Marc Gasol missed the final two months of last season and Olympics with a foot injury.
When will the Grizzlies center return?
Gasol in L’Esportiu, as translated by Jorge Sierra of HoopsHype:On his foot injury:
“I’m really well and looking forward to starting (the season). I miss the competition, playing and enjoying basketball. All indications are that the foot is fine. I’ve practiced with the (Girona basketball club) juniors all I could, especially half-court sets.”
On almost making it to the Olympic Games:
“I was a couple of weeks away.”
After hurting his foot, it always seemed highly improbably Gasol would play in the Rio Games. But maybe he wasn’t that far off.
It’d be a huge boost to Memphis if Gasol is healthy as he sounds. The Grizzlies kept their window for winning open by re-signing Mike Conley and signing Chandler Parsons this summer, but Gasol is central to that. If healthy, Gasol is in the running for the NBA’s best center. Memphis went 30-22 with him and 12-18 without him last season (though other injuries contributed to the downfall).