NBA: I Told You to Play Basketball, Not Be Jiahao

In 2008, during the shocking Grizzlies-Los Angeles Lakers trade that rocked the league, second-round pick Zhang Jiahao was packaged off to the Los Angeles Lakers as a "throw-in" and "bonus" by the Logo Man.

Zhang Jiahao was Chinese, a highly touted prospect expected to be selected in the first round, but he became the unluckiest player in NBA draft history when he slid to the second round.

The trade became public.

Memphis fans found a reason for the Logo Man's treacherous move: if it meant getting rid of this menace, then throwing in Gasol didn't seem like a big deal.

But then Zhang Jiahao donned the number 24 jersey and built a purple-and-gold dynasty in Los Angeles!

Fans couldn't help but exclaim:

So Gasol really was the throw-in after all...