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.33 Marc Gasol Memphis Grizzlies

Position: C
Born: 1/29/85
Height: 7-1 / 2,16
Weight: 265 lbs. / 120,5 kg.
From: Spain

   Big body... Very good touch around the rim... Nice low-post game... Good mid-range shot... Very good rebounder... Great smarts... Not quite an athlete... Not very good running up and down the court.
Grew up with FC Barcelona (Spain).
Attended the Lausanne HS in Memphis, Tennessee from 2001 to 2003.
Returned to FC Barcelona (Spain) in 2003-04.
Signed with Girona (Spain) in 2006-07.
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers as 48th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. Draft rights traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in February 2008.
Signed with the Memphis Grizzlies in July 2008.
Won the bronze medal at the Under 16 European Championship with the Spanish National Team in 2001.
Won the Spanish League with FC Barcelona in 2004.
Won the Spanish Supercup with FC Barcelona in 2004.
Won the gold medal at the World Championship with the Spanish National Team in 2006.
Played at the FIBA EuroCup All-Star in 2007.
Won the FIBA EuroCup with Girona in 2007.
Won the silver medal at the European Championship with the Spanish National Team in 2007.
Named MVP of the Spanish League in 2008.
Won the silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games with the Spanish National Team.
Selected to the NBA Rookie All-Star Game in 2009 and 2010.
Voted to the HoopsHype.com All-Rookie 2nd Team in 2008-09.
Named to the NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team in 2008-09.
Won the gold medal at the European Championship with the Spanish National Team in 2009 and 2011.
Brother of Lakers forward Pau Gasol.