El four-time NBA champion, Manu Ginbili, one of the best international players in the history of the American league, returns to the San antonio spurs What special operations advisor basketball, the franchise announced Friday.
The former player of 44 to, to work focusing on the development on and off the court of a roster of young Spurs playerssources from the franchise told ESPN. From retired from the NBA in 2018 after playing 16 seasons with San Antonio, the organization had tried insistently to persuade him to assume an organizational role in the franchise. And finally the Argentine has accepted.
Ginbili earned a reputation as one of the great teammates and leaders in the sport, and the head coach of the Spurs, Gregg Popovich, the CEO RC Buford and the general manager Brian Wright they have required your influence to advance the Spurs culture to the next generation of players and personal.
The Argentine was twice All-Star and Best Sixth Man of the Year 2008 in his 16-year NBA career with the Spurs. He also had a decorated international basketball career that included winning a olympic gold medal for Argentina in Athens 2004 and win the Euroleague MVP.