Marc Gasol Sáez (, ; born January 29, 1985) is a Spanish professional
basketball
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player for
Bàsquet Girona
Club Bàsquet Girona 2014 is a Spanish basketball club based in Girona, Catalonia, that was founded in 2014 by NBA player Marc Gasol.
History
The club was founded in 2014 by NBA player Marc Gasol, who previously played in CB Girona between 2006 a ...
of the
Liga ACB
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. The
center is a two-time
All-NBA Team member and a three-time
NBA All-Star
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. He was named the
NBA Defensive Player of the Year with the
Memphis Grizzlies
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in 2013, and won an
NBA championship
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with the
Toronto Raptors
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in 2019.
Gasol was drafted 48th overall by the
Los Angeles Lakers
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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
Pau Gasol Sáez (, ; born July 6, 1980) is a Spanish former professional basketball player. He was a six-time NBA All-Star and a four-time All-NBA team selection, twice on the second team and twice on the third team. Gasol won two NBA champion ...
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.
Gasol has been a regular member of the
Spain national team since 2006. He has won two
Olympic
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silver medals and two
FIBA Basketball World Cup
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titles. In the
EuroBasket
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, he has won two titles, a silver medal, and two bronze medals.
Early life and career
Gasol was born and raised in
Barcelona
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, Spain. In 2001, he moved as a teenager with his parents to the
Memphis suburb of
Germantown, Tennessee
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Germantown is a suburb of Memphis, bordering it to the east-southeast. Germantown was founded in 1841 by mostly German emigrants. Th ...
, after his older brother
Pau joined the
Memphis Grizzlies
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. Gasol played high school basketball at
Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis.
Nicknamed "The Big Burrito,"
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. In 2008, Lausanne
retired Gasol's number 33 jersey.
Professional career
FC Barcelona (2003–2006)
After graduating from Lausanne, Gasol returned to his home country of Spain to play in the
Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, ...
for
FC Barcelona
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Found ...
.
CB Girona (2006–2008)
After three seasons with Barcelona, Gasol signed with
Girona
Girona (officially and in Catalan , Spanish: ''Gerona'' ) is a city in northern Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 103,369 in 2020. Girona is the capit ...
in 2006.
In 2008, he was named the
ACB Most Valuable Player.
Memphis Grizzlies (2008–2019)
Early years
Gasol was selected by the
Los Angeles Lakers
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with the 48th overall pick in the
2007 NBA draft. On February 1, 2008, his draft rights were traded by the Lakers to the
Memphis Grizzlies
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as part of a trade package that included his older brother,
Pau, who was sent from the Grizzlies to the Lakers. On July 9, 2008, he signed with the Grizzlies. He set a franchise rookie record for field goal percentage in a season with 53 percent. The previous record was held by Pau with 51.8 percent in 2001–02. He subsequently earned
NBA All-Rookie Second Team
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honors. After averaging 11.9 points and 7.4 rebounds as a rookie, he averaged 14.6 points and 9.3 rebounds in 2009–10 with a career-best .581 field goal percentage.
The 2010–11 season saw Gasol average 11.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, a career-high 2.5 assists and 1.68 blocks in 81 games (all starts). He then posted 15.0 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 2.15 blocks in helping lead the Grizzlies through a 13-game run in the
2011 NBA Playoffs.
Memphis, which had never even won a playoff game before 2011, defeated the Western Conference's top-seeded
San Antonio Spurs
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in the opening round, then went to a deciding seventh game against the
Oklahoma City Thunder
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.
Gasol led the Grizzlies in field goal accuracy and blocked shots in each of his first three NBA seasons.
2011–12 season: First All-Star selection
On December 14, 2011, Gasol re-signed with the Grizzlies to a four-year, $58 million contract.
On January 23, 2012, he was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played January 16–22. On February 9, 2012, he was named an
NBA All-Star
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for the first time, earning a place on the Western Conference roster as a reserve for the
2012 NBA All-Star Game
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.
