Marc Gasol is a Ferrari in the middle of a mundane concessionaire. The Spanish center is dominating in his return to Spain. No one can stop the two-times world champion, who enjoys being on the court.
Gasol debuted in the LEB Oro (Spanish second division) on December 3rd. Basquet Girona was at the back of the standings with just two wins in nine games, having lost seven games in a row.
Since then, the Catalan team has had three straight wins, reaching the middle of the standings just one game away from the Playoffs.
Three games with Marc Gasol in the team and three victories.
Girona defeated Palma this Friday 98-77 with another impressive performance by Marc. The NBA champion ended the game with 21 points and 10 rebounds in 27 minutes. He scored 7 of his 12 field goals and finished with 31 PIR.
This was his third consecutive double-double of the season. He made a spectacular debut against Huesca, scoring 19 points and grabbing 16 rebounds. A few days later, against Palencia, Gasol finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
He is averaging 17.3 points, 13 rebounds, and 30.6 PIR. Basquet Girona accumulates a +54 with him on the court.
Girona's city is excited once again with its basketball men team. More than 2.000 people were at Fontajau this Friday, including Nick Calathes (the Greek guard coincided with Marc in Memphis from 2013 to 2015) and Alex Abrines. Two weeks ago, in his debut, there were more than 3.000.
"It's amazing to play here with this atmosphere. They really helped us," Eric Vila admitted a youngster who was the Adidas Next Generation Tournament MVP back in 2016 with FC Barcelona.
