Chicago Bulls Rumors: Marc Gasol Advised Brother Pau to Go For Spurs

By Jenn Loro - 28 Apr '16 10:43AM

Spurs had unleashed its fury when it swept the Grizzlies out of the playoffs. San Antonio just made sure not to leave anything to chance when it comes to nabbing the championship title for this season. As Mike Conley and Marc Gasol got sidelined for injuries, Memphis' fate was ultimately sealed with Spurs' quick work of the Grizzlies' weakened lineup.

Even with defeat, Marc Gasol seemed very impressed with the Spurs' hardcourt performance and its thoroughness. Although locked into a four-year contract with Memphis, Marc offered a piece advice to his older brother Pau who will soon become a free agent this off-season. While big bro is still tied to Chicago Bulls for the next season for a measly $8 million player option, Marc believes Pau should consider jumping board to San Antonio.

Marc is quite straightforward and candid in his comments. In his recent interviews, he preferred seeing his older bro playing for a title contender. To some extent, a hypothetical move to San Antonio would be a sensible decision given the team's globalist approach to building teams from players of various cultural backgrounds as per CBS Sports.

Also, at 36, it would somehow give Pau a chance to earn at a third NBA title- something he wasn't able to achieve with the Bulls' unimpressive performance in the last two seasons, CSN Chicago reported.

Furthermore, Chicago's All-Star Center didn't feel quite happy with the Bulls' gameplay and lack of 'sense of urgency'.

"There's been times where we dropped games, lost games, that we should never have lost, especially at home against certain teams," said Gasol as quoted by ESPN.

"So that's just a lack of sense of urgency, a lack of awareness, a lack of maturity that we have dealt with."

Despite Chicago's lackluster and underwhelming season, some analysts think otherwise. While Marc's suggestion sounds smart, it may prove counterproductive in the end.

"In San Antonio, Gasol would likely come off the bench -- or at least have a smaller role -- and have to take a pay cut, though it depends on how the Spurs' offseason shakes out," wrote Jovan Buha for Fox Sports.