On February 1, Beijing time, this will be an extremely memorable day for Grizzlies fans, because the center Marc Gasol, who has made outstanding achievements in the history of their team, officially announced his retirement, and he will end his 20-year basketball career and start a new journey in life!
According to a report from Spain**, Marc Gasol announced his retirement today, and his 20-year basketball career came to a successful end! From now on, when Marc Gasol reappears in the fans' eye, he will have another identity: former NBA player Marc Gasol. Even though Marc Gasol hasn't played in the league for a long time, he still has his beloved basketball by his side! Even if there is no olive branch from the NBA, Xiao Jia still insists on his basketball career path. If he couldn't play in the NBA, he went back to La Liga to continue playing. In short, basketball is indispensable in his life, and that is what he has been believing in for the past two decades! But now he finally has to say goodbye to his beloved basketball and say goodbye to the NBA completely!
Born in January 1985, Marc Gasol is about to turn 39 years old. He began his professional basketball career in the Spanish Liga before being selected by the Lakers with the 48th pick in the second round of the 2007 NBA Draft, but he was eventually sent to the Memphis Grizzlies by the Lakers as a bargaining chip to trade Pau Gasol. Throughout his NBA career, he played for the Grizzlies, Raptors, and Lakers, and the pinnacle of his career was dedicated to his old club, the Grizzlies. Back then, he and Randolph formed the Grizzlies black and white, which can be said to be a big kill in the league and became the inside bitter master of the league's 29 teams! Because the inner twin towers formed by the two of them are both offensive and defensive, making the opponent miserable!
In the 2010-11 season, Marc Gasol teamed up with Randolph to help the Grizzlies eliminate the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs to complete the Black Eight Miracle. Memphis Black and White Bears became famous! In the 2018-19 season, Mark Gasol, who was already a center of the Raptors at this time, teamed up with Leonard to go all the way through the playoffs, and finally defeated the Warriors 4-2 in the finals to win the first championship in the history of the Raptors.
During his NBA career, he was a three-time All-Star, a two-time All-Star selection, and was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2012-13. He played in a total of 891 regular season games in his career, averaging 14 points per game4 plates 34 Assist 14 caps; In the playoffs, he averaged 13 per game4 points 75 plates 32 help 14 caps; While Marc Gasol isn't a big man on the inside with explosive stats, he has unrivaled interior dominance and is the ideal center for the league's championship roster. Although Marc Gasol played for Girona Basketball Club in La Liga at the end of his career, his legacy in the NBA will be remembered, and everyone will always remember the NBA White Bear as Marc Gasol.
According to a report from The Athletic Shams, the Memphis Grizzlies plan to retire his No. 33 jersey for Marc Gasol. This also means that Marc Gasol will become the Grizzlies' eternal No. 33 center! He had left the most precious pinnacle of his career in Memphis, and now the Grizzlies have retired the No. 33 jersey to make Memphis people remember his name forever, what a wonderful way to run for each other!
Goodbye, Marc Gasol! Goodbye, Grizzlies' forever No. 33 center! I wish you a happy retirement life!