K6: The hardest international player to defend is Ginobili, who dribbles with considerable pace

Recently, former NBA player and current basketball commentator Jamal Crawford talked about the hardest international players to defend when interacting with fans with Reddit.

"The hardest international player to defend is Manu Ginobili. First of all, he is left-handed, and defensive left-handed is always a bit awkward. But more importantly, his fearlessness. For him, no dribbling pace will be too big. I have seen coach Popovich criticize him several times early in his career, and Ginobili said, 'This is me, my name is Manu.' He doesn't care about it. When a player has this freedom and talent, they are really hard to deal with. There have been many fierce matches between us, and I respect him very much and think he is one of the greatest players in basketball history," Crawford said.

Ginobili spent all his NBA careers with the Spurs. He won the NBA championships in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014 with the team. He won the NBA Sixth Man in 2008, and was shortlisted for the NBA All-Star lineup twice in 2005 and 2011. In 2018, he became the Spurs’ steal king in history. He played 1,057 games in his NBA career, only 349 starts, averaged 25.4 minutes per game, contributed 13.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.3 steals, and shot 44.7/36.9/82.7% in three events. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022.