OAKLAND, CALIF.—Marc Gasol doesn’t do any one specific thing in the grand scheme of the Raptors, but he does a lot of different things that often determine whether the team wins or loses.
Need a big man to guard another traditional big man such as Golden State’s DeMarcus Cousins and Gasol gets it done, just as he does his level best switching on the likes of Klay Thompson or Draymond Green or Andre Iguodala or even Stephen Curry.
Need him to loosen up defences with three-point shooting and there he is out on the perimeter, hoisting up shots.