The NBA 2014 Free Agents will start to take over the rumor mill.  Pau Gasol, who has long been trade rumor fodder now has the chips in his hand. In the last game against his brother's team, the Memphis Grizzlies he gave his farewell to the Laker fans..will it be for the season or for good?

It was an anti-climactic end to a seemingly insignificant season. The Lakers were relegated to loss no. 55, a number they usually see at the win column in March. Pau Gasol was in a suit, out due to a bout with vertigo. It is highly probable that he has played his last game for the Lakers. The only question is whether it's for the season or for his career.

The seven foot Spaniard will find it most difficult to leave the fans. From ESPN: "I always appreciate the fans. You never know. The last couple years when I walked out of this building it's been emotional. This year it's been a little bit different because we haven't been successful as a team, we had a lot of injuries, I haven't been able to finish the season playing. So I kind of had it more in my mind. The last couple of years I didn't know if I was going to be back. This year with even more reason, because now I'm a free agent. It's just a way of me appreciating everyone and our fans." 

Pau was asked about the possibility of playing in Memphis:  "It's appealing. We have a lot of fun always in the summers [playing together with the Spanish national team]. But I don't know if it's going to be completely 100 percent up to me, because there's going to be a lot of teams that are going to be probably limited or conditioned to a trade, and the Lakers will probably have some say in that. We'll see. It'll be an interesting process. I don't know if the Grizzlies are one of the teams that are most interested."

But he does not rule out a Tinseltown return: "I'd love to play with Kobe more, because he's a friend, he's a winner and he's a guy that I've been through a lot and won championships with. I would love to play with my brother, but you can't have everything. Just try to think where is the best position for me to succeed collectively and individually."

For Pau Gasol, surviving through his contract and being in a position to choose his destination is already a triumph. He deserves it.