It has been a long, slow offseason for Spurs fans, but that is about to change. Not only is training camp approaching, but an even bigger event is coming up first. In just 48 hours, Manu Ginobili will be enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. And no, it’s not the “NBA” Hall of Fame like some detractors like to claim; it’s the BASKETBALL Hall of Fame, and Ginobili has contributed more to the game than many outside of San Antonio and Argentina may realize.
Isaac Levy-Rubinett of The Ringer has an excellent piece about how the unknown name from the back end of the 1999 draft would bring a new style and flare to the game that not only helped transform the NBA, but the game of basketball as whole.