He wore the Baskonia shirt for a decade – from the 1985/1986 season to the 1995/1996 season – winning a Copa del Rey in 1995, where he was the best of that edition. He went through the Real MadridCB Cáceres, Pallacanestro Triestre (Italy), Malaga Unicaja, CB Girona, Lleida and CB Valladolid. He never stopped.
He hung up his shirt in 2003 and as a good point guard and with more than 2,890 assists given in the ACB league, he moved to the bench. On the benches is where he has made Spanish basketball history. He arrived at Real Madrid after his good role at Gipuzkoa Basket and there he became one of the best coaches in white history, on par with the legendary Lolo Sainz (8 Leagues, Copas del Rey, 1 Super Cup and 4 Intercontinental Cups, among other titles).
As a coach, at Real Madrid he has achieved 6 League titles, 6 Copas del Rey, 7 Spanish Super Cups and 2 Euroleagues —20 years after the last one—. His cachet was sky-high when everything went wrong. In the semifinals of the ACB League of the 2021/22 season, between the second and third game against Baskonia itself, he suffered a heart attack and underwent a catheterization. At that moment Chus Mateo, Laso’s assistant at the time, took charge of the team for the remainder of the season, and there was no turning back. Real Madrid decided to dispense with the services of the Vitorian to place Chus Mateo as the head coach of the whites.
Pablo took a year to rest, since 1985 he had not stopped. More than 30 years of professional basketball without breaks of more than three months. The opportunity arose to return to training in Munich a year later. There he went. In Germany he has managed to win the League and the Cup.
But when home calls you… It’s hard to say no. The one who wore the Baskonia shirt on 370 occasions, gave 1951 assists and was the hero of the first Copa del Rey of the Vitorian club, He will be coach of the club where he was born for the next 3 seasonsuntil 2027. Now, the only thing they should do Basket Baskonia It is listening and letting one of the best coaches in the history of our country work.
2024-06-28 15:44:19
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