"I remember Michael telling me one time, 'Man, this kid from Spain…' I go, 'The kid from Spain who looked like Big Bird at the time?' He was like, 'Yeah, he's incredible.

"Those first few years for Pau weren't all kisses and candy, but Memphis won 50 games," Wilbon pointed out."They were a playoff team. I'm a big Pau guy. It could've been so different.