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Gasol agreed to a three-year deal to remain with the Spurs, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

While the monetary details of the contract haven't been announced at the moment, it seems safe to assume that the three-year deal guarantees more money than the $16.2 million player option that Gasol declined for the upcoming season. While Gasol's best years are certainly behind him, he still posted a solid 12.4 points, 7.8 boards, 2.3 assists and 1.1 blocks across 25.4 minutes per game, making him a fair option in a variety of fantasy formats.

Gasol will decline his $16.2 million dollar player option for the 2017-18 season, though plans to work on a longer term deal to remain on the Spurs, Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reports.

Gasol saw a sizable drop in workload this past season after signing with San Antonio. He logged 25.4 minutes per game last year, compared to the 31.8 minutes per game he saw during the 2015-16 campaign with the Bulls. While he provided just 12.4 points, 7.8 boards and 1.1 blocks for the Spurs, he shot an efficient 50.2 percent from the field and a career-high 53.8 percent from long range (on 104 attempts). He also came off the pine frequently, starting only 39 of his 64 games played. Gasol declining his player option in favor of a longer deal implies that, not only do the Spurs and Gasol feel they have a successful relationship, but that the Spurs may be attempting to free up cap space in order to make a bid at a free agent.

Gasol produced 12 points (6-11 FG, 0-1 3Pt), 10 rebounds and one assist across 21 minutes during a 120-108 loss to the Warriors on Saturday.

Gasol was solid off the bench in the Game 3 loss as he posted his second double-double of these playoffs. He had scored in single-digits in four the previous five games, so Saturday's game marked a much better effort from him. If Kawhi Leonard (ankle) is held out again in Game 4, Gasol could see a larger offensive workload.

Gasol will not get the start in Game 3 of the Western Conference FInalsGreg Simmons of KSAT Sports reports.

Coach Gregg Popovich will work with the smaller lineup to counter the Warriors, placing Kyle Anderson into the lineup, leaving LaMarcus Aldridge as the only big on the court to start the game. Gasol will likely still see minutes, but the Spurs are changing things up without Kawhi Leonard to avoid going down 3-0.

Gasol recorded six points (3-11 FG, 0-3 3Pt), 13 rebounds, four blocked shots and one steal across 29 minutes in Wednesday's 121-96 win over the Rockets.

While it wasn't a particularly strong outing for Gasol in terms of shooting, he was extremely effective in the paint, posting 13 rebounds and swatting 4 shots in the Spurs' impressive bounce-back win. Gasol's showing in Game 2 marks his highest rebound and blocked shot total in the playoffs thus far, and he'll look to keep it going on Friday in Houston as the Spurs attempt to take a 2-1 lead in the series.