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Jorge Sierra: Jimmy Butler moved ahead of Richard Hamilton in playoff scoring for No. 42 all-time. He also passed all these guys in rebounds for No. 88 in NBA history: Marc Gasol James Worthy Cliff Hagan Rajon Rondo

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MARC GASOL: I’m like, ‘What’s wrong with TA?’ He won’t talk to me. We get on the bus, he’s pouting and shit. I’m like, ‘What the fuck?’ They gave it to us. They gave it to me. I’m like, ‘What are you talking about?’ He mad. TONY ALLEN: I’d been politicking to get that award all year, bro. I’m talking about I’m even keeping in tune with the analytics people. I’m like, ‘Yo, they saying I can get it. They saying I can get it.’ And then Train comes in the locker room and was like, ‘TA, come here for a second.’ Grabbed me by the arm. I just know he’s about to tell me something exciting. He was like, ‘Well, we got some good news and some bad news. Which one you want first?’ I said, ‘I want the good news.’ He said, ‘Well, you did make First Team All-Defense.’ I said, ‘Yeah, okay.’ He said, ‘But you didn’t win DPOY.’ It blew me. I’m like, ‘Who won it?’ He said, ‘Marc.’ I said, ‘Oh, hell no.’ Marc got about a four-day mute action. He got some “what up” with a whole lot of “what up.” MARC GASOL: I said, ‘What the fuck did I do, brother?’ TONY ALLEN: I knew for a fact we were the best defensive team that whole year. You couldn’t score on us. No trick plays, no out-of-timeout bullshit, no ISO plays. Nothing. You couldn’t do shit with me and dude in that pick and roll.”

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Marc Gasol on being traded by Memphis to Toronto: They said ‘okay we're going to try to find you a contender’, and they found a good one, a really good one in Toronto. Really good team that they just needed the extra piece that was going to put them over the top. They sent me there and it broke my heart a little bit to be honest. If it was up to me I would have stayed at Memphis my whole career and even though that probably would have meant that I would have never got a championship but I would have stayed in Memphis for sure.

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Who influenced your game growing up? Any favorite players or role models? I know your father and uncle both played professionally SA: Having family members that played, I got a lot of insight, which was good. But I didn’t really need to play. I never got to see them play. So players I actually got to see play—I would say Kobe [Bryant] and Pau [Gasol] were, you know, the first big duo I watched. Pau being Spanish and Kobe being one of the best ever. But then also Marc [Gasol]. A lot of national team basketball players and funny enough, Grizzlies players, too. And then Dirk Nowitzki. He’s just, I don’t know, a guy I’ve always liked—how he played, what he was about. So I think those three, four guys are probably my main references in basketball. Like I said, I don’t know, the game has always been part of my family and natural for me. So just anything—I think the greatest game of basketball is something I enjoy.

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In the latter stage of your career, have you ever thought about getting your jersey retired with the other members of the Memphis Grizzlies Grit and Grind era, like Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph, and Tony Allen? Conley: If I’m able to get my jersey retired like those guys, that would be awesome. I hadn’t been able to think about it too much because I’m trying to celebrate the guys that do get it, and I’m still in the middle of my career. It would probably be one of my highest achievements other than winning a championship to have something like that happen in Memphis.

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Drew Hill: Rockets coach Ime Udoka was asked if they show Sengun clips of Marc Gasol defensively: "No we did not show Alpy Marc Gasol, but if I'm not mistaken I think he won (DPOY) and didn't get first-team that year. If I'm remembering correctly. "It was a weird year. I found it a little weird that (Gasol) got it. I remember playing against him a ton in San Antonio. So, I'll leave that there."

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Clemente Almanza: The Basketball Hall of Fame announced the list of eligible candidates for the Class of 2025 Candidates include Carmelo Anthony, Sue Bird, Maya Moore, Dwight Howard, Doc Rivers, Billy Donovan, Sylvia Fowles, Chamique Holdsclaw, Mark Few, Lisa Bluder, Marc Gasol, Micky Arison

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Spain is a European powerhouse, but at the moment, only one Spanish player is representing the country in the NBA. Following greats like Pau and Marc Gasol, as well as Ricky Rubio, who all enjoyed successful careers overseas, Santi Aldama is now the lone Spanish player in the league. The Memphis Grizzlies power forward believes this situation is bound to change soon. “It will change over time. I don’t want to name names or pressure anyone—it’s not healthy. There is a young group that is coming on strong, and we will spend more time together in the summer. We have a future and people who are very capable. I was just starting out at university when I was 18, and now I think we have a very good group,” Aldama said in an interview with Spanish media, as reported by Mundo Deportivo.

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Tony Allen: "Then he looks dead at Z-Bo. He’s like, 'Z-Bo, get a [explicit] rebound that matters! Quit telling Mike to move out to get rebounds!' I’m like, 'Damn!' Then he looks dead at Marc (Gasol). He’s like, 'Marc, who the [explicit] told you you were our Sabonis? Get your ass in the paint and make some points!' I’m sitting there like, 'Damn, coach is on one.' Then he looks at Mike Conley and says, 'Mike Conley, you know what happened?' Man, I swear, coach was just on everybody that day, but I respected it because it was tough love. That’s the type of energy I’ve been looking for, and it made me want to run through a wall for him."

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Jorge Sierra: Julius Randle passed Marc Gasol in scoring yesterday and is now No. 252 on the all-time list. Randle is only 29 and played just 14 minutes in his rookie season. He's a walking bucket.

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ClutchPoints: “Come on Spain, let’s go. Do it for Pau and Marc Gasol!” Jimmy Butler was at the Spain-England Euros Final yesterday 😅 (via @JimmyButler / IG) pic.twitter.com/nqYIEsa1Qv

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Rudy Gobert moved up from No. 89 to No. 85 in the rebounding all-time list after passing James Worthy, Bob Dandridge, Marc Gasol, Tristan Thompson

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Mike Conley moved up from No. 168 to No. 164 in the scoring all-time list after passing Marc Gasol, Frank Ramsey, Jrue Holiday, Mike Bibby

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Another member of the Memphis Grizzlies “core four” is expected to receive an upcoming jersey retirement ceremony. The Grizzlies are planning to retire Tony Allen’s jersey during the 2024-25 season, the former All-NBA defender told The Commercial Appeal. Allen would be the third Grizzlies player with a jersey in the rafters, joining Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph. “Yeah, they told me next year I’m going to get my jersey retired,” Allen said.

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