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Manu Ginóbili

Argentine Hall of Fame guard; four-time NBA champion.

Emanuel David Ginóbili Maccari, whose birth date is 28 July 1977, was born in Bahía Blanca, a city in the southwest region of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.[1][2] Ginóbili's professional career included playing in Argentina, Italy, and the NBA, and he is most recognized for his time with the San Antonio Spurs, a team he played for from 2002 until 2018.[3] The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Ginóbili as a first-ballot inductee in April 2022.[3]

Quick Facts

Team
San Antonio Spurs
Position
Special advisor
League
NBA
Born
28 July 1977
Birthplace
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Draft round
2
Draft pick
57
Career position
Shooting guard; small forward

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

Ginóbili comes from a family of basketball players; his father Jorge was a coach and his brothers Leandro and Sebastián were professional players.[2] Ginóbili then moved to Italy, playing for Basket Viola Reggio Calabria and later Kinder Bologna, where he won the 2001 EuroLeague championship and was named Finals MVP.[4][5] The San Antonio Spurs selected him with the 57th overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, but he did not join the team until the 2002–03 season.[6][7] With the Spurs, Ginóbili won four NBA championships as part of the "Big Three" with Tim Duncan and Tony Parker.[3]

He announced his retirement from professional basketball on 27 August 2018.[8] Ginóbili's professional career began in his home country when he was traded to Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca in 1996, and he played for that team until 1998.[9] Ginóbili was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference All-Star team in 2005 and was named an All-Star again in 2011; he also received the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award for the 2007–08 season.[10][11][12][13] During international competition, Ginóbili led Argentina to a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and was named the FIBA Olympics Most Valuable Player for that tournament.[14]

What the cited sources add

A Bleacher Report article notes that from 2005 through 2011, Ginóbili averaged 18.8 points, 4.1 assists, and 1.8 three-pointers per game in the playoffs.[15] The same source states that creativity may have been Ginóbili's greatest attribute on the Spurs.[15] An ESPN profile by Lowe reports that Ginóbili was drafted by the Spurs almost by accident with the 57th pick in 1999.[16] The same profile describes how a local coach gave young Ginóbili special glasses and gloves to develop his dribbling skills.[16]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Manu Ginóbili" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "International NBA Players - Pronunciation Guide", NBA.com; "Entrevista a Manu Ginóbili en Unidos por Argentina", YouTube, 5 April 2020; Manu Ginoboli Info Page – Bio , nba.com. Retrieved 17 June 2007. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Manu Ginóbili" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Manu Ginobili", www.sportskeeda.com; Ludden, Johnny, "Mover and shaker: Motor always has been running for Spurs' Ginobili" , mysanantonio.com, 11 June 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2007. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Manu Ginóbili" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Manu Ginobili, Lindsay Whalen, Swin Cash, Tim Hardaway among 2022 Basketball Hall of Fame inductees", 2 April 2022 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Manu Ginóbili" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Manu Ginoboli Info Page – Bio , nba.com. Retrieved 17 June 2007.; Tomlinson, Brett, "The Captain Returns: Basketball's Sydney Johnson '97 has been 'a coach all along'", Princeton Alumni Weekly, 21 November 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Manu Ginóbili" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Manu Ginoboli Info Page – Bio , nba.com. Retrieved 17 June 2007.; Manu Ginoboli Info Page – Bio , nba.com. Retrieved 17 June 2007. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Manu Ginóbili" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Manu Ginobili, Argentina , interbasket.net. Retrieved 17 June 2007. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Manu Ginóbili" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Manu Ginobili – Bio", Jockbio.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Manu Ginóbili" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Schad, "Manu Ginobili announces retirement", NBA.com, 27 August 2018; Gallo, "Seeing Off a True Pro – Thunder Fan Favorite Nick Collison Retires", NBA.com, 10 May 2018; Wright, "Spurs retire Ginobili jersey in emotional ceremony", ESPN.com, 29 March 2019 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Manu Ginóbili" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Manu Ginoboli Info Page – Bio , nba.com. Retrieved 17 June 2007.; (2026). Manu Ginobili. Sportskeeda. https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/manu-ginobili#:~:text=In%201996%2C%20he%20was%20traded,the%201998%2D99%20and%201999%2 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Manu Ginóbili" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bailey, "Ranking the Top 50 NBA Playoff Performers of All Time", Bleacher Report, June 18, 2024; "How Manu Ginobili Changed the NBA With His Euro Step", Sportscasting.com, 13 April 2020; "How Manu Ginobili brought the Eurostep to the NBA", www.poundingtherock.com/, 8 November 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Manu Ginóbili" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Manu Ginobili Info Page – Career Stats and Totals , nba.com. Retrieved 9 June 2007.; Manu Ginoboli Info Page – Bio , nba.com. Retrieved 17 June 2007. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  12. Wikipedia, "Manu Ginóbili" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Manu Ginobili Info Page – Career Stats and Totals , nba.com. Retrieved 9 June 2007.; "San Antonio Spurs at Toronto Raptors Box Score, February 11, 2008", Basketball-Reference.com, 11 February 2008; "Aldridge, Murray power Spurs past Raptors, 101-97", ESPN.com, 24 October 2017; "2007-08 NBA Awards Voting", Basketball-Reference.com; Ginobili Wins 2007–08 Sixth Man of the Year Award presented by Kia Motors , nba.com, 21 April 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2008. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  13. Wikipedia, "Manu Ginóbili" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Manu Ginobili Named To All-NBA Third Team", NBA.com, 12 May 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  14. Wikipedia, "Manu Ginóbili" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Zschoche, "Revisiting Manu Ginobili and Argentina's Olympic Gold Medal 20 Years Later", GiveMeSport, 2024-07-20; Gancedo, "An Oxford scholar turned European champion", EuroLeague.net, 23 April 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  15. Bailey, "Ranking the Top 50 NBA Playoff Performers of All Time", Bleacher Report, June 18, 2024. facts only, no text reused. bleacherreport.com
  16. Lowe, "Welcome to Manu's familia", ESPN, 11 August 2016. facts only, no text reused. espn.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Manu Ginóbili (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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