The Spanish basketball player Gasol Mark, whose photo is presented in this material, is a professional player who became famous for playing in the European Championship for Barcelona and playing for the NBA club Memphis Grizzlies. He has the status of one of the main playmakers in the national team of Spain.
Basketball player Gasol Mark - biography
The future basketball player was born on January 29, 1985 in Barcelona. In the early years, he became famous for playing for the club of the same name in the Spanish championship. The confident play of the playmaker made the agents of the Swiss Girona team draw attention to it. Here, the player spent two seasons from 2006 to 2008. According to the results of performances, Gasol Jr. was named the most valuable player in the championship.
Mark nominated his candidacy for the draft in the NBA during his appearances in the Swiss championship. This decision allowed the talented player to move to the Los Angeles Lakers club, and later become the leader of the Memphis team.
NBA career start
Initially, Gasol Mark was drafted on the annual procedure for transferring young players to clubs of the National Basketball Association by a team from Los Angeles. However, very soon the attacker became part of the deal to transfer his older brother Po Gasol to the Lakers. In exchange for one of the recognized stars of the American Major League, Mark had to move to Memphis. This case is the only one in the history of the American basketball championship, when the brothers participated in the same transfer deal between the clubs.
Gasol Mark debuted at the NBA in 2008. Pretty soon, the player was firmly entrenched in the main staff of the Grizzlies and began to play the role of the main center in the team. According to the results of the first season for the new team, Gasol Mark was in the symbolic team of the best newcomers to the league. And this is not surprising, because in the last 10 matches in a row the Memphis playmaker managed to throw at least 10 goals per game into the opponent’s basket.
In the debut season for Memphis Grizzlies, Gasol Mark set a league record. As a team rookie, he managed to achieve successful shots on average 53% per game. It is noteworthy that the previous achievement in this category belonged to the elder brother of the basketball player Po Gasol.
NBA stats
Today, Mark Gasol boasts the following indicators:
- matches played - 517;
- the number of successful shots on the opponent’s ring - an average of 14.1 per game;
- block shots - an average of 1.6 per duel;
- average number of productive passes - 3.0 per match;
- rebounds - 7.9 on average per game.
Performances for Spain
Mark Gasol was invited to his national team in 2006. In the same season, the player was awarded the title of world champion. 2008 brought Gasol the title of silver medalist at the Beijing Olympics. To repeat a similar achievement, Mark succeeded with his brother in 2012 according to the results of the Spanish national team at the international sports forum in London. Currently, Mark Gasol retains his place as the main playmaker of the national team and continues to successfully play for his club “Memphis Grizzlies” in the NBA.