As difficult as it will be to pry Marc Gasol away from the city with which he has roots dating back to high school, the 30-year-old Spaniard acknowledged what a powerful lure the Spurs will be when he finally begins to evaluate his options in earnest in the coming weeks.
“San Antonio is a model franchise and I’ve always admired Tim Duncan,” he said, as quoted Thursday by Spanish daily Diario AS. “We’ll see what happens this summer.”