The Spurs have always been among the leaders in draft stashes, Europeans mixed with some South Americans who were taken late in the Draft and left to develop overseas, The classic example of course was Manu Ginobili who after being taken at No. 57 in the 1999 Draft spent three years in Italy, arriving in San Antonio is 2002. Seventeen years and four NBA rings later, Ginobili retired. Similarly, Nets scout Tiago Splitter, taken at No. 22 in 2007, spent three years in Spain before joining the Spurs ... also winning a title.
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