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Good, now please take your summer off and rest your body. At this age, the difference between playing and not playing in summer is just too huge.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...gn=programming
Despite winning his fourth le with the San Antonio Spurs, 12-year NBA veteran Manu Ginobili believes he has at least one more year left in the tank.
The 36-year-old confirmed that he will be returning next season for the final year of his two-year contract, per Jabari Young of the San Antonio Express-News:
After 12 years with the Spurs, Ginobili could have easily called it quits following the huge win over the Miami Heat in the Finals. But with the contract he signed prior to the season allotting him one more year, the Argentinian has decided to stick around for one more run.
Following the Finals win, Ginobili expressed his excitement via his personal Twitter account:
Despite his age, Ginobili showed no signs of slowing down this season.
The two-time All-Star and 2007-08 Sixth Man of the Year notched an average of 12.3 points, 4.3 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game. While the points and rebounds are slightly down, he had more assists than his career average in 2014 and shined in the postseason yet again.
This is obviously a huge change from what Ginobili felt last season, as Rob Mahoney of Sports Illustrated notes:
Around this time a year ago, Ginobili was trapped in his own head, dwelling in defeat as he wondered if his NBA career was over. Now he stands triumphant over the defending champions and basketball’s living memory. What’s past is prologue, and what to come in Manu’s discharge.
After the huge run, Ginobili might just be the first piece of the puzzle returning for the Spurs. Tim Duncan could be the next player to return to the star-studded roster, but there are talks he might just call it quits after a brilliant 17-year career in San Antonio.
The veteran lineup is strong, but convincing Duncan and Tony Parker to return might prove difficult for San Antonio. Even after announcing he would stick around, Ginobili added a small tidbit to reporters, via Young:
With another championship banner hanging in the rafters—the franchise's fifth—the future still looks bright even without the veteran leaders. Kawhi Leonard rose to the occasion and earned Finals MVP, while Boris Diaw and Danny Green proved once again they can hit big shots when called upon.
Ginobili returning could key the comeback for the rest of the big three. Regardless, the dynasty in San Antonio will remain strong, and with Gregg Popovich still leading the roster, anything is possible.
Good, now please take your summer off and rest your body. At this age, the difference between playing and not playing in summer is just too huge.
Fantastic!
WTF? Why would Tony leave? Stupid.
I think Manu already said he was retired from his national team.
So Tim decision is essential for the team. Is he waiting because of his children custody or some legal crap regarding his divorce ?
Didn't Manu already sign a two-year contract last year anyway? I remember when he tweeted about it-- pictures and all. ... I was pretty damn happy that day.
glad to hear that... the sixth would be very sweet
They will all be back tbh.
The Big 4 will be back next year.
I would be SHOCKED if td hangs it up even though it's a great time to do it
you just never know at this point, even though all things point to him coming back for another year, anything could come up and he may decide to finally end his careerplease no
Who knows why he is waiting.
He may be checking to see if he gets a better offer in some different line of work for all we know.
IMHO he comes back for a few more years.
Paul Garcia doesn't know anything. You might as well be quoting me saying that.
nope, but he hasnt decided yet
Manu is forgiven. He redeemed himself this year. I'm glad he had a terrific year and I'll gladly eat my words I said during the offseason. The Big 4 will return! Still, Manu's too old to play for the national team. The Argentina national team has regressed and there is no point in playing for a lost cause when Spain, France, and USA are clearly on top.
Nice to see you got unbanned.
I admire you for what you did right here.
Silly speculation in that article. All indications are that Tim and Pop want to on, and Tony has another year on his contract, so it seems obvious they'll try to defend the le - nothing to lose and everything to gain! Either they go out on a repeat, or they retire having expiated 2013 and no worse off.
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