"Marc Gasol has been a bit distracted this summer to worry too much about the NBA lockout.

The 7-footer culminated a thrilling offseason Sunday with chest bumps for his teammates as Spain beat France to win the European basketball championship. With a second straight European crown in his back pocket, Gasol now wants to hold on to another title: Grizzlies starting center.

Gasol will be a restricted free agent whenever the NBA and its players' union agree to a new collective bargaining agreement. He wants to remain a Grizzly so much that you just might see the giant Spaniard strolling around town by the end of this month or early October."