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. Gasol was drafted 48th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2007 NBA draft. 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. The center is a two-time All-NBA Team member and a three-time NBA All-Star. Marc Gasol Sáez (Catalan:, Spanish: born January 29, 1985) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Bàsquet Girona of the Liga ACB. His biography has been translated into 41 different languages. With an HPI of 45.90, Marc Gasol is the 2nd most famous Spanish Basketball Player. In 2023, it was announced that Gasol would be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2021, he became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Gasol is also the all-time leading scorer in the EuroBasket. Pau Gasol shares (with Krešimir Ćosić) the record for most EuroBasket MVP awards, with two each. Gasol was named MVP of the 2006 FIBA World Cup, and MVP of the 20 FIBA EuroBasket. Internationally, Gasol has won a FIBA World Cup title, three EuroBasket titles, two Olympic silver medals, and an Olympic bronze medal with the Spanish national basketball team. Following more than six seasons with Memphis, Gasol played for the Los Angeles Lakers (2008–2014), the Chicago Bulls (2014–2016), the San Antonio Spurs (2016–2019), and the Milwaukee Bucks (2019). He holds the Grizzlies' franchise record for free throws made and attempted. Gasol was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the third overall pick in the first round of the 2001 NBA draft, but his rights were traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies. He is the older brother of former NBA player Marc Gasol. He is regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time and is also considered as one of the greatest European players of all time. He was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2002 with the Memphis Grizzlies, being the first non-American player to have won that award. Gasol won two NBA championships, both with the Los Angeles Lakers back-to-back in 20. He was a six-time NBA All-Star and a four-time All-NBA team selection, twice on the second team and twice on the third team. Pau Gasol Sáez (Catalan:, Spanish: born July 6, 1980) is a Spanish former professional basketball player. His biography has been translated into 51 different languages on wikipedia. With an HPI of 51.22, Pau Gasol is the most famous Spanish Basketball Player.
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