Marc Gasol

Marc Gasol
Gasol with the Grizzlies in 2013
No. 33 – Memphis Grizzlies
Position Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1985-01-29) January 29, 1985
Barcelona, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Listed height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school Lausanne Collegiate School
(Memphis, Tennessee)
NBA draft 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career 2003–present
Career history
2003–2006 FC Barcelona
2006–2008 Akasvayu Girona
2008–present Memphis Grizzlies
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Medals
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
2012 LondonTeam
World Cup
2006 Japan
EuroBasket
2009 Poland
2011 Lithuania
2007 Spain
2013 Slovenia
2017 Turkey

Marc Gasol Sáez (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈmaɾɡ ɡəˈzɔl]; born January 29, 1985) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 48th overall in the 2007 NBA draft and went on to sign with the Grizzlies where he won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2013. He is a two-time All-NBA Team member and a three-time NBA All-Star.

Gasol has been a regular member of the Spanish national basketball team since 2006. He has won two Olympic silver medals, a FIBA Basketball World Cup title, two EuroBasket titles, a EuroBasket silver medal and EuroBasket bronze medal. The 7'1" center is the younger brother of fellow NBA player Pau Gasol.

Early life and career

Gasol playing for Girona in 2008.

While he spent almost all of his childhood in the Barcelona area, Gasol moved as a teenager with his parents to the Memphis suburb of Germantown, Tennessee in 2001, after his older brother Pau was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks and then had his rights traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. Gasol played high school basketball at Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis.[1] Nicknamed "The Big Burrito",[2] 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.[3] In 2008, Lausanne retired Gasol's #33 jersey.[4] After graduating from Lausanne, Gasol returned to his home country of Spain to play in the Liga ACB for FC Barcelona (2003-2006). After his solid play in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, Gasol signed with Akasvayu Girona,[2] spending two seasons with the club and was named the 2008 ACB Most Valuable Player.

NBA career

Memphis Grizzlies (2008–present)

Gasol in 2013

Gasol was selected with the 48th overall pick by the 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 was sent from the Grizzlies to the Lakers. No other instance is known where an NBA player was traded for his brother.

2008–09 season

On July 9, 2008, Gasol signed with the Grizzlies.[5] He went on to start his rookie season in fine form, scoring 10-plus points in 10 straight games on 49-for-84 shooting in November 2008.[6] He finished the season with a .530 field goal percentage, a franchise record, beating out a record previously held by his brother, Pau, who shot 51.8% from the field his rookie season.[7]

2009–10 season

In his second season, Gasol saw an increased amount of playing time, going from 30.7 minutes per game to 35.8. He used his increased number of minutes to average 14.6 points with 9.3 rebounds per game. He also recorded a career high field goal percentage at 58.1%, ranking 4th in the league.[8]

2010–11 season

In 2010–11, Gasol averaged 11.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 steals in 81 games (all starts). He went on to average 15.0 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 2.2 blocks and 1.1 steals per game during the playoffs, helping the Grizzlies upset top-seeded San Antonio Spurs before pushing Oklahoma City Thunder to seven games in the semi-finals. He finished second in rebounds per game and third in blocks per game during the playoffs.[9]

On June 24, 2011, the Grizzlies extended a qualifying offer to Gasol in order to make him a restricted free agent, giving them the chance to match any offer he might get during the offseason.[9]

2011–12 season

On December 14, 2011, Gasol re-signed with the Grizzlies to a four-year, $58 million contract.[10] During the week of January 16–22, Gasol led the Grizzlies to a perfect 4–0 record, averaging 19.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.5 blocks per game. During that time, he recorded three double-doubles, earning him Western Conference Player of the Week honors.[11] He was later named an NBA All-Star for the first time, starting as a reserve for the West. In 2011–12, he averaged 14.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.9 blocks in 65 games (all starts). In the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, the Grizzlies lost to the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games.

