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"2013-14 SEASON:Overcame a midseason knee injury to average 14.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.29 blocks on .473 shootingin 33.7 minutes in 59 games (all starts) in his sixth season in Memphis\u2026 Tied his career high for scoring average\u2026 Averaged 17.2 points,7.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 36.4 minutes in the first 12 games of the season from Oct. 30&amp;#8208;Nov. 20\u2026 Scored 23 points on Nov. 2 atDallas and again on Nov. 18 at LA Clippers\u2026 Recorded at least eight rebounds and eight assists in three consecutive games from Nov. 15&amp;#8208;18, joining four other players (LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Rajon Rondo and Raymond Felton) to accomplish the feat since Gasol joinedthe NBA\u2026 Sustained a left MCL sprain on Nov. 22 vs. San Antonio and missed the next 23 straight contests, during which the Grizzlieswent only 10&amp;#8208;13 (.435)\u2026 Memphis finished the season 33&amp;#8208;13 (.717) upon his return on Jan. 14, which was the third&amp;#8208;best record in theNBA\u2026 Returned to action on Jan. 14 to help guide the Grizzlies to a home victory over Oklahoma City\u2026 Made his sixth career three-pointeron a 60&amp;#8208;foot heave from beyond midcourt at the end of the first quarter on March 1 vs. Cleveland\u2026 Steadily regained pre&amp;#8208;injuryform, increasing his points and rebounding averages each month and averaging 18.0 points and 9.3 rebounds in eight games in April\u2026Recorded a season&amp;#8208;high 24 points on April 4 vs. Denver... Averaged 19.2 points, 11.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists on .571 shooting in 39.0minutes during Memphis\u2019 five&amp;#8208;game winning streak that closed the season and helped the Grizzlies clinch a franchise&amp;#8208;record fourthconsecutive postseason berth and secure the seventh seed in the Western Conference Playoffs\u2026 Narrowly missed his first career triple-doublewith 19 points, nine rebounds and a season&amp;#8208;high tying nine assists in the regular season finale, a 106&amp;#8208;105 overtime home win overDallas... Led the team or shared the team lead in scoring seven times, rebounding 12 times, assists 11 times, steals 17 times, blocks 30times and minutes 22 times\u2026 Scored 10+ points 48 times and 20+ points eight times\u2026 Grabbed 10+ rebounds 10 times\u2026 Recorded 10double&amp;#8208;doubles.2014 Playoffs: Ranks sixth in minutes per game (43.0)\u2026 Scored 10+ points six times and 20+ points once, including a playoff season-high23 points in Game 4 of the opening round on April 26 vs. Oklahoma City\u2026 Grabbed 10+ rebounds twice, including a playoff season-high15 rebounds in Game 5 of the opening round on April 29 at Oklahoma City\u2026 Recorded two double&amp;#8208;doubles (14 career).PREVIOUS SEASONS:2012-13 (Memphis): Named 2012-13 NBA Defensive Player of the Year and displayed all-around versatility in his fifth NBA season, recording 14.1 points,7.8 rebounds, a career-high 4.0 assists, 1.00 steals and 1.74 blocks on .494 shooting in 35.0 minutes in 80 games (all starts)\u2026Named to the 2012-13 All-NBA Second Team, the highest All-NBA honor ever for a Grizzlies player, and selected to the 2012-13Second Team All-Defense\u2026 Led the team in blocks for the fifth consecutive season and ranked 12th in the NBA in the category\u2026Paced the team in free throw percentage (career-high .848), helping the Grizzlies rank inside the top 10 in the NBA in the category(.773, T-9th)\u2026 One of three NBA players (Kevin Durant, Josh Smith) to tally over 600 rebounds, 300 assists and 100 blocks\u2026Scored a season-high 27 points on Jan. 28 at Philadelphia\u2026 Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds on Feb. 1 vs. Washington, March20 vs. Oklahoma City and April 13 vs. LA Clippers\u2026 Tipped in the game-winning basket with 0.8 seconds remaining in an overtimevictory on March 20 vs. Oklahoma City, his first career game winner\u2026 Posted a career-high 11 assists on March 3 at Orlando, themost by a starting center since Marcus Camby dished out 11 for Denver on April 5, 2008 vs. Sacramento\u2026 Tied a franchise recordwith a career-high eight blocks on Jan. 4 vs. Portland, setting club records with six blocks in the first quarter and seven in the firsthalf\u2026 Made 33-straight free throws from Nov. 16-28, the second-longest streak in franchise history behind Anthony Peeler\u2019s34 consecutive makes from Jan. 19-March 6, 1997\u2026 Led the Grizzlies in scoring a team-high tying 20 times\u2026 Scored 10-pluspoints 63 times and 20-plus points 17 times\u2026 Memphis went 14-3 when Gasol reached 20 points\u2026 Grabbed 10-plus rebounds20 times\u2026 Recorded 18 