Marc Gasol

Marc Gasol
	Gasol with the Toronto Raptors in 2019
Bàsquet Girona
Position	President
League	Liga ACB
Personal information
Born	29 January 1985; Barcelona, Spain
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school	Lausanne Collegiate; (Memphis, Tennessee)
NBA draft	2007: 2nd round, 48th overall pick
	Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	2003–2023
Position	Center
Number	13, 14, 33
Career history
2003–2006	FC Barcelona
2006–2008	CB Girona
2008–2019	Memphis Grizzlies
2019–2020	Toronto Raptors
2020–2021	Los Angeles Lakers
2021–2023	Bàsquet Girona
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (2019); 3× NBA All-Star (2012, 2015, 2017); All-NBA First Team (2015); All-NBA Second Team (2013); NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2013); NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2013); NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2009); Liga ACB champion (2004); FIBA EuroCup winner (2007); ACB Most Valuable Player Award (2008); All-ACB Team (2008); LEB Oro Final Four MVP (2022); Euroscar Player of the Year (2014);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing Spain
Olympic Games
World Cup
FIBA Eurobasket

Marc Gasol Sáez (Catalan: [ˈmaɾɡ ɡəˈzɔl], Spanish: [ˈmaɾk ɣaˈsol]; 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.

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