Marc Gasol
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Gasol with the Grizzlies in 2013
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| No. 33 – Memphis Grizzlies | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
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 | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
Marc Gasol Sáez ((Catalan pronunciation: [ˈmaɾɣ ɣəˈzɔɫ], 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 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.
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. Nicknamed "The Big Burrito", 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. In 2008, Lausanne retired Gasol's #33 jersey. After graduating from Lausanne, Gasol returned to his home country of Spain to play in the Liga ACB for FC Barcelona. After his solid play in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, Gasol signed with Akasvayu Girona, spending two seasons with the club and was named the 2008 ACB Most Valuable Player.
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