How Marc Gasol Has Made Chris Wallace Look Smarter Than You Think

It seems like the entire world and their mother is under the impression that Memphis GM Chris Wallace just pawned off Pau Gasol to the Lakers for Kwame Brown's expiring contract and nothing more last January. Please, for the love of everything good and holy left fighting for on this earth, let's dispel this myth right now. The name "Marc" may not trump "Pau" when "Gasol" comes up in word association games, but Marc Gasol could be far more relevant long after his older brother has retired from the game. The Grizzlies got the rights to Little Gasol (if you can call the hulking 7'1", 265-pound Marc Gasol that) back in January, but he was viewed at largely as a throw-in. After making a mark in the Beijing Games for the Spanish team this past summer, the 23-year old Marc Gasol has come in as a rookie in Memphis and put up 12.0 points and 7.7 boards in his first 10 games in the NBA. And this is for a guy who was a late second-round pick in 2007. On top of that, the Grizzlies have Gasol at a ... (link)