Marc Gasol Biography

Fast Facts

• Co-founded the Gasol Foundation to help support efforts that combat childhood obesity
• Won the 2009 European Championships with the Spanish national team
• Is the brother of fellow NBA player Pau Gasol
• Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers during the second round of the 2007 NBA Draft
• Started playing basketball at the age of six, he joined the club FC Barcelona in his youth
• Best known for playing the center position for the Memphis Grizzlies
• Was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in 2008 for his brother Pau Gasol