Amid the chaos going on around the NBA, Marc Gasol was certain about two things regarding his position as a restricted free agent.

“There was a lot of interest,” the Grizzlies’ center said, adding: “I didn’t want a lot of drama.”

Gasol, 26, made official Wednesday his four-year, $57.7 million contract agreement with the Grizzlies.

The 7-footer also made this clear: leaving Memphis this season was never an option.

The Griz had a right to match any offer sheet Gasol might have received from another team. But Gasol said he never intended to sign an offer sheet with another suitor.

via Ronald Tillery of The Memphis Commercial Appeal