Manu Ginóbili

Manu Ginóbili
	Ginóbili with the San Antonio Spurs in 2010
San Antonio Spurs
Position	Special advisor
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	28 July 1977; Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1999: 2nd round, 57th overall pick
Drafted by	San Antonio Spurs
Playing career	1995–2018
Position	Shooting guard
Number	20, 10, 6, 5
Career history
1995–1996	Andino
1996–1998	Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca
1998–2000	Viola Reggio Calabria
2000–2002	Virtus Bologna
2002–2018	San Antonio Spurs
Career highlights
	4× NBA champion (2003, 2005, 2007, 2014); 2× NBA All-Star (2005, 2011); 2× All-NBA Third Team (2008, 2011); NBA Sixth Man of the Year (2008); NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2003); No. 20 retired by San Antonio Spurs; Argentina's No. 5 retired by the CABB; EuroLeague champion (2001); EuroLeague Finals MVP (2001); All-EuroLeague First Team (2002); EuroLeague steals leader (2002); Italian League champion (2001); 2× Italian Cup winner (2001, 2002); 2× Italian League MVP (2001, 2002); Italian Cup MVP (2002); Italian League steals leader (2002); 3× Italian League All-Star (1999, 2000, 2001); Italian League All-Star Game Dunk Contest Champion (2001); FIBA AmeriCup MVP (2001); Olympics MVP (2004); 2× Olimpia de Oro (2003, 2004); Diamond Konex Award (2010); 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008);
Career NBA statistics
Points	14,043 (13.3 ppg)
Rebounds	3,697 (3.5 rpg)
Assists	4,001 (3.8 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	Basketball Hall of Fame
Men's basketball
Representing Argentina
Summer Olympics
FIBA World Cup
FIBA Diamond Ball
FIBA AmeriCup
FIBA South American Championship

Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili (English: /ˈmænuː dʒɪˈnoʊbli/ MAN-oo jin-OH-blee, Spanish: [ˈmanu ʝiˈnoβili]; born 28 July 1977) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. Credited for popularizing the Euro step move in the NBA, he is regarded as one of the greatest shooting guards and sixth men in the league's history and as the greatest Latin American player of all time and is often considered one of the greatest draft steals in NBA history, along with Nikola Jokić. Ginóbili notably led Argentina to a gold medal-winning the FIBA Olympics MVP award in Athens 2004, and achieving with his team the only elimination of a US NBA team in the history of this competition. Over a 23-year professional career, Ginóbili became one of only two players (along with fellow Hall of Famer Bill Bradley) to have won a EuroLeague title, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal. A four-time NBA champion, Ginóbili was a member of the San Antonio Spurs for his entire 16-year NBA career. Along with Spurs teammates Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, Ginóbili was known as one of the "Big Three" during the Spurs' era of success. During their playing years together, the Spurs became a "model franchise" for other NBA teams. Since September 2021, Ginóbili had been appointed as special advisor to basketball operations for the Spurs.

Ginóbili comes from a family of professional basketball players. He spent the early part of his career in Argentina and Italy, winning several individual and team honors. Ginóbili's stint with Italian club Kinder Bologna was particularly successful as he won two Italian League MVP awards, the EuroLeague Finals MVP, and the 2001 EuroLeague championship and Triple Crown.

Selected as the 57th overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, Ginóbili joined the Spurs in 2002 and soon became a key player for the team. In addition to his four NBA championships, Ginóbili was named an All-Star in 2005 and 2011 and was selected twice for the All-NBA Third Team. In 2007–08, he was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Ginóbili announced his retirement from the NBA in August 2018. In April 2022, he was announced as a first ballot inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.