Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol admits winning the 2019 title “fulfilled me in a way that I didn’t know it could.”
The Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors in six games to capture its first-ever championship in franchise history. Gasol says his respect level for the Warriors and LeBron James went up after winning his first ring.
“I didn’t know that I cared that much — that it fulfilled me in a way that I didn’t know it could,” Gasol told Marc Stein of The New York Times. “Instantly you gain so much respect for everyone who has done this. Golden State, going to five straight finals and the rings that they have, I just instantly got so much respect for them.
“And LeBron going to eight finals in a row. Just doing it once put me beyond the limits I thought I had — physically and mentally. It was great to see, for myself, pushing those limits and leaving everything out there. It was awesome.”
Marc Gasol has now accomplished everything an NBA player strives for. He's made the All-Star team three times, won a Defensive Player of the Year award and has a championship.
The Raptors big man will now try and lead Toronto back to the playoffs next season sans superstar Kawhi Leonard, who signed with the Los Angeles Clippers this summer in free agency.
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