Bio
- Gasol was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 48th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. 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.
- On 9 July 2008, he signed with the Grizzlies. He set a franchise rookie record for field goal percentage in a season with 53 percent.
- 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 EuroBasket, he has won two titles, a silver medal and two bronze medals.
- In 2019, Gasol became the second player in history to win an NBA Championship and a World Cup in the same year, and the first non-American to win an NBA or WNBA title and either a World Cup or Olympic Gold medal in the same year.
Marc GasolFebruary 1, 1985 (age 41)Barcelona, Spain
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Bio
- Gasol was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 48th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. 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.
- On 9 July 2008, he signed with the Grizzlies. He set a franchise rookie record for field goal percentage in a season with 53 percent.
- 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 EuroBasket, he has won two titles, a silver medal and two bronze medals.
- In 2019, Gasol became the second player in history to win an NBA Championship and a World Cup in the same year, and the first non-American to win an NBA or WNBA title and either a World Cup or Olympic Gold medal in the same year.
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