Pau and marc gasol biography
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Pau Gasol
Spanish sport player (born 1980)
Gasol with FC Barcelona import 2021 | |
| Born | (1980-07-06) July 6, 1980 (age 44) Barcelona, Spain |
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| Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)[a][3] |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| NBA draft | 2001: Ordinal round, Tertiary overall pick |
| Selected hunk the Beleaguering Hawks | |
| Playing career | 1998–2021 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 16, 17 |
| 1998–2001 | FC Barcelona |
| 2001–2008 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2008–2014 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2014–2016 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2016–2019 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2019 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2021 | FC Barcelona |
• Marc and Pau Gasol become first brothers in NBA history to both win a ringPau Gasol: I would be proud if Marc and I were the only brothers with a ring Marc Gasol has his long-awaited NBA championship ring, the prize that his brother Pau secured in 2009 and 2010 with the Los Angeles Lakers. In doing so, the Gasol brothers have become the first siblings in NBA history to both win a ring. The Toronto Raptors, whom Marc was traded to from the Memphis Grizzlies just before the trade deadline, defeated the Golden State Warriors at Oracle on Thursday night as they won the NBA Finals 4-2, which further extends the legacy of the Gasol name. On the 10th anniversary of Pau's first championship with the Lakers (June 14, 2009), Marc can celebrate in the knowledge that he has finally won a title of his own. The brothers will forever be in the NBA record books for achieving this feat, something that had not been done in the league's 73- year history. In total, 63 pairs of siblings have come into the NBA, but none have been able to match the achievement of the Gasol brothers. Pau and Marc, who grew up in the Sant Boi de Llobregat area of Barcelona, were key players in their triumphs, too. Not only did they both start in all of their games and • Marc GasolSpanish basketball player (born 1985) Marc Gasol Sáez[a] (Catalan:[ˈmaɾɡɡəˈzɔl], Spanish:[ˈmaɾkgaˈsol]; 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. Early life[edit]Gasol was born and raised in Barcelona, Spain. In 2001, he moved as a teenager with his parents to the Memphis suburb of Germantown, Tennessee, after his older brother Pau joined the Memphis | |