Emanuel Ginobili

In Argentina, he is considered one of their best basketball players by many fans.

He made his professional basketball debut for the Andino team in the 1995-1996 season and was traded to Bahia Blanca the next year. He played with his hometown team until the Italian league attracted him, and in 1998 he moved to Europe, playing in the 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 seasons with Basket Viola Reggio Calabria, after which he was traded to Virtus Bologna, which he helped take to the championship and to the 2001 Euroleague[?] finals, where he was named MVP. He also made the Italian league's All-Star game three times during this period.

After the 2002 world basketball championships in Indianapolis, (where he won the second place with his national team), he signed with the Spurs, where he is now playing as a rookie.

Ginobili helped the Spurs climb to the NBA world championship in 2003, making some important plays during the playoffs. The Spurs beat the New Jersey Nets 88-77 in Game Six of the NBA finals in San Antonio, giving Ginobili his first NBA world championship ring.