2012–13 season: Defensive Player of the Year
In 2012–13, Gasol was one of only six players to average at least 1.5 blocks (1.7 bpg) and 1.0 steals (1.0 spg). He led a Grizzlies defense that allowed a league-low 88.7 points per game during the regular season. His +5.4 score differential ranked second among NBA centers; additionally, Memphis enjoyed a +7.5 score differential when Gasol was on the court compared with -3.9 when he was on the bench.
In April 2013, he was named the
NBA Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first player in Grizzlies history to earn the honour,
the first Spanish man to win, and the first European to win.
ESPN
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lauded the Grizzlies' ability to force turnovers with Gasol on the court anchoring the defense. He was also named to the
All-NBA Second Team
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. Despite winning Defensive Player of the Year, Gasol was named to the
NBA All-Defensive Second Team
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due to a different voting system.
2013–14 season: MCL injury
In 2013–14, Gasol played a career-low 59 games. A left
MCL sprain suffered on November 22 against the
San Antonio Spurs
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sidelined him for 23 games from November 25 to January 12.
2014–15 season: All-NBA First Team selection
The 2014–15 season saw Gasol earn his second
NBA All-Star
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selection, earning his first All-Star start, and was named to the
All-NBA First Team for the first time.
He averaged a career-best 17.4 points to go with 7.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the 55-win Grizzlies. He scored 30-plus points five times after doing so just once in his first six seasons. He set career-highs in field goals made and attempted, as well as free throws made and attempted.
He was the only player in the league with at least 1,300 points, 600 rebounds, and 300 assists.
2015–16 season: Contract extension
On July 13, 2015, Gasol re-signed with the Grizzlies on a five-year maximum contract worth an estimated $110 million.
On November 20, he recorded his first career triple-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists in a 96–84 win over the
Houston Rockets
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, marking the first triple-double for Memphis since 2007 when his brother Pau recorded 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists. Gasol set a new career low for games played with 52 after missing the second half of the season with a broken right foot.
2016–17 season: Career high in scoring
On December 5, 2016, Gasol recorded his second career triple-double with 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists in a 110–108 double-overtime win over the
New Orleans Pelicans
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. On December 12, he was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played December 5–11. It marked his second career Player of the Week award and the ninth time a Grizzlies player has won the weekly accolade. On January 25, 2017, he scored a career-high 42 points in a 101–99 win over the
Toronto Raptors
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. A day later, he was named an
NBA All-Star
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for the third time in his career. On March 16, 2017, he recorded his third career triple-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 103–91 win over the
Atlanta Hawks
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.
2017–18 season: 10,000 points
On December 2, 2017, Gasol passed 10,000 career points with 27 points in a 116–111 loss to the
Cleveland Cavaliers
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. On January 26, 2018, Gasol recorded his fourth career triple-double with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 109–100 loss to the
Los Angeles Clippers
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. In February 2018, Gasol played his 700th career NBA game and made his 689th start, surpassing
Mike Conley Jr. for the most games started in franchise history.
2018–19 season: Final season in Memphis
In November 2018, Gasol passed
Zach Randolph (5,612) to become the Grizzlies' all-time career rebound leader. In December, Gasol made at least one 3-pointer in 13 consecutive games, which tied a career-high. He set a new record in the first game of January, making a 3-pointer in his 14th straight game on January 2 against the
Detroit Pistons
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. The streak ended at 15 games. On January 23, he recorded his fifth career triple-double with 22 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 118–107 loss to the
Charlotte Hornets
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.
Toronto Raptors (2019–2020)
On February 7, 2019, Gasol was traded to the
Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They play their home games a ...
in exchange for
C. J. Miles
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,
Jonas Valančiūnas
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,
Delon Wright
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and a 2024 second-round draft pick. He made his debut for the Raptors two days later, recording seven points and six rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench in a 104–99 win over the
New York Knicks
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. Gasol soon stepped into the starting center role in Toronto, and his pass-first offensive approach helped the Raptors become the NBA's top 3-point shooting team over the second half of the season.