double-doubles, including 17 point-rebound double-doubles and one point-assist double-double\u2026 TheGrizzlies went 15-3 when Gasol recorded a double-double\u2026 Recorded his 100th career double-double on April 12 at Houston\u2026Remained one of the most durable big men in the league, playing in at least 80 games for the third time in his career\u2026 Missed twogames from March 23-25 due to an abdominal tear\u2026 2013 Playoffs: Averaged a playoff career-high 17.2 points, 8.8 rebounds,3.2 assists and a team-high 2.13 blocks on .454 shooting in 40.6 minutes, helping Memphis reach the Western Conference Finalsfor the first time in franchise history\u2026 Ranked T-17th in the league in scoring, T-15th in rebounding and fifth in blocks per gameduring the postseason\u2026 Averaged 14.3 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.00 blocks on .397 shooting in 41.5 minutes inthe Western Conference Finals against San Antonio\u2026 Averaged 19.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 3.00 blocks on .466shooting in 42.3 minutes in the Western Conference Semifinals against Oklahoma City\u2026 Averaged 17.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.3assists and 1.67 blocks on .467 shooting in 39.0 minutes in the first round against the Los Angeles Clippers\u2026 Blocked a franchiseplayoff-record six shots in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals on May 13 vs. Oklahoma City.2011-12 (Memphis): Led the Grizzlies in rebounding (8.9) and blocks (career-high 1.86) while ranking second on the team in scoring(14.6 points) and assists (career-high 3.1) en route to his first career All-Star selection\u2026 Shot .482 from the field and averageda career-best 36.5 minutes in 65 games (all starts)\u2026 Ranked seventh in the NBA in blocks and 17th in rebounding\u2026 Selectedto the 2012 Western Conference All-Star Team as a reserve on Feb. 9, 2012, making him the third All-Star in franchise history(Zach Randolph in 2010-11, Pau Gasol in 2005-06)\u2026 Won his first career NBA Player of the Week Award for the week of Jan.16, 2012\u2026 2012 Playoffs: Averaged 15.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.86 blocks on .522 shooting in 37.3 minutesin seven games against the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs\u2026 2010-11 (Memphis): Averaged 11.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.68 blocks on .527 shooting in 31.9 minutes in 81 games (all starts)\u2026Led the team in blocks per game and finished 13th in the NBA in the category... Tied a career high with 16 rebounds on Jan. 22,2011 at Milwaukee\u2026 2011 Playoffs: Recorded 15.0 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.15 blocks on .511 shooting in 39.9minutes in 13 games, guiding Memphis to the Western Conference Semifinals for the first time in team history\u2026 Ranked secondin the NBA in rebounds, seventh in field goal percentage, fourth in blocks and 10th in minutes during the playoffs\u2026 Posted playoffcareer highs with 26 points and a franchise-record 21 rebounds (club-record 10 offensive) in 57 minutes in a triple-overtime lossin Game 4 of the conference semifinals on May 9, 2011 vs. Oklahoma City\u2026 Tallied 24 points (9-of-10 FG) and nine reboundsin his playoff debut in Game 1 of the first round on April 17, 2011 at San Antonio\u2026 2009-10 (Memphis): Established career highs in rebounding (9.3) and field goal percentage (franchise-record .581)\u2026 Averaged a career-high tying 14.6 points and 2.4points in 35.8 minutes in 69 games (all starts)\u2026 Tied Kevin Durant and George Hill for second in the voting for the 2009-10Most Improved Player Award\u2026 Ranked fourth in the NBA in field goal percentage and 13th in blocks (team-high 1.58)\u2026 Seta franchise record by converting 15 consecutive field goal attempts from Nov. 14-18, 2009\u2026 Selected to play in the T-MobileRookie Challenge for the second-straight year, registering 10 points, six rebounds and two blocks in 14 minutes on Feb. 12,2010 in Dallas\u2026 2008-09 (Memphis): Led the Grizzlies in rebounding (7.4), blocks (1.10), free throws made (275), free throwsattempted (375) and double-doubles (17) as a rookie\u2026 Averaged 11.9 points on .530 shooting in 30.7 minutes in 82 games (75starts)\u2026 Set a franchise rookie record for field goal percentage and ranked 14th in the NBA in the category\u2026 Tallied 15 pointsand eight rebounds in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge on Feb. 13, 2009 in Phoenix\u2026 Scored a career-high 30 points on March7, 2009 vs. Philadelphia\u2026 Grabbed a career-high tying 16 rebounds on Nov. 3, 2008 vs. Golden State\u2026 Posted a career-high10 assists on March 4, 2009 at LA Clippers\u2026 Recorded 27 points and 16 rebounds in the fourth game of his career on