36 Facts About Marc Gasol

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Marc Gasol Saez is a Spanish professional basketball player for Basquet Girona of the Liga ACB.

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Marc Gasol 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.

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Marc Gasol rejoined the Lakers in 2020 for one season.

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Marc Gasol has been a regular member of the Spain national team since 2006.

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Marc Gasol has won two Olympic silver medals and two FIBA Basketball World Cup titles.

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Marc Gasol played high school basketball at Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis.

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Marc Gasol was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 48th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft.

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Marc Gasol set a franchise rookie record for field goal percentage in a season with 53 percent.

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Marc Gasol 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.

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Marc Gasol led the Grizzlies in field goal accuracy and blocked shots in each of his first three NBA seasons.

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On December 14,2011, Marc Gasol re-signed with the Grizzlies to a four-year, $58 million contract.

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Marc Gasol led a Grizzlies defense that allowed a league-low 88.7 points per game during the regular season.

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Marc Gasol averaged a career-best 17.4 points to go with 7.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the 55-win Grizzlies.

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Marc Gasol scored 30-plus points five times after doing so just once in his first six seasons.

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Marc Gasol set career-highs in field goals made and attempted, as well as free throws made and attempted.

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Marc Gasol was the only player in the league with at least 1,300 points, 600 rebounds, and 300 assists.

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On July 13,2015, Marc Gasol re-signed with the Grizzlies on a five-year maximum contract worth an estimated $110 million.

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Marc Gasol set a new career low for games played with 52 after missing the second half of the season with a broken right foot.

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In February 2018, Marc Gasol played his 700th career NBA game and made his 689th start, surpassing Mike Conley Jr.

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In November 2018, Marc Gasol passed Zach Randolph to become the Grizzlies' all-time career rebound leader.

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Marc 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.

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Marc Gasol helped the Raptors reach the 2019 NBA Finals.

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On November 24,2020, Marc Gasol signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Marc Gasol was moved to the bench after the team acquired Andre Drummond.

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Marc Gasol started 42 games during the regular season but missed 20 others.

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On September 10,2021, Marc Gasol was traded back to the Memphis Grizzlies along with a 2024 second round pick in exchange for the draft rights to Wang Zhelin, saving the Lakers over $10 million in luxury-tax penalties.

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Marc Gasol added 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals in the decisive final game.

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In 2006, Marc Gasol was named to the Spain national team for the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan as a replacement for NBA-draftee Fran Vazquez.

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Marc Gasol won silver medals at the EuroBasket 2007, the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Marc Gasol won his second world championship title with the Spanish team at the 2019 FIBA World Championship in China.

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Marc Gasol won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2009, and bronze medals at the EuroBasket 2013 and the EuroBasket 2017.

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At the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Marc Gasol won his second World Cup title.

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Marc Gasol scored 33 points in the semi-final to defeat Australia.

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Marc Gasol scored 14 points, had a team-high 7 assists, had 2 steals, and blocked 3 shots in the Final against Argentina.

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Marc Gasol was named to the World Cup All-Star Team along with teammate Ricky Rubio.

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Marc 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.