Marc Gasol has been one of the two faces of the Memphis Grizzlies franchise for a long time. He and Mike Conley have built these Grizzlies into a contender that doesn’t back down from any team each year.
Fans throw his name out in potential trades rumors with the beliefs that it’s time for the Grizz to blow it up. You could get quite the haul for Gasol, as he’s arguably a top 3 center in the league.
But why would the Grizzlies want to trade him? Gasol is coming off a career year in which he led a depleted team, whose bench was consistently being filled by rookies who shouldn’t be playing yet, to the playoffs.