Marc Gasol, president and player of Bàsquet Girona, is in the list of basketball players who have communicated to the ACB “their intention to return to competitions” in the 2022-23 season.
The club association made public today the list of players subject to the right of first refusal and the list of those who wish to compete again in the top flight next season, Gasol among them.
The winner of the NBA title in 2019 and double world champion with the Spanish team in 2006 and 2019 avoided commenting on his future on June 19, when Bàsquet Girona achieved promotion to the ACB league.
Marc Gasol is 37 years old. After going through Barcelona and Girona and after thirteen seasons in the NBA, the Barcelona center opened a second stage in Spain by returning to Bàsquet Girona in 2021, which he also chairs.
His home club, FC Barcelona, ??”does not maintain its qualified offer, so the player is free to sign for another team,” the ACB said.
Along with Gasol, the players Eric Vila (his rights are from FC Barcelona), Angelo Caloiaro (Oradoiro), Conner Frankamp (UCAM Murcia), Patricio Garino (Baskonia), Nikola Kalinic (Valencia) and Mindaugas Kuzminskas ( Malaga).
As for the players subject to the right of first refusal, there are 22 players registered by the clubs on this list. Until July 14, offers can be submitted for any of them and the clubs of origin will have five more days to decide if they want to match them.
Wade Baldwin IV, Saski Baskonia; Dairis Bertans, Real Betis Basketball, Laurynas Birutis, Obradoiro CAB; Vladimir Brodziansky, Young Badalona; Kwan Cheatham, Fuenlabrada Basketball; Shannon Evans, Real Betis Basketball; Damien English, Basketball Bilbao Berri; Juan Nunez, Real Madrid; Anzejs Pasecniks, Real Betis Basketball; Filip Petrusev, Saski Baskonia; Dusan Ristic, Fuenlabrada Basketball; Kassius Robertson, Obradoiro CAB; Philip Scrubb, Obradoiro CAB; Thomas Scrubb, Laborer CAB; Yankuba Sima, Manresa Basketball; Leo Meindl, Fuenlabrada Basketball; Isaiah Taylor, UCAM Murcia; Jacob Wiley, Real Betis Basketball; John Paul Vaulet, Manresa Basketball; James Webb III, UCAM Murcia; Derek Willis, Juvenile Badalona; and Arturs Zagars, Young Badalona.
