Happy birthday Manu: Top 5 highlights of Ginobili's career

Manu Ginobili turns 39 years old on Thursday. According to ESPN's Fran Fraschilla, he's about to become the second-oldest Olympic basketball player in the last 25 years, but NBA fans are going to get at least one more season of the master of the Eurostep.

The Argentine legend seems to have a sense of humor about aging - at least when it comes to his rapidly thinning head of hair - and we salute him with five of the most memorable plays of his 14-year career with the San Antonio Spurs.

5. Crams on Lakers, 2004

Not long after leading Argentina to a gold medal in that summer's Olympics, Ginobili started the 2004-05 NBA season with a bang, dunking all over the Los Angeles Lakers.

4. Behind-the-back to Patty Mills

Ginobili and the Spurs have always had