Lakers reportedly pull Pau Gasol off trade block

The Los Angeles Lakers have decided -- at least for now – that they're better off keeping four-time All-Star center Pau Gasol, according to sources close to the situation.

The Lakers, after weighing the idea of making Gasol available before the trade deadline in February, are encouraged by the way he's played in the past three games.

The Lakers entered the 2013-14 campaign fully intending to keep Gasol for the whole season and then to explore the feasibility of re-signing him in the summer. But the Spaniard's recent public complaints about how he's been used in Mike D'Antoni's system, as well as some subpar play, prompted L.A. to begin assessing its trade options.