ORLANDO -- Regardless of what happens to the San Antonio Spurs in the playoffs this spring, Manu Ginobili can't lose if he continues to play like he has the last four weeks.Free agency should be very, very good to him.
The Spurs were dealt their worst loss in two years, 110-84 to the Magic Wednesday night, but Ginobili continued his climb back to the status he once held, which will make him an attractive target for all those teams with salary cap space that strike out on the biggest stars.
After LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Joe Johnson, Carlos Boozer and Amar'e Stoudemire are gone -- and most likely will re-sign with their current teams -- Ginobili will be the next one standing in line.
"I'm feeling great. I'm confident, attacking the rim. I'm getting around people again. I'm better than ever at finding my teammates,'' he said after Wednesday night's loss. "Something has clicked.''
Ginobili, 32, struggled through much of the first half this season, raising red flags after he ended last season early with a stress fracture of his right ankle. The summer before, he sustained a bad ankle sprain at the Olympics.
Until the All-Star break, he was looking like damaged goods, which wasn't a good sign in his contract year. He is making $10.7 million this season.
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