Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili (born 28 July 1977) is an Argentine professional basketball player. Coming from a family of professional basketball players, he is a member of the Argentine men's national basketball team and the San Antonio Spurs in the
National Basketball Association (NBA).
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| When Ginobili got the gold medal in Olympic |
Ginóbili spent the early part of his basketball career in Argentine and Italy
, where he won several individual and team honors
. His stint with Italian side Kinder Bologna
was particularly productive, earning two Italian League MVP awards, the Euroleague Finals MVP and the 2001 Euroleague and Triple Crown
championships. The shooting guard
was selected as the 57th overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft
and is considered one of the biggest draft steals of all time. Ginóbili
returned to Italy and only joined the Spurs in 2002. He did not take
long to establish himself as a key player for the Spurs, and has since
earned three NBA championship rings as well as being named an All-Stars
in 2005 and 2011. In the 2007-08
season, he was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year.
With the Argentina national team, Ginóbili has also enjoyed success.
He made his debut with the national team in 1998, and was a member of
the team which won the gold medal during the 2004 Olympics Basketball Tournaments.
Hailed as one of the finest European-based players to grace the NBA, he
plays a high-tempo and intense game. He is also one of only two
players, along with Bill Bradley, to have won a
Euroleague title, an NBA Championship, and an Olympic gold medal.
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