Marc Gasol played 13 seasons in the NBA and earned more than 200 million dollars. He was considered one of the tallest players in the world when he played for the Memphis Grizzlies.

Gasol won medals of all kinds in the Olympics, World Championships and European Championships with the Spanish team. The famous basketball player also gave back in a big way to the community. In 2013, together with his brother, he founded the Gasol Foundation, which dealt with reducing obesity among children by promoting a healthy lifestyle. In 2014 he decided to re-establish Girona where he played before going to the NBA.