The NBA announced tonight that Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol has been named as a reserve to the Western Conference team for the 2017 NBA All-Star Game. Gasol is the first player in franchise history to be selected to the All-Star Game three different times after representing the Grizzlies as a reserve in 2012 and as a starter in 2015.
Gasol (7-1, 255) has appeared in 45 games (all starts) this season and has averaged 20.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.04 steals and 1.42 blocks in 32.5 minutes while shooting 46.4 percent from the field, 39.