Pau and marc gasol biography
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Marc Gasol
Spanish basketball player (born 1985)
Marc Gasol Sáez[a] (Catalan:[ˈmaɾɡɡəˈzɔl], Spanish:[ˈmaɾkgaˈsol]; 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.
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.
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.
Early life
[edit]Gasol was born and raised in Barcelona, Spain. In 2001, he moved as a teenager with his parents to the Memphis suburb of Germantown, Tennessee, after his older brother Pau joined the Memphis
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Pau predominant Marc Gasol 2015 Princess of Asturias Award care for Sports
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Pau Gasol
Spanish basketball player (born 1980)
Gasol with FC Barcelona in 2021 | |
Born | (1980-07-06) July 6, 1980 (age 44) Barcelona, Spain |
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Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)[a][3] |
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
NBA draft | 2001: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
Playing career | 1998–2021 |
Position | Power forward / center |
Number | 16, 17 |
1998–2001 | FC Barcelona |
2001–2008 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2008–2014 | Los Angeles Lakers |
2014–2016 | Chicago Bulls |
2016–2019 | San Antonio Spurs |
2019 | Milwaukee Bucks |
2021 | FC Barcelona |
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