Girona he could have a team at the ACB again in a few weeks. At least, Bàsquet Girona has confirmed its presence in the play-offs of the LEB Or with a view to making the leap to the elite. In the absence of a day to close the regular phaseGirona know they will play against Oviedo or A Coruña, with the track factor in their favor, in the quarterfinals. Since Marc Gasol he went down from the grandstand to the court, which the Girona Basketball line has been ascending. The owner, president and player took part in the comedy and sports program last night “The Cassock”, where he was presented as “the best Spanish basketball player in history.” And there he addressed various topics of interest, such as his future on the slopes and the chances of the team’s promotion.
The “play-offs” with Bàsquet Girona are about to be played, Marc Gasol is confident in his team in the face of a possible promotion to ACB. “I think we have the equipment to go up and be in the ACB”, Exposed a differential player who he went from playing for the Lakers to the second tier of Spanish basketball. Since he went down to the court to lend a hand to his teammates, Gasol has been a differentiating player. The point of veteranism and quality has served to fight for the top positions. “I have more experience than the rest of the Leb Or players. Right now, I play about 24 minutes per game. I don’t think the machine is going to force it “, comments the Girona number 33 who notices a change with respect to his past self:” before he was a player who protested everything. Now I’ve calmed down. ”
At 37 years old and a great record in the back thanks to every year he has been in the basketball elite, one could imagine Gasol coming to the end of his sporting career. In fact, one of the members of “La Sotana” asked him if he would continue at Bàsquet Girona next year as a playerand Gasol’s reply hinted that he might plan to leave. “If we don’t get promoted to ACB, I can’t guarantee that it will continue. I like to spend less and less time training and playing. If you are wondering if it is a matter of climbing or not, I can assure you that it has nothing to do with the result we have this course. However, if I’m okay with the case, I could go on”. Whatever his future from next season, the Catalan center-back insisted on his love for the city: “I really like Girona. My grandmother is from this city; and my father used to go there when he was very young. I fell in love with the city and the team”.
A team, Akasvayu who welcomed him in 2006 with open arms after Barcelona did not count on him for the ACB. “I had options to go to EBA; But Pesic tells me to go to the Akasvayu. He was clear that in the end he would be a professional. When the club disappeared due to the real estate crisis (2008), I had to go to the NBA. If it hadn’t happened, it would have continued for another year in Girona. It was my wish. ” With the “pick” 48 of the American League draft, Gasol arrived at the Memphis Grizzlies where his brother had played and where the Catalan Juan Carlos Navarro did. “First, the Lakers ‘drafted’ my rights for my brother in Memphis. I remember at first, they said I was the bad brother. They had no idea“, Recalls a Gasol who at first was labeled ‘brother of …’ but I was making my way, I played against him and I can even say I won him. Then came the ring to win with Toronto and my time with the Lakers.
