Marc Gasol expresses admiration for Spurs as free agency looms

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.”