Defensive Game
Active, disruptive defender with elite steal instincts. Led the NBA in steals per game multiple times. Not a stopper but a constant nuisance who changed offensive rhythms.
Percorso in Carriera
San Antonio Spurs
2002-2018
Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili is an Argentine former professional basketball player. During a 23-year professional career, Ginóbili played in Argentina, in Italy, and in the NBA; he also represented Argentina in international competition. A shooting guard, he is best known for playing for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA from 2002 to 2018. Ginóbili, Tim Duncan, and Tony Parker became known as the Spurs' "Big Three"; together, the trio won four NBA championships. In April 2022, Ginóbili was announced as a first-ballot inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Defensive Game
Active, disruptive defender with elite steal instincts. Led the NBA in steals per game multiple times. Not a stopper but a constant nuisance who changed offensive rhythms.
Intangibles
One of the most intelligent players to ever play the game. Read defenses instantly, found the weak point in any scheme, and executed under championship pressure with a calm that bordered on artistic.
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Manu Ginobili redefined the sixth man role across sixteen seasons in San Antonio, winning four championships and an Olympic gold medal with his unmatched improvisational brilliance.
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Active supporter of Argentine basketball development at the national level
Lo Sapevi?
Was drafted 57th overall — second to last in the entire draft — and became a Hall of Famer. The gap between his draft position and his career achievement is the greatest in NBA history.
Led Argentina to Olympic gold in 2004 by defeating the US Dream Team in the semifinals — one of the biggest upsets in basketball history.
All three Ginobili brothers played professional basketball, making the family one of the most accomplished basketball dynasties outside the United States.
His Euro-step is so associated with him that entire coaching clinics are now taught using 'the Ginobili step' as the primary descriptor.
Riconoscimenti di Carriera
4x NBA Champion (2003, 2005, 2007, 2014)
2x NBA All-Star (2005, 2011)
NBA Sixth Man of the Year (2008)
Olympic Gold Medal — Athens 2004 (Argentina)
EuroLeague Champion (2001)
Naismith Hall of Fame (2022)
One of 75 Greatest Players in NBA History
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