Learn the Incredible Story of the Memphis Grizzlies Star Marc Gasol!
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In Marc Gasol: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Most Dominant Centers, you will learn the inspirational story of one of basketball's premier centers, Marc Gasol. Since entering the NBA, Marc Gasol has created a name for himself as one of the best international basketball players to play in the NBA at the center position.
As one of the leaders of the Memphis Grizzlies, Marc Gasol has demonstrated a great deal of versatility at both the offensive and defensive ends of the game. It's no surprise why Gasol won the Defensive Player of the Year Award in the 2012-2013 season. In this book, we’ll explore how Marc ended up in the NBA, as well as the impact he has left behind on the game.
Here is a preview of what is inside this book:
- Early Life and Childhood
- High School Career
- Marc Gasol's Professional Career In Spain
- Marc Gasol's NBA Career
- The Anchor of the GRit and Grind Era
- All-Star Season
- Defensive Player of the Year Winner
- Marc Gasol's Personal Life
- Marc Gasol's Legacy and Future
An excerpt from the book:
As the sport of basketball has grown over the years, not only in the United States, but in all other parts of the globe as well, the NBA has seen a flurry of European super-stars crossing over from the shores of Europe to play professional basketball in the world’s best basketball league. Despite many international basketball players coming over to the NBA since the 90’s, it was only in the new millennium when the NBA truly became global. The 90’s saw its share of very good European players such as Toni Kukoc, Vlade Divac, Rik Smits, Arvydas Sabonis, and the late, great Drazen Petrovic. Coincidentally, a lot of those international players come from European nations because of how fundamentally sound their players are.
The new millennium saw an even bigger explosion of European talent joining several NBA teams. Notable European players that became popular NBA stars in the new decade include Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Andrei Kirilenko, Peja Stojakovic, and Luis Scola, among others. However, one European basketball star literally stands taller than others. That man is Marc Gasol.
If you go back six to eight years ago, you would immediately think of Pau Gasol whenever you hear the “Gasol” family name. After all, Pau was the European superstar who put Spain on the map as arguably the second best basketball country in the world. Pau also had won championships with the Lakers in the late 2000s. He was the Spanish basketball team’s best player and could very well be Spain’s best in their basketball history. Hence, Pau was essentially a household name among basketball fans and was considered one of the best big men in all of basketball.
Over the years, Pau’s younger brother Marc slowly and steadily worked his way up to becoming one of today’s best NBA players. Standing 7’1” and weighing nearly 270 lbs., Marc was larger than his big brother. When he entered the NBA in 2008, people thought that size was the only thing that Marc had over Pau. Pau was one of the league’s best and most fundamentally sound big men while Marc was just a giant who would live in the shadow of his big brother. He was just a second round draft pick while Pau was a top prospect in his draft class.
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