Manu Ginóbili

Manu Ginóbili
	Ginóbili with the San Antonio Spurs in 2010
San Antonio Spurs
Title	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 / small forward
Number	20, 10, 6, 5
Career history
1995–1996	Andino de La Rioja
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 25th Anniversary Team (2025); 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); EuroLeague 25th Anniversary Team (2025);
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. 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.

Coming from a family of professional basketball players, Ginóbili 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, the 2001 EuroLeague championship and the Triple Crown. After joining the San Antonio Spurs, Ginóbili was named an All-Star in 2005 and 2011 and was selected to the All-NBA Third Team twice. In the 2007–08 season, he was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year. The Spurs made the playoffs in each of Ginóbili's 16 seasons. He is regarded as one of the greatest Latin American players, sixth men, and draft steals in NBA history. Ginóbili is also credited with popularizing the Euro step move in the NBA.

In international play, Ginóbili's achievements include leading Argentina to a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he was named FIBA Olympics Most Valuable Player. He also helped secure the historic feat of being a member of the only team in Olympic history (as of 2025) to ever eliminate the United States men's national basketball team. With Argentina's 2004 gold medal victory, 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.

In September 2021, the Spurs appointed Ginóbili as special advisor to basketball operations.