david spanish pronunciation born july argentine professional basketball player national_basketball_association nba coming family professional basketball players member argentine men national basketball team national_basketball_association nba hailed finest international players grace nba plays high tempo intense game players won title nba championship olympic gold medal spent early basketball career argentina italy won individual team honors stint italian particularly productive won awards triple crown championships selected 57th overall pick nba draft shooting guard considered biggest draft steals time joined spurs soon key player team earned nba championships named season named nba sixth man year enjoyed success argentina national team debut helped win gold medal olympics basketball tournament family personal life comes family basketball players oldest brother retired seven years argentine basketball league brother played local league father coach club learned play game given basketball clubs love basketball grew rapidly dual citizenship argentina italy thanks descent result travels speak spanish italian english free time enjoys listening latin music watching movies friends married fellow argentine wife gave birth twin boys april wife gave birth son professional career argentine italian years professional debut argentine basketball league team traded year played hometown team argentine moved europe spend seasons italian team teamed earn promotion italian 2nd division italian 1st division entered nba draft selected late second round 57th overall pick sign spurs point instead returned italy play helped win italian championship named finals mvp named mvp star game times period present joined spurs world championship indianapolis tournament team alongside future nba star established nba stars helped lead argentina second place finish argentine joined spurs nba season played backup veteran guard spent early season injured found hard adjust nba style play injury improved winning western conference rookie month march named rookie second team end season started games spurs regular season win loss record spurs entered playoffs eager defending champions point rose prominence contrast regular season integral set playoffs playing game spurs eliminated phoenix los_angeles games scoring threat took opponents surprise giving thing cope highly favored spurs helped guide past dallas finals securing san_antonio second championship win won golden argentina year met argentine president gym dedicated honor season spurs began featuring regularly starting half regular season games played statistics improved major categories averaged points rebounds assists steals game playoffs spurs met perennial rivals following game scored beating jump shot spurs lost game series start single playoff game playoff statistics improved significantly points rebounds assists game initial issues san_antonio contract signed spurs started game season best season selected reserve nba coaches team marking debut elite mid season showcase playoffs play pivotal winning san_antonio championship spurs defeated phoenix conference finals prevailing defensive oriented seven game series recorded career highs playoff numbers notably rpg highest point total entire playoffs nba finals voting shooting guard candidate edged teammate captain finished season second leading scorer team season fourth person win consecutive time sharing award soccer star season injury plagued suffered foot ankle injuries hindered ability play managed games regular season saw dip major statistics compared previous season playoffs returned form unable prevent spurs eliminated dallas season spurs lacked energy reserves provided coming bench second half season helping spurs attain best record second half season produced numbers closely identical successful campaign despite starting games second lowest arriving san_antonio nba playoffs saw help spurs defeat sweeping win san_antonio fourth championship play bigger role spurs following season reaching career high averages points rebounds assists point field goal percentage april nba announced won sixth man award couple weeks later argentine named nba team playoffs spurs defeated round moved starting lineup second round spurs lost road games san_antonio eventually prevailed seven games argentine played strong series leading spurs points assists game respectively san_antonio lost arch rivals conference finals games failed capture nba championships following season injured campaign managing regular season games missing nba playoffs entirely san_antonio qualified playoffs seed record aging supporting cast late spurs considered fringe contenders championship turned strong play duncan help spurs avoid defeat dallas spurs eliminated round playoffs time october game sacramento kings bat descended court center causing play bat flew past bat ground hand carried creature court earning applause crowd april spurs agreed year million contract extension season named western conference star named nba team shortened helped spurs advanced defeated game series point effort spurs advanced faced miami heat game series scored season high points spurs went went lose games lose series seven games july signed spurs year deal spurs league best record finished voting sixth man year game thunder duncan parker won career game playoffs matching spurs reached nba finals faced heat second year row time dominated series winning claim franchise fifth championship won fourth championship spur july signed spurs january win played nba game spurs february underwent surgery suffering injury spurs win previous night subsequently sidelined month returned action march missing games injury scoring points minutes sacramento kings july signed spurs career statistics note competition player participated team season played domestic competition regional competition applicable nba regular season playoffs argentine national team member argentine national basketball team debut world championship athens best accomplishment member national team came athens olympics basketball tournament argentina team win gold medal years highlight tournament game winning seconds remaining opening day olympics game versus serbia montenegro led team scoring points game assists assists game beijing olympics basketball tournament argentina defeated lithuania win bronze shooting guard play match sustaining injury semi finals april announced participate world championship family reasons compete team summer olympics argentina narrowly missed bronze medal bronze medal match versus russia flag bearer argentina opening ceremony summer olympics held beijing china player profile left handed shooting guard deployed sixth man starter spurs established reliable versatile court presence relatively late entering nba age period entering nba teenager common apart tempo aggressive style play known clutch play documented numerous european league mvp awards performances san_antonio championship winning campaigns causes concerns opponents fierce attack basket head driving basket collapse defenses create shots passes teammates bring nba credited euro step league willing draw charges defense listed espn writer list greatest nba history years later sports_illustrated columnist grouped fellow european league players players famous contact court manner analogous diving soccer games having traversed major basketball continents basketball career players enjoyed success physical play nba technical jump shooting rule set players basketball history win olympic gold medal nba championship ring non player win nba championship ring olympic gold medal second latin american selected play nba star game panama espn sportswriter ranked sixth best international player active nba describing 57th draft pick great draft time attributed trend nba teams drafting developing european players success argentine following year named espn best players nba honors
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