Nov. 3,2008 vs. Golden State, making him the first player since Shaquille O\u2019Neal (Nov. 12, 1992) to post a 25-point, 15-rebound gamewithin the first five games of his NBA career\u2026 Notched a double-double (12 points, 12 rebounds) in his NBA debut on Oct. 29,2008 at Houston.CAREER TRANSACTIONS:Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round (48th overall) of the 2007 NBA Draft on June 28, 2007\u2026 Draft rights tradedby the Los Angeles Lakers with Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, first round draft picks in 2008 and 2010 andcash considerations to the Memphis Grizzlies for Pau Gasol and a 2008 second round draft pick\u2026 Signed a multi-year contractwith the Memphis Grizzlies on July 9, 2008\u2026 Re-signed with the Memphis Grizzlies to a multi-year contract on Dec. 14, 2011.INTERNATIONAL CAREER:Highly-decorated on the international level as a member of the Spanish National Team, has helped lead his country to sevenmedals since joining the team in 2006\u2026 SUMMER 2013: Won bronze with the Spanish National Team in the 2013 EuropeanChampionships\u2026 Averaged 13.9 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 blocks on .511 shooting in 11 games during thecompetition\u2026 Named All-European Championships Best Center and All-European Championships First Team by Eurobasket.com\u2026 SUMMER 2012: Took home the silver medal at the 2012 Olympics in London, United Kingdom as a member of the SpanishNational Team, posting 12.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists on .522 shooting in eight games\u2026 SUMMER 2011: Won thegold medal at the 2011 FIBA European Championship in Lithuania, averaging 13.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists on .513shooting in 11 games\u2026 SUMMER 2010: Earned gold at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey, recording 12.8 points, 6.4rebounds and 2.33 blocks on .587 shooting in nine games\u2026 SUMMER 2009: Helped guide Spain to its first gold medal at the2009 FIBA European Championship in Poland, averaging 6.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.33 blocks in nine games\u2026 SUMMER2008: Captured the silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, averaging 7.1 points and 4.6 rebounds on .471 shootingin seven games\u2026 SUMMER 2007: Took silver at the 2007 FIBA European Championship in Spain, recording 4.3 points and 2.8rebounds in nine games\u2026 Captured gold at the FIBA World Championship in Japan, averaging 5.5 points and 3.3 rebounds on.773 shooting in eight games\u2026 2006-08 (Spain): Won the 2008 ACB Most Valuable Player Award after posting 16.2 points, 8.3rebounds and 1.8 blocks on .653 shooting for Akasvayu Girona\u2026 A two-time ACB All-Star selection (2007, 2008)\u2026 Recorded13.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 28.2 minutes in 66 career games over two seasons with Akasvayu Girona\u2026 2003-06 (Spain): Averaged 3.2 points and 2.7 rebounds in 10.9 minutes in 50 career games over three seasons with F.C. Barcelona.PERSONAL:Born Jan. 29, 1985 in Barcelona, Spain\u2026 Born Marc Gasol Saez\u2026 Son of Marisa and Agusti Gasol\u2026 Older brother is Los AngelesLakers forward Pau Gasol, the Grizzlies\u2019 all-time leading scorer who played seven seasons in Memphis (2001-08)\u2026 Draft rightswere traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the Memphis Grizzlies in a blockbuster deal for Pau on Feb. 1, 2008\u2026 Younger brotheris Adria Gasol, who currently plays for the UCLA Bruins\u2026 Mother is a physician and father is a hospital administrator\u2026 The Gasolfamily, including Marc, followed Pau to Memphis when he started his NBA career\u2026 Married to wife Cristina\u2026 Played two seasonsof high school basketball in Memphis for Lausanne (2001-03) before returning to Spain to play professionally for F.C. Barcelona\u2026Lausanne retired his jersey on Dec. 11, 2008\u2026 Together with Pau, launched Summer Kids Health Challenge in May 2013\u2026The summer-long competition between Marc\u2019s team of kids and Pau\u2019s team in Los Angeles measured who could live a healthiersummer\u2026 The captain of the losing team would be forced to shave his beard; Marc\u2019s team won\u2026 Hosted the 2012 Staxtacularevent, a fundraiser benefit for the Stax Music Academy\u2026 Donated $14,000 \u2013 $1,000 for each point scored on March 25, 2011at Chicago \u2013 to the Japan Relief and Recovery Fund, helping the people of Japan recover from the devastating earthquake andtsunami of March 2011\u2026 The third Spanish-born player to play for the Grizzlies, joining Pau Gasol and fellow Spanish NationalTeam member Juan Carlos Navarro (2007-08)."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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