December 14, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors
It’s good that a small market team like the Grizzlies were able to retain a key piece like Marc Gasol. The Grizzlies will be good for a long time.
It was gigantic news delivered on Twitter directly from the big fella at about 7:30 p.m. Monday: Marc Gasol, the Grizzlies center floating in restricted free agency, announced that he had reached an agreement to rejoin the team.
Just like during last season’s playoff run, Memphis could believe.
Gasol, 26, accepted a four-year deal worth $57.7 million — the maximum the Grizzlies could offer. He’ll be paid a starting salary of $12.9 million with a 7.5 percent raise in each year of the deal. The contract is conventional, meaning there are no player or team options.
Source: commercialappeal.com