He helped the Raptors reach the
2019 NBA Finals
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. In his first ever NBA Finals game, Gasol scored 20 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in a win. After defeating the
Golden State Warriors
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in six games, Marc joins his brother Pau, and his two championships in 2009 and 2010, as the first set of brothers to win NBA titles.
On June 26, 2019, Gasol opted in with the Toronto Raptors by exercising his $25.6 million player option for the
2019–20 season. On November 25, 2019, despite only scoring 3 points, Gasol had his best game of the season with 6 rebounds and 9 assists while holding
Joel Embiid
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scoreless for the first time in his career in a 101–96 win over the
Philadelphia 76ers
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.
Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021)
On November 24, 2020, Gasol signed with the
Los Angeles Lakers
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. On December 22, he made his Lakers debut, going scoreless while putting up one rebound and one assist in a 116–109 loss to the
Los Angeles Clippers
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. Gasol missed nine games mid-season when he contracted
COVID-19
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. He was moved to the bench after the team acquired
Andre Drummond
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. On April 6, 2021, Gasol had 13 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks in a Lakers 110–101 win over the
Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They play their home games a ...
. He started 42 games during the regular season but missed 20 others. In 19.1 minutes per game, he averaged 5.0 points and 4.1 rebounds while attempting 2.3 three-pointer per game, making 41.0%. In the postseason, the Lakers were up 2–1 in the first round against the
Phoenix Suns
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, before losing three straight games and exiting the playoffs in six games. Trying to stave off elimination, the Lakers moved Gasol back into the starting lineup in Game 6, where he was scoreless but finished with seven assists in 18 minutes.
During the offseason, the Lakers signed centers
Dwight Howard
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and
DeAndre Jordan
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Jordan was se ...
.
[
On September 10, 2021, Gasol was traded back to the ]Memphis Grizzlies
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along with a 2024 second round pick in exchange for the draft rights to Wang Zhelin
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Pro ...
, saving the Lakers over $10 million in luxury-tax penalties.[ However, he was waived five days later by the Grizzlies.
]
Bàsquet Girona (2021–present)
On November 25, 2021, Gasol announced that he would play for Bàsquet Girona
Club Bàsquet Girona 2014 is a Spanish basketball club based in Girona, Catalonia, that was founded in 2014 by NBA player Marc Gasol.
History
The club was founded in 2014 by NBA player Marc Gasol, who previously played in CB Girona between 2006 a ...
of the LEB Oro, the club that he founded, until the end of the 2021–22 season. He helped the team get promoted to the Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, ...
for the first time, after Girona beat Estudiantes 66–60 in the final of the promotion playoffs. Gasol added 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals in the decisive final game. Over the season, he averaged 14.5 points and 8.2 rebounds in 25 appearances for Girona.
National team career
In 2006, Gasol was named to the Spain national team for the 2006 FIBA World Championship
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in Japan as a replacement for NBA-draftee Fran Vázquez
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. Spain went on to win the gold medal in Japan, as well as at the EuroBasket 2009. He also won silver medals at the EuroBasket 2007
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, the 2008 Summer Olympics
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, and the 2012 Summer Olympics
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. He won his second world championship title with the Spanish team at the 2019 FIBA World Championship
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in China.
He also won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2009, and bronze medals at the EuroBasket 2013
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France defeated Lithuania in th ...
and the EuroBasket 2017
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.
At the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
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, Gasol won his second World Cup title. Gasol scored 33 points in the semi-final to defeat Australia
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. He scored 14 points, had a team-high 7 assists, had 2 steals, and blocked 3 shots in the Final
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...
against Argentina
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. He was named to the World Cup All-Star Team along with teammate Ricky Rubio
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. Gasol became the second player in history to win an NBA championship and a World Cup in the same year, and the first non-American to win an NBA or WNBA title and either a World Cup or Olympic gold medal in the same year.
After that the Spanish Basketball Team falls before to the United States men's national basketball team
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for 81–95 in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
, Marc and his brother Pau Gasol
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announced they leave the national basket team ending by part of Marc, 20 years of career defending to their country.
