Marc Gasol, 37, will continue for another year at Bàsquet Girona and will postpone his retirement, according to the newspaper L'Esportiu. If confirmed, the owner, president and center of the team will lead the team from Girona in their return to the Endesa League, sealed last Sunday after beating Estudiantes in Fontajau (60-66) in the LEB Oro playoff final.
The Gasol middleweight did not want to confirm his continuity during the promotion celebration. "Now what we have to do is enjoy ourselves, we'll see next year what's in store for us, now I don't want to think about anything else, but to enjoy the moment," the Catalan eluded at that time the answer about his future, the Catalan, who arrived last November to Girona.
Since his return to Spanish competition, the former Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers and Toronto Raptors player, where he won the NBA championship ring in 2019, has averaged 14.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 25 games, 20 of them in the regular phase and the other 5 in the playoffs.
Before the arrival of Gasol, Girona was going through a serious crisis of results, out of the playoff positions with seven straight losses, but with the center on the court the dynamics changed, starting with the victory against Levitec Huesca (89-47) in his debut match. It was the veteran player's first meeting in the Girona capital after wearing the shirt of the late Akasvayu Girona in the 2007-08 season.
With Gasol in the squad, Girona added 19 victories and reached fourth position in the regular phase. In the playoffs, the team coached by Jordi Sargatal Prat defeated Leyma Coruña in three games in the quarterfinal series, in the semifinals of the final four they beat Força Lleida (68-77) and finally beat Estudiantes.
