NBA: 6 Longest Serving Active Players To Have Represented Only One Team

#3 Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs - 16 years

Manu Ginobili

Ginobili was drafted 57th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1999 NBA Draft. The Argentinian native did not sign a contract with the Spurs and instead played in the Italian League. There he won the Italian League MVP in the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons and then played for the Spurs beginning the 2002-03 season. Ginobili at age 40 this season is one of the oldest players in the league and now 16 years with the Spurs puts him as the third-longest active career with the same team.

Ginobili has had an impressive career with the Spurs. He played mostly as a sixth man his entire career and won the 2007-08 Sixth Man of the Year award. He appeared in two All-Star games and won 4 NBA championships with the franchise. This is an impressive resume, but there’s more to Ginobili’s game.

At 40 years old, Ginobili still has the athleticism from his youth and doesn’t look to be slowing down anytime soon. His numbers may be going down a little bit, but he still proves that he is “Argentina’s Flying Man” by slamming the ball down with force and hitting key three-point shots to tie or even win games for the Spurs.