There are a lot of words or images that come into our minds when it comes to Ginobili, such as the international champion, one of the Spurs' "troikas", his breakthrough, his nickname "Demon Knife", he changed from a flowing hair to a bald head, dedicated 16 years of his career to the Spurs to Popovich... On August 28, 2018, Ginobili announced his retirement.
He began his professional league career in 1995 and went to the Europa League in 1998. In 1999, the San Antonio Spurs selected Ginobili with the 57th overall pick, but he did not land in the NBA right away. In 2001, he won three major championships in the European Basketball League (Italian Basketball League, Italian Basketball Cup, And UEFA Basketball League) and was elected MVP of the European Basketball League. The experience of hard work in the Europa League has made Ginobili a "team first" player, and his scoring ability, passing, and key ball handling ability can be fully exerted. This laid a good foundation for him to join the Spurs in the NBA later and quickly gain a foothold in the team. He became one of the most famous members of the Spurs' GDP group.
In 2002, the Spurs finally brought Ginobili to the NBA, won the NBA championship with the team that season, and in the following career with the team or three NBA championships (05, 07, 14 years), also entered the All-Star in the middle, won the best sixth man, and was full of gains in the NBA. Compared to the accolades he has received, his playing style (breakthroughs, passing, passing, dunks, fake moves, etc.) is the fundamental reason why people remember him (there are too many wonderful pictures, like to search online by yourself). Tough style, calm handling of key balls, team first, high efficiency, which is why he can play in the NBA for 16 years, and can be in a team for 16 years of capital.
In international competitions, Ginobili led the Argentine national team to defeat the powerful American Dream team, winning olympic gold medals and winning the MVP. On 18 August 2016 he announced his retirement from the Argentine national team. The Eagles of the Pampas Plateau are old, but the picture of his game is still clearly imprinted in the hearts of fans. Returning to spurs as a special adviser this year is also a blessing for fans.