensive player of the year: no pau; ak47 67 points. player of the month: no pau. player of the week: no pau; ak47 twice. looks like pau has accomplished a lot for a max player signing….and by your standards he’s a superstar? wow

pau only got to play 38 minutes or more 8 times--here is the cumulative stats

Clev 37 points 11 rebounds 5 blocks 1 assist
Den 24 P 14 r 5 blocks 3 assist
Sac 23 p 10 r 0 b 6 a
Ind 20 8 4 2
Hous 24 11 2 4
Por 25 11 1 6
SA 27 11 2 4
Minn 20 12 0 2
total
avg. 25.0pts 11 reb 2.4 blo 3.5 assists