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Ginobili, 41, is expected to meet with Gregg
Popovich after the coach returns to San Antonio from Europe,
where he was participating in the NBA's Basketball Without
Borders initiative.
Ginobili, who is signed through next season at $2.5 million, has
been working out in San Antonio while he considers his options.
The Spurs, meanwhile, have undergone a major overhaul this
summer, losing point guard Tony Parker to the Charlotte Hornets
and trading disgruntled star Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto
Raptors along with Danny Green.
Parker recently told the Chinese site HUPU that he plans to
"retire as a Spurs player."
"I always love San Antonio and the Spurs," he said, via a
translation from NBC affiliate WOAI in San Antonio.
Star guard DeMar DeRozan joined the Spurs in the Leonard trade.
Ginobili has taken several weeks to weigh his future in the
offseason for the past three years.
"I like to let it season a little bit, to see how I feel," he
said in April. "Don't expect news until July, probably. I just
don't know. I let a month, two months go by and see how I feel.
I'm not the type of guy who makes decisions on the fly and when
you are upset, hurt or whatever."
A decorated star in international play for Argentina, Ginobili
was taken as a second-round pick (57th overall) by the Spurs in
1999.
Since entering the league in 2002, he's played in 1,057 games
with 349 starts and averaged 13.3 points, 3.8 assists and 3.5
rebounds -- all for the Spurs.
--Field Level Media
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