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Marc Gasol
No. 33 – Memphis Grizzlies
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1985-01-29) January 29, 1985 (age 39)
Barcelona, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High schoolLausanne Collegiate School
NBA draft2007: 2nd round, 48th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career2004–present
Career highlights and awards
2004 Spanish League Champion
2008 Spanish League MVP
2009 NBA All-Rookie Second Team
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Marc Gasol i Sáez (born January 29, 1985, in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He was drafted in the second round, 48th overall, by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2007 NBA Draft. He stands 7'1" tall and is the younger brother of current Lakers power forward Pau Gasol.

Early years

While he spent almost all of his childhood in the Barcelona area, he moved as a teenager with his parents to the Memphis suburb of Germantown, Tennessee in 2001, after his older brother was drafted and signed by the Memphis Grizzlies, who finalized their move from Vancouver just after the draft. Gasol played high school basketball at Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis.[1]He was named Division 2's Mr. Basketball in 2003 following a senior season in which he averaged 26 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks per game.[2] His parents still live in Germantown.[3]

Pro career

Europe

After his graduation from Lausanne, Gasol returned to his home country of Spain to play in the Liga ACB. He originally played with FC Barcelona before moving to Akasvayu Girona, where he played two seasons and was named the 2008 ACB Most Valuable Player.

NBA

Gasol was drafted in the second round, 48th overall, by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2007 NBA Draft. On February 1, 2008, his draft rights were traded by the Lakers to the Memphis Grizzlies as part of a trade package that included his older brother, Pau, who went to the Lakers. This is the only time in league history that siblings have been traded for one another.[citation needed] On June 23, 2008 he signed a contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.[4]

Gasol met his rookie season with success, scoring 10-plus points in 10 straight games on 49-for-84 shooting in October 2008.[5]

Gasol broke the franchise rookie record of the highest field goal percentage at the end of the season, he finished with 53%. The previous record was held by his older brother Pau, who shot 51.8% from the field his rookie season.[6]

Spanish national team

Marc Gasol
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's Basketball
Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing National Team
FIBA World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Japan National Team
FIBA European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2007 Spain National Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Poland National Team

Gasol was part of the Spanish national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship and the silver medal at the 2007 FIBA European Championship. He was also a part of the Spanish team that won the silver medal at the 2008 Olympics Basketball Tournament and the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA European Championships.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Memphis 82 75 30.7 .530 .000 .733 7.4 1.7 .8 1.1 11.9
2009–10 Memphis 69 69 35.8 .581 .000 .670 9.3 2.4 1.0 1.6 14.6
Career 151 144 33.0 .555 .000 .702 8.2 2.0 .9 1.3 13.1

Awards and accomplishments

USA

Spain

Spanish national team

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References

  1. ^ Jenkins, Lee (2010-03-29). "The power of Pau". Sports Illustrated. p. 2. Retrieved 2010-03-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/dec/04/lausanne-honors-former-star-griz-rookie-gasol/
  3. ^ Jenkins, Lee (2010-03-29). "The power of Pau". Sports Illustrated. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-03-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Grizzlies sign Gasol.
  5. ^ Marc Gasol Game Log - 2008-09.
  6. ^ ESPN.com recap.
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