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.20 Manu Ginobili San Antonio Spurs

Position: SG
Born: 7/28/77
Height: 6-6 / 1,98
Weight: 210 lbs. / 95,3 kg.
From: Argentina

   Excellent slasher and streaky shooter... Can create his own shot... One of the best changing directions... Gets lots of layups... Pretty quick and reactive... High level of intensity... Very good defender on the ball... Good ballhandling skills... Very unselfish... Great teammate... Grabs quite a few rebounds every game... Can play some point... Gets lots of charges... Quite a flopper.
Grew up in Bahiense del Norte (Argentina).
Moved to Andino de La Rioja (Argentina) in 1995-96.
Joined Estudiantes Bahia Blanca (Argentina) in 1996-97.
Moved to Reggio Calabria (Italy) in 1998.
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs as 57th overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft.
Signed with Virtus Bologna (Italy) in 2000-01.
Signed with the San Antonio Spurs in July 2002.
Named Argentinean League Most Improved Player in 1998.
Played the 1998 World Championship with the Argentinean National Team.
Voted Bosman Player of the Year of the Italian League in 2000.
Won the Italian League and the Italian Cup in 2000-01 with Virtus Bologna.
Won the Euroleague with Virtus Bologna in 2000-01. Named Finals MVP.
Named Italian League MVP in 2001.
Won the Italian League Slam Dunk Contest in 2001.
Played the 1999, 2000 and 2001 Italian League All-Star Game.
Voted 2001 Tournament of Americas MVP. Won the the tournament with the Argentinean National Team in 2001 and 2011.
Won the Italian Cup with Virtus Bologna in 2002.
Won the silver medal in the 2002 World Championship with the Argentinean National Team. Voted to the All-Tournament Team.
Selected to the NBA Rookie All-Star Game in 2003 and 2004. Couldn't play in 2003.
Selected to the NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team in 2002-03.
Won the NBA title with the San Antonio Spurs in 2003, 2005 and 2007.
Won the silver medal at the Tournament of Americas with the Argentinean National Team in 2003. Named to the All-Tournament team.
Voted HoopsHype.com Sixth Man of the Year in 2003-04 and 2007-08.
Won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games with the Argentinean National Team. Named MVP of the tournament.
Won the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games with the Argentinean National Team.
Selected to the NBA All-Star Game in 2005 and 2011.
Selected to the All-Tournament Team at the 2006 World Championship.
Voted to the HoopsHype.com All-NBA 3rd Team in 2007-08.
Named NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2008.
Named to the All-NBA 3rd Team in 2007-08 and 2010-11.
Website: www.manuginobili.com