Marc Gasol
Spanish center, NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2013), NBA champion (2019), and two-time All-NBA selection.
Marc Gasol Sáez (, ; born 29 January 1985) is a Spanish former professional basketball player who is the president of Bàsquet Girona of the Liga ACB. The center is a two-time All-NBA Team member and a three-time NBA All-Star. He was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2013, and won an NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019.
Quick Facts
- Origin
- Drafted by Los Angeles Lakers (2007), traded to Memphis on draft night
Lore & Background
Gasol was drafted 48th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2007 NBA draft. After having his rights traded to Memphis in February 2008 in a deal that sent his older brother Pau Gasol to the Lakers, he signed with the Grizzlies and remained with the franchise until being traded to Toronto in 2019. He rejoined the Lakers in 2020 for one season.
Reader's Guide
Gasol has been a regular member of the Spain national team since 2006. He has won two Olympic silver medals and two FIBA Basketball World Cup titles. In the EuroBasket, he has won two titles, a silver medal, and two bronze medals.
Did You Know?
- Gasol was named Division 2's Mr. Basketball in 2003 after averaging 26 points, 13 rebounds, and six blocks per game as a senior at Lausanne Collegiate School.
- He set a franchise rookie record for field goal percentage with 53 percent, surpassing his brother Pau's mark of 51.8 percent.
- Gasol recorded his first career triple-double on November 20, 2015, with 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists against the Houston Rockets.
- He scored a career-high 42 points on January 25, 2017, in a win over the Toronto Raptors.
- Gasol passed Zach Randolph to become the Grizzlies' all-time career rebound leader in November 2018.
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