Statement from Manu Ginobili's agents Luciano Capicchioni and Herb Rudoy:

"It has been our great pleasure to represent Manu throughout his professional basketball career. From the moment that he arrived in Italy as a relatively unknown player until he announced his retirement as a highly decorated NBA star, he has been consistently focused on helping his team win. That has been his only goal. He understands playing for the collective good of his team and will go down in basketball history as one of the best to ever play the game. He has not only been a great player, but he is one of the finest men we have known."