It is no coincidence that the two NBA teams with which Marc Gasol is associated are known in large part for their selflessness, their success and the way they go about their business with little in the way of self-congratulations.
He is, as Raptors coach Nick Nurse said, a “high-level sportsman” and that’s high praise indeed.
“He’s just all about the right things, which is first and foremost winning,” Nurse said of the Raptors centre, who plays against the Grizzlies for the first time on Sunday afternoon on the NBA’s Florida campus.
“He wants to win and he wants to be seen as the guy who really knows how to play the game, plays it the right way … Great teammate, all those kinds of things.