It’s 2023, and Manu Ginobili’s legacy is set in stone. He’s a four-time champion, Hall of Famer, and is widely considered the greatest 6th man in NBA History. However, that wasn’t the case 24 years ago when the Spurs chose him with the 58th pick of the 1999 NBA draft. Then-commissioner David Stern mispronounced his name, Tim Duncan had never heard of him, and Manu himself, who was with Team Argentina at the time, didn’t even believe his coach when he woke him up to tell him he had been drafted. ESPN even gave the Spurs a D for the selection due to the lack of scouting information in him.
How Manu Ginobili went from unknown to the greatest 6th Man of all time