2012–13 season

After averaging 7.8 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, and 1.0 steals per game during the 2012–13 season, Gasol was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first European player to win the award. In 2012–13, Memphis surrendered a league-low 88.7 points per game. According to NBA.com, Gasol's +5.4 score differential ranked second among the league's centers. The Grizzlies also had a +7.5 score differential when Gasol was playing versus −3.9 when he was on the bench.[12] ESPN lauded the Grizzlies' ability to force turnovers with Gasol on the court anchoring the defense.[13] Gasol also averaged 14.1 points and 4.0 assists per game – his 318 assists for the season were the highest total among all centers.[14]

Despite being named the Defensive Player of the Year, Gasol was left off the NBA All-Defensive first team and was named to the second team instead. Of the players named to both teams, Gasol received the least amount of votes.[15] The Defensive Player of the Year was named by sportswriters, while the All-Defensive team members were named by coaches.[16]

2013–14 season

Gasol backing down Blake Griffin

In 2013–14, Gasol played a career low 59 games for the season. He was sidelined for two months in November 2013 with a knee injury, and in those 23 games he missed, the Grizzlies were just 10-13 and had a season-high five-game losing streak in that time. In 59 games with Gasol available, the Grizzlies were 40-19 – a 56-win pace when extended over a full 82-game schedule.[17] He finished the season with averages of 14.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.0 steals per game.

2014–15 season

On October 29, 2014, Gasol scored a then career-high 32 points as the Grizzlies defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 105–101 for the franchise's first victory in a season opener since 2000, the year before the team moved to Memphis.[18] He tied his career-high with 32 points against the Boston Celtics on November 21.[19] Gasol went on to record 28 points, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks and 2 assists in a 107–101 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on December 5 despite suffering bone bruising in his right knee two nights prior, staking his claim as one of the top MVP candidates in the process.[20] He was named an All-Star for the second time in his career in 2014–15. In the Grizzlies' season finale on April 15, Gasol scored a then career-high 33 points in a 95–83 win over the Indiana Pacers.[21] The Grizzlies and Gasol reached the semi-finals where they lost to the No. 1 seeded Golden State Warriors. He averaged 18.8 points and 11.6 rebounds in the six-game series against the Warriors. For his regular season averages of 17.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists, Gasol was recognized with his first All-NBA First Team selection.[22]

2015–16 season

On July 13, 2015, Gasol re-signed with the Grizzlies.[23] On November 13, he scored a then season-high 31 points in a 101–100 won over the Portland Trail Blazers.[24] A week later, he recorded his first career triple-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a 96–84 win over the Houston Rockets.[25] On December 1, he recorded a career-high 38 points and 13 rebounds in a 113–104 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.[26] On December 27, in a win over the Los Angeles Lakers, Gasol scored 16 points and passed Shareef Abdur-Rahim (7,801 points) for fourth on the Grizzlies' all-time scoring list.[27] On February 9, 2016, he was ruled out indefinitely with a broken right foot.[28] He was later ruled out for the rest of the season on February 23 after undergoing surgery.[29] The injury-riddled Grizzlies finished seventh in the Western Conference, and without Gasol and Mike Conley, they were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs.

2016–17 season

On October 30, 2016, Gasol scored 20 points and hit a career-high four three-pointers in a 112–103 overtime win over the Washington Wizards.[30] On November 16, he scored 26 points and made four three-pointers in a 111–107 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Over the first 11 games of the season, he made 16 three-pointers; he hit just 12 in his first eight seasons.[31] On November 26, he scored a season-high 28 points in a 110–107 win over the Miami Heat.[32] On December 5, he 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.[33] On December 8, he set a new season high with 36 points in an 88–86 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.[34] On December 21, he went 14-of-17 from the field and matched a career high with 38 points in a 98–86 win over the Detroit Pistons.[35] On January 25, 2017, he set a new career high with 42 points in a 101–99 win over the Toronto Raptors.[36] 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.[37]

2017–18 season

On October 21, 2017, Gasol had 34 points and 14 rebounds in a 111–101 win over the Golden State Warriors.[38] On December 2, 2017, he passed 10,000 career points with 27 points in a 116–111 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[39] On December 23, 2017, he had 17 points and a season-high 15 rebounds in a 115–112 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.[40] 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.[41] In February 2018, Gasol played his 700th career NBA game and made his 689th start, thus passing Mike Conley Jr. for the most games started in franchise history.[42]

National team career

Marc and Pau playing for Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

In 2006, Gasol was named to the Spanish national team for the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan as a replacement for NBA-draftee Fran Vázquez.[2] Spain went on to win the gold medal in Japan, as well as at the 2009 FIBA EuroBasket. He also won silver medals at the 2007 FIBA EuroBasket, the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2012 Summer Olympics.

He also won the gold medal at the 2011 FIBA EuroBasket, and bronze medals at the 2013 FIBA EuroBasket and the 2017 FIBA EuroBasket.

