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Argentine Manu Ginobili is a living testament to the idea that talent runs in the family. The professional basketball player’s father and brother both had basketball careers as well. Ginobili is part of Argentina’s national basketball team and also plays in the NBA for the San Antonio Spurs.
Ginobili first played in the Argentine basketball league in 1995. He stayed with the league until he transferred to Europe in 1998 to play in the Italian League. He played for the Basket Viola Reggio Calabria. He signed with the Kinder Bologna in 2000 and led the team to the Italian Championship and the Italian Cup.
While playing in Europe, Ginobili was able to win the 2001 Lega A MVP award as well as the Euroleague Final Four MVP award and the FIBA Americas Championship MVP award for the same year.
Ginobili was picked by the San Antonio Spurs during the 1999 NBA Draft. However, he waited until 2002 to sign with the team. During his first season with the Spurs, Ginobili was named as the Western Conference Rookie of the Month in March and was selected to comprise the Second Team of the All-Rookie. He was named as an NBA All-Star in 2005 and the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2008.
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About Manu Ginobili:
Manu Ginobili (full name: Emanuel David Ginobili; Manu, Gino, Narigon) plays Guard for the San Antonio Spurs. During his career, he has played 553 games, scored 8281 points (15.0 ppg) and grabbed 2227 rebounds (4.0 rpg). Ginobili also dished out 2074 assists (3.8 apg), made 837 steals (1.5 spg), and blocked 186 shots (0.3 bpg). Born in Bahia Blanca, Argentina on July 28, 1977, Ginobili stands 6-6 and weighs 210 lbs. He was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2nd round (28th pick, 57th overall) of the 1999 NBA draft.