Gasol Mark: career, statistics

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 performances for the NBA club "Memphis Grizzlies". 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 his performances for the eponymous club in the Spanish championship. The confident game of the playmaker of the team made him pay attention to the agents of the Swiss team "Girona". Here the player spent two seasons from 2006 to 2008. As a result of speeches Gasol Jr. was named the most valuable player of the championship.

His candidacy for the draft in the NBA Mark was exposed during performances 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 team from Memphis.

Starting a career in the NBA

Initially, Gasol Mark was drafted at the annual transfer of young players to the clubs of the National Basketball Association team from Los Angeles. However, very soon the striker became part of the deal on the transfer of his elder brother, 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 took part in the same transfer deal between the clubs.

His debut was Gasol in the NBA in 2008. Quite soon the player firmly entrenched in the main structure of "Grizzlies" and began to play the role of the main center in the team. Already by the results of the first season for a 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 the "Memphis Grizzlies" Gasol Mark set a league record. As a rookie team, 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 basketball player Gasol.

Statistics in NBA

To date, Mark Gasol boasts the following indicators:

• Played matches - 517;
• The number of successful throws on the opponent's ring - an average of 14.1 per game;
• Block shots - an average of 1.6 per duel;
• The average number of scoring passes is 3.0 per match;
• Rebounds - 7.9 on average per game.

Performances for the national team of Spain

In his national team, Mark Gasol was invited in 2006. In the same season, the player was awarded the title of world champion. 2008 brought Gazol the title of silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Beijing. Repeat a similar achievement, Mark managed with his brother in 2012 after the performances of the Spanish team at the international sports forum in London. At the moment, Mark Gasol retains the place of the main playmaker of the national team and continues to successfully perform for his club Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA.