He is a true leader. LeBron James welcomed each of the new colleagues he will have in Los angeles lakers and with the aim of creating a good atmosphere, he was encouraged to joke about Marc Gasol and the alleged ‘theft’ of the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2013.
Words more, words less, James argued that the DPOY distinction should have been his and that I would talk to Gasol because his trophy was in the home of the Spanish pivot. All in a context of laughter and camaraderie. How did Marc take it?
In an interview with ESPN, Gasol gave full credit to the team he played for in 2013, Memphis Grizzlies, as the true winners of the DPOY award and was even encouraged to say that LeBron James will win a distinction that he has not been able to obtain in the NBA.
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“I think that trophy is for the Grizzlies in 2013. I think the team that deserved to have that trophy was the Grizzlies. For whatever reason, they chose me. The one who should have claimed that trophy was Tony Allen, from my point of view, “said Gasol.
Gasol vs. LeBron: DPOY 2013
If you look at the defensive statistics of the 2013 NBA season, Marc Gasol was a fair winner since outperformed LeBron James in three of the four most important categories on defense: defensive BPM 3.1 over 2.4., participation of the defensive victory 5.4 to 4.7 and blocks 1.7 over 0.9.
“At the same time, from the First Defensive Team, I think it should be there. But I don’t and I don’t care. We (LeBron) can laugh at that if he wants to. If not, I’m sure he can get it this year if he wants “, Marc Gasol concluded.
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