Marc Gasol To Play In The NBA This Coming Season!

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Marc Gasol set for NBA

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GIRONA, SPAIN (TICKER) —Spanish international Marc Gasol announced on Monday his intention to play in the NBA next season.

The 23-year-old center, who is the younger brother of Los Angeles Lakers’ Pau Gasol, has spent the last two seasons with Akasvayu Girona. His rights are held by the Memphis Grizzlies after the February trade that shipped his brother to Los Angeles.

At a press conference, Gasol said he would leave for the NBA this summer, although he is not certain whether he will play as Memphis may choose to trade him.

“I have called this press conference today to publicly announce my decision to go to the NBA,” Gasol said.

“I’d like to thank everyone at Girona, all the directors of the club. I made this decision this weekend, as I want a new motivation in a new place.

“This isn’t just down to me, but to Memphis also. At the moment I’m thinking about the possibility of playing for them, and if later on there are changes then I’ll accept that.”

Gasol said he was not concerned about being overshadowed by his brother, who has been an All-Star in the NBA.

“(Comparisons with Pau) don’t bother me because I’ve had that these past few years in the ACB,” he said. “Pau has helped me to think about coming to the NBA, although I was the only one who could make the final decision.”

Gasol’s move from Spain to the NBA would reverse a trend this offseason, as Juan Carlos Navarro left Memphis last week for Barcelona and the Toronto Raptors released Jorge Garbajosa.


He's gunna be good.

['EclipZe]

didn't even knew he had a lil bro... gotta youtube hiss ass to see what we dealing with


after seeying some first movies, impressed, dude can shoot well and finish from the inside

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^Yup...he was a steal in the 2nd round. And people are heavily underestimating him. Remember, he was part of the package the Lakers sent for Pau Gasol. The trade wasn't as lopsided as many people will lead you to believe.

['EclipZe]

^correct me if im wrong, so the lakers had the rights to marc gasol, but the rights where transfered to the grizzlies with his brothers trade to the lakers?

[Antonio_]

Good european player. He stepped up dramatically this year.

[Antonio_]

^correct me if im wrong, so the lakers had the rights to marc gasol, but the rights where transfered to the grizzlies with his brothers trade to the lakers?

Correct.

['EclipZe]

^correct me if im wrong, so the lakers had the rights to marc gasol, but the rights where transfered to the grizzlies with his brothers trade to the lakers?

Correct.

isn't marc potential to become bigger then pau? i mean dude's only 23, 5 years younger than pau. He would be better as a future all-star don't you think?

[Sparegeez]

^correct me if im wrong, so the lakers had the rights to marc gasol, but the rights where transfered to the grizzlies with his brothers trade to the lakers?

Correct.

isn't marc potential to become bigger then pau? i mean dude's only 23, 5 years younger than pau. He would be better as a future all-star don't you think?

Nah... He would have been a 1st rounder if that were true.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^correct me if im wrong, so the lakers had the rights to marc gasol, but the rights where transfered to the grizzlies with his brothers trade to the lakers?

Correct.

isn't marc potential to become bigger then pau? i mean dude's only 23, 5 years younger than pau. He would be better as a future all-star don't you think?

Nah... He would have been a 1st rounder if that were true.

He would be a first rounder if he were drafted this year...he's bigger and stronger than Pau. I think he's gunna be the next big from overseas to have success in the NBA.

['EclipZe]

^correct me if im wrong, so the lakers had the rights to marc gasol, but the rights where transfered to the grizzlies with his brothers trade to the lakers?

Correct.

isn't marc potential to become bigger then pau? i mean dude's only 23, 5 years younger than pau. He would be better as a future all-star don't you think?

Nah... He would have been a 1st rounder if that were true.

arenas wasn't a first rounder as well.

players can improve fast

[Sparegeez]

^correct me if im wrong, so the lakers had the rights to marc gasol, but the rights where transfered to the grizzlies with his brothers trade to the lakers?

Correct.

isn't marc potential to become bigger then pau? i mean dude's only 23, 5 years younger than pau. He would be better as a future all-star don't you think?

Nah... He would have been a 1st rounder if that were true.

arenas wasn't a first rounder as well.

players can improve fast

Yeah but saying a second rounder who hasn't even played one game in the NBA is going to be better than a present All-star is a bit crazy, isn't it?

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^correct me if im wrong, so the lakers had the rights to marc gasol, but the rights where transfered to the grizzlies with his brothers trade to the lakers?

Correct.

isn't marc potential to become bigger then pau? i mean dude's only 23, 5 years younger than pau. He would be better as a future all-star don't you think?

Nah... He would have been a 1st rounder if that were true.

arenas wasn't a first rounder as well.

players can improve fast

Yeah but saying a second rounder who hasn't even played one game in the NBA is going to be better than a present All-star is a bit crazy, isn't it?

He's put up better numbers than Pau did in Spain... You can't say he'll be as good or better, but he definitely has the potential. I wish we woulda kept him.

[Sparegeez]

^^So do you honestly think he'll be better than Paul?

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^^So do you honestly think he'll be better than Paul?

No...I hope not. LOL.

[tempo2]

lol at thinking if a player is taken in the second round he'l never be good, shits happened countless times where a bona fide star has been drafted late.