Marc Gasol Sáez (born 29 January 1985) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. A center, he was drafted 48th overall by the Lakers in the 2007 NBA draft. He was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in February 2008 in a deal that sent his older brother Pau to the Lakers. In 2013, Gasol was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year. He won his first NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, where he played until the end of the season.
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Marc Gasol Sáez (born 29 January 1985) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. A center, he was drafted 48th overall by the Lakers in the 2007 NBA draft. He was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in February 2008 in a deal that sent his older brother Pau to the Lakers. 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 2013, Gasol was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year. He is a two-time All-NBA Team member, a three-time NBA All-Star, and an NBA champion. He won his first NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, where he played until the end of the season. He also won two EuroBasket titles, a silver medal, and two bronze medals with the Spanish national team in 2006, 2008, and 2010. He played in the Liga ACB for FC Barcelona from 2006 to 2008. In 2008, hewas named the ACB Most Valuable Player.
He set a franchise rookie record for field goal percentage in a season with 53 percent. 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. 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. On 14 December 2011, Gasor re-signed with the Grizzlies to a four-year, USD 58 million contract. On 23 January 2012, he was named Western Conference Player ofthe Week for games played 16–22 January. On 9 February 2012, he was named an NBA All -Star for the first time, earning a place on the Western Conference roster as a reserve for the 2012 NBA all-Star Game. In April 2013, he became the first in Grizzlies history to earn the NBA defensive player of the year award. Despite suffering a MCL sprain on November 22, 2014, he earned his second All-star selection.
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