Awards and accomplishments

USA

Spain

European Player of the Year awards

Spanish senior national team

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 827530.7.530.000.7337.41.7.81.111.9
2009–10 Memphis 696935.8.581.000.6709.32.41.01.614.6
2010–11 Memphis 818131.9.527.429.7487.02.5.91.711.7
2011–12 Memphis 656536.5.482.083.7488.93.11.01.914.6
2012–13 Memphis 808035.0.494.071.8487.84.01.01.714.1
2013–14 Memphis 595933.4.473.182.7687.23.61.01.314.6
2014–15 Memphis 818133.2.494.176.7957.83.8.91.617.4
2015–16 Memphis 525234.4.464.667.8297.03.81.01.316.6
2016–17 Memphis 747434.2.459.388.8376.34.6.91.319.5
2017–18 Memphis 737333.0.420.341.8348.14.2.71.417.2
Career 71670933.7.487.344.7797.73.3.91.515.2
All-Star 3120.0.556.000.0007.63.31.0.36.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011 Memphis 131339.9.511.000.69911.22.21.12.215.0
2012 Memphis 7737.3.522.000.7916.73.1.31.915.1
2013 Memphis 151540.6.454.000.8008.53.2.92.217.2
2014 Memphis 7742.7.405.000.7947.74.41.7.917.3
2015 Memphis 111137.8.394.000.85210.34.5.91.719.7
2017 Memphis 6640.0.470.583.9396.54.2.3.719.3
Career 595939.7.451.389.8038.93.5.91.717.2

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jenkins, Lee (March 29, 2010). "The power of Pau". Sports Illustrated. p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "The (Big) Man Skilled in All Ways of Contending". Grantland. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ Smith, Jason. "Lausanne honors former star, Griz rookie Gasol". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Grizz Marc Gasol's High School Days". Archived from the original on April 14, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Grizzlies sign 2008 ACB Most Valuable Player Marc Gasol". Retrieved January 14, 2015.
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  7. ↑ "Atlanta Hawks vs. Memphis Grizzlies - Recap - April 15, 2009 - ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ "2009-10 NBA Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Grizzlies extend qualifying offer to Marc Gasol". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
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  13. ↑ Saini, Sunny (April 24, 2013). "Gasol's stingy defense earns award". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013.
  14. ↑ "2012-13 Regular Season NBA Player Stats and League Leaders - Assists - National Basketball Association - ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  15. ↑ Official Release (May 13, 2013). "Allen, James headline 2012-13 NBA All-Defensive First Team". NBA.com. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  16. ↑ Marc Gasol left off LeBron James-led all-defensive team
  17. ↑ "Memphis Grizzlies: Marc Gasol Mum On Free Agency". Hoops Habit. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
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  19. ↑ "Celtics at Grizzlies". NBA.com. November 21, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Spurs at Grizzlies". NBA.com. December 5, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Pacers' playoff hopes end with 95-83 loss to Grizzlies". NBA.com. April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Warriors' Curry and Cavaliers' James unanimous picks for 2014-15 All-NBA First Team". NBA.com. May 21, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
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  24. ↑ Randolph's putback sends Grizzlies past Portland 101-100
  25. ↑ Conley, Gasol lead Grizzlies over Rockets 96-84
  26. ↑ Gasol's 38 points lead Grizzlies past Pelicans 113-104
  27. ↑ Conley, Green lead Grizzlies past Lakers, 112-96
  28. ↑ Marc Gasol injury update
  29. ↑ Marc Gasol Injury Update
  30. ↑ "Gasol scores 20 to help Grizzlies beat Wizards in OT". ESPN.com. October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Grizzlies beat Clippers 111-107 on Gasol's late 3-pointer". ESPN.com. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  32. ↑ "Conley's late flurry lifts Grizzlies over Heat, 110-107". ESPN.com. November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Gasol, Grizzlies outlast Pelicans, 110-108 in double OT". ESPN.com. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
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  35. ↑ "Gasol ties career high with 38, Grizzlies beat Pistons 98-86". ESPN.com. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Gasol scores a career-high 42 to lead Grizzlies past Raptors". ESPN.com. January 25, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  37. ↑ "Gasol's triple-double helps Grizzlies top Hawks 103-91". ESPN.com. March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
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  39. ↑ "James takes over as Cavaliers win 11th straight". ESPN.com. December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
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