Awards and accomplishments
US / Canada
* Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Division 2 "Mr. Basketball" (2003)
* NBA All-Rookie Second Team
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(2009
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)
* 3× NBA All-Star
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(2012
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, 2015
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, 2017
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)
* NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
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()
* All-NBA Second Team
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(2013)
* NBA All-Defensive Second Team
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(2013)
* All-NBA First Team (2015)
* NBA champion
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(2019)
Spain
* Spanish ACB League Champion (2004)
* Spanish Supercup
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
Winner (2004)
* FIBA EuroChallenge
FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08) was the 3rd-tier level transnational men's professional continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run ...
Champion (2007)
* Catalan Tournament Champion (2007)
* Spanish ACB League MVP (2008)
* All-Spanish ACB League Team (2008)
European Player of the Year awards
* Euroscar
The Euroscar European Player of the Year Award is an annual basketball award given to the year's best male European basketball player. Its name is a portmanteau of Europe and Oscar, and the award is often referred to as "European basketball’s ...
(2014)
Spanish senior national team
* 2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by ...
:
* EuroBasket 2007
The 2007 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2007, was the 35th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2008 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to th ...
:
* 2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...
:
* EuroBasket 2009:
* EuroBasket 2011
EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time EuroBasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 ch ...
:
* 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, th ...
:
* EuroBasket 2013
EuroBasket 2013 was the 38th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It took place from 4 September until 22 September 2013 in Slovenia. The number of participating teams was 24.
France defeated Lithuania in th ...
:
* 2013 EuroBasket All-Tournament Team
* EuroBasket 2017
EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe and held between 31 August and 17 September 2017. Beginning from 2017, the continental championships take place every four years with a similar ...
:
* 2019 FIBA World Championship
The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams. The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 that did not ...
:
* 2019 FIBA World Championship
The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams. The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 that did not ...
: All-Tournament Team
NBA career statistics
Regular season
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, style="text-align:left;", Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, style="background:#cfecec;", 82* , , 75 , , 30.7 , , .530 , , .000 , , .733 , , 7.4 , , 1.7 , , .8 , , 1.1 , , 11.9
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 69 , , 69 , , 35.8 , , .581 , , .000 , , .670 , , 9.3 , , 2.4 , , 1.0 , , 1.6 , , 14.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 81 , , 81 , , 31.9 , , .527 , , .429 , , .748 , , 7.0 , , 2.5 , , .9 , , 1.7 , , 11.7
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 65 , , 65 , , 36.5 , , .482 , , .083 , , .748 , , 8.9 , , 3.1 , , 1.0 , , 1.9 , , 14.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 80 , , 80 , , 35.0 , , .494 , , .071 , , .848 , , 7.8 , , 4.0 , , 1.0 , , 1.7 , , 14.1
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 59 , , 59 , , 33.4 , , .473 , , .182 , , .768 , , 7.2 , , 3.6 , , 1.0 , , 1.3 , , 14.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 81 , , 81 , , 33.2 , , .494 , , .176 , , .795 , , 7.8 , , 3.8 , , .9 , , 1.6 , , 17.4
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 52 , , 52 , , 34.4 , , .464 , , .667 , , .829 , , 7.0 , , 3.8 , , 1.0 , , 1.3 , , 16.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 74 , , 74 , , 34.2 , , .459 , , .388 , , .837 , , 6.3 , , 4.6 , , .9 , , 1.3 , , 19.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 73 , , 73 , , 33.0 , , .420 , , .341 , , .834 , , 8.1 , , 4.2 , , .7 , , 1.4 , , 17.2
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 53 , , 53 , , 33.7 , , .444 , , .344 , , .756 , , 8.6 , , 4.7 , , 1.1 , , 1.2 , , 15.7
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, style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;", †
, style="text-align:left;", Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
, 26 , , 19 , , 24.9 , , .465 , , .442 , , .769 , , 6.6 , , 3.9 , , .9 , , .9 , , 9.1
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
, 44 , , 43 , , 26.4 , , .427 , , .385 , , .735 , , 6.3 , , 3.3 , , .8 , , .9 , , 7.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", L.A. Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...
