During his tenure their highest achievement was the gold medal at the 2006 World Cup, where his stellar play earned him All-tournament honors.

[6] Garbajosa then spent four seasons at Benetton Treviso between 2000 and 2004 under future Toronto Raptors Vice-President and Assistant General Manager Maurizio Gherardini and New York Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni.

For the first half of the season, Garbajosa was instrumental in driving the Raptors past the .500 mark and he was awarded Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month honours in December 2006.

Doctors in Toronto performed surgery to repair a broken fibula, a displaced ankle and ligament damage.

Because his recovery time was estimated to be in the range of six months, he was forced to miss the rest of the season and the entire post-season.

[9] Garbajosa and Raptors teammate Andrea Bargnani were named to the NBA All-Rookie Team at the end of the season.

[10] Garbajosa returned to play with the Raptors for the 2007–08 season, but after meeting with a specialist on 26 November, he chose to have further surgery on his leg and ankle.

On 3 September 2006, his team won the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship; he scored a game-high 20 points and collected 10 rebounds in the final against Greece.

On 20 May 2023, Garbajosa was elected as the new President of FIBA Europe by the general assembly with 35 out of 50 votes, succeeding Turgay Demirel for the following four years.

[22] He assumed the position immediately, giving him three months to call elections for the next President of the Spanish Basketball Federation.