- Marc Gasol
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This is a Catalan name. The first family name is Gasol and the second is Sàez.
Marc Gasol 
No. 33 Memphis Grizzlies Center Personal information Date of birth January 29, 1985 Place of birth Barcelona, Spain Nationality Spanish High school Lausanne Collegiate School Listed height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Listed weight 265 lb (120 kg) Career information NBA Draft 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48th overall Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers Pro career 2004–present Career history FC Barcelona (2004–2006)
Akasvayu Girona (2006–2008)
Memphis Grizzlies (2008–present)Career highlights and awards 2004 Spanish League Champion
2008 Spanish League MVP
2009 NBA All-Rookie Second TeamStats at NBA.com Marc Gasol i Sàez (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.
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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 Pau Gasol 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. No other instance is known where an NBA player was traded for his brother. On June 23, 2008 he signed a contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.[4] He will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2010-2011 season.
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 by shooting 53%. The previous record was held by his older brother Pau, who shot 51.8% from the field his rookie season.[6]
- 2010-2011 season
He averaged 11.7 points and 7.0 rebounds while starting 81 games in the regular season.[7]
In the 2011 playoffs Gasol averaged 15 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists, helping the Grizzlies upset top-seeded San Antonio Spurs before pushing Oklahoma City Thunder to seven games in the semifinals. He finished second in rebounds per game and third with 2.15 blocks per game in the playoffs.[7] Gasol’s exceptional work raised up his value even more. The Memphis Grizzlies decided to extended a qualifying offer to restricted free agent Marc Gasol, giving them the chance to match any offer he might get this offseason.[7]
Spanish national team
Medal record Competitor for 
SpainMen's Basketball Summer Olympics Silver 2008 Beijing National Team FIBA World Championship Gold 2006 Japan National Team FIBA European Championship Silver 2007 Spain National Team Gold 2009 Poland National Team Gold 2011 Lithuania 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.
Awards and accomplishments
USA
- Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Division 2 "Mr. Basketball": (2003)
- NBA All-Rookie Second Team: (2008–09)
Spain
- Won the Spanish Championship: (2004)
- Won the Spanish Supercup: (2004)
- Won the EuroChallenge Championship: (2007)
- Won the Catalan Tournament: (2007)
- Spanish ACB League MVP: (2008)
Spanish national team
- 2006 FIBA World Championship: Gold Medal
- 2007 FIBA European Championship: Silver Medal
- 2008 Olympic Basketball Tournament: Silver Medal
- 2009 FIBA European Championship: Gold Medal
- 2011 FIBA European Championship: Gold Medal
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 0.8 1.1 11.9 2009–10 Memphis 69 69 35.8 .581 .000 .670 9.3 2.4 1.0 1.6 14.6 2010–11 Memphis 81 81 31.9 .527 .429 .748 7.0 2.5 0.9 1.7 11.7 Career 232 225 32.7 .545 .333 .715 7.8 2.2 0.9 1.4 12.6 Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2011 Memphis 13 13 39.9 .511 .000 .699 11.2 2.2 1.1 2.2 15.0 Career 13 13 39.9 .511 .000 .699 11.2 2.2 1.1 2.2 15.0 References
- ^ Jenkins, Lee (2010-03-29). "The power of Pau". Sports Illustrated. p. 2. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1167642/2/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- ^ Smith, Jason. "Lausanne honors former star, Griz rookie Gasol". The Commercial Appeal. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/dec/04/lausanne-honors-former-star-griz-rookie-gasol/. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ Jenkins, Lee (2010-03-29). "The power of Pau". Sports Illustrated. p. 3. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1167642/3/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- ^ Grizzlies sign Gasol.
- ^ Marc Gasol Game Log - 2008-09.
- ^ ESPN.com recap.
- ^ a b c "Grizzlies extend qualifying offer to center Gasol". Sports Illustrated. 24 June 2011. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/basketball/nba/06/24/marc.gasol.ap/index.html. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
External links
- Marc Gasol on Facebook (Spanish)
- Marc Gasol's MARCA Blog (Spanish)
- NBA.com Profile
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
- 2010 FIBA World Championship Profile
- 2008 Olympics Profile
- The Other Gasol Article
Memphis Grizzlies current roster Head coach: Hollins | Assistant coaches: Davis | Bibby | Joerger | Hecker | Stoudamire
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- Spanish basketball players
- Catalan basketball players
- Spanish expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Olympic basketball players of Spain
- Liga ACB players
- FC Barcelona Bàsquet players
- CB Girona players
- Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
- Memphis Grizzlies players
- Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Spain
- Centers (basketball)
- Sportspeople from Barcelona
- Olympic medalists in basketball
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