, 52 , , 42 , , 19.1 , , .454 , , .410 , , .720 , , 4.1 , , 2.1 , , .5 , , 1.1 , , 5.0
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 891 , , 866 , , 32.2 , , .481 , , .360 , , .776 , , 7.4 , , 3.4 , , .9 , , 1.4 , , 14.0
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", All-Star
, 3 , , 1 , , 20.0 , , .556 , , .000 , , .000 , , 7.6 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 6.6
Playoffs
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2011
File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrates ...
, style="text-align:left;", Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 13 , , 13 , , 39.9 , , .511 , , .000 , , .699 , , 11.2 , , 2.2 , , 1.1 , , 2.2 , , 15.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2012
File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...
, style="text-align:left;", Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 7 , , 7 , , 37.3 , , .522 , , .000 , , .791 , , 6.7 , , 3.1 , , .3 , , 1.9 , , 15.1
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...
, style="text-align:left;", Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 15 , , 15 , , 40.6 , , .454 , , .000 , , .800 , , 8.5 , , 3.2 , , .9 , , 2.2 , , 17.2
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2014
File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wa ...
, style="text-align:left;", Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 7 , , 7 , , 42.7 , , .405 , , .000 , , .794 , , 7.7 , , 4.4 , , 1.7 , , .9 , , 17.3
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2015
File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the April ...
, style="text-align:left;", Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 11 , , 11 , , 37.8 , , .394 , , .000 , , .852 , , 10.3 , , 4.5 , , .9 , , 1.7 , , 19.7
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2017
File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...
, style="text-align:left;", Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 6 , , 6 , , 40.0 , , .470 , , .583 , , .939 , , 6.5 , , 4.2 , , .3 , , .7 , , 19.3
, -
, style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;", 2019
File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
†
, style="text-align:left;", Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
, 24 , , 24 , , 30.6 , , .422 , , .382 , , .870 , , 6.4 , , 3.0 , , .9 , , 1.1 , , 9.4
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
, style="text-align:left;", Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
, 11 , , 11 , , 20.7 , , .391 , , .185 , , .733 , , 4.4 , , 2.6 , , .5 , , .6 , , 6.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2021
File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...
, style="text-align:left;", L.A Lakers
, 5 , , 1 , , 17.4 , , .615 , , .636 , , .750 , , 3.8 , , 3.0 , , .8 , , .8 , , 5.2
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 99 , , 95 , , 34.3 , , .444 , , .366 , , .808 , , 7.5 , , 3.2 , , .8 , , 1.4 , , 13.4
See also
*List of European basketball players in the United States
This is a list of European basketball players who have played in the United States at either professional or NCAA Division I level. It is intended to include players who are currently active, whether inside or outside the U.S., and former player ...
*Bàsquet Girona
Club Bàsquet Girona 2014 is a Spanish basketball club based in Girona, Catalonia, that was founded in 2014 by NBA player Marc Gasol.
History
The club was founded in 2014 by NBA player Marc Gasol, who previously played in CB Girona between 2006 a ...
, basketball club founded by Marc Gasol
References
External links
Marc Gasol
at fiba.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gasol, Marc
1985 births
Living people
2006 FIBA World Championship players
2010 FIBA World Championship players
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Basketball players from Barcelona
Bàsquet Girona players
CB Girona players
Centers (basketball)
Euroscar award winners
FC Barcelona Bàsquet players
FIBA Basketball World Cup-winning players
FIBA EuroBasket-winning players
FIBA World Championship-winning players
Lausanne Collegiate School alumni
Liga ACB players
Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
Los Angeles Lakers players
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Memphis Grizzlies players
National Basketball Association All-Stars
National Basketball Association players from Spain
Olympic basketball players of Spain
Olympic medalists in basketball
Olympic silver medalists for Spain
People from Germantown, Tennessee
Spanish expatriate basketball people in Canada
Spanish expatriate basketball people in the United States
Spanish men's basketball players
Toronto Raptors players