Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl It may not have been what Pau Gasol was hoping to hear. And it certainly wasn’t the kind of blanket — trade him now or don’t trade him at all — answer that Kobe Bryant had asked for. But after months of silence, worry and uncertainty, Gasol and Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak did indeed speak to clear the air about the Spaniard’s future with the team.