Marcin Donuts: 12 Things To Know About Gortat

A dozen notable notes about Marcin Gortat: His nicknames, his tattoo, his future as the President of Poland, his incredible ride, his athletic DNA, his dunkability, the proper way to pronounce “Marcin’’ and how sweet the probable Mavs signee's highlight reel is when the musical accompaniment is from a rapper … rapping in Polish:

1.  “If I get any more popular (back home in Poland),’’ Gortat said during the NBA Finals, “I’ll run for President.’’

2.  Marcin Gortat is the son of Janusz Gortat, the Olympic medalist, Champion of Europe, and multiple representative of his country in boxing.

3.  His mother, Alicji Gortat, was a two-time Champion of Poland in volleyball and also was a multiple representative of country.

4.   Marcin Gortat’s nickname? Not only do some call him the “Polish Hammer” but also he goes by “The Warlock.”

5.   Marcin Gortat can allegedly dunk after taking off from the free-throw line (“The Polish Dr. J’’) and was a champion in the high jump with a jump of 193cm.

6.  Gortat has a tattoo of the Jumpman logo on the back of his calf. 

7.  Gortat drives arguably the fastest car in the NBA.   

8.  Gortat’s full name is Janusz Marcin Gortat. … his buddies call him “March,’’ and he officially goes by “Marcin’’ – which, by the way, it prounced kind of like he’s in a marchin’ band.                   

9.  Gortat was named to the All-Orlando Pro Summer League 2^nd team in 2008. ... of course, it appears he’s come a long way from being a Summer League. … and, once he gets settled into Dallas, from being a second-teamer.

10.  Gortat started his basketball career at age 17 in Poland Lodz. … so in addition to him having just two years in the NBA, he’s only been playing the sport for less than a decade.   

11.  When he gets minutes, he produces. Here are his stats in the 12 games last year when Gortat played at least 20 minutes: 26.5 minutes per game, 9.25 points per game, 9.33 rebounds per game
 And this: Gortat has achieved a double-double in every single one of his career starts. In games which he has started, he's averaged 10 points per game, 11.7 rebounds per game (5.7 offensive) and 3 blocks per game in 33.7 minutes.

12. A Marcin Gortat highlight reel is especially entertaining if. … there is a rap-song accompaniment … and if the rap is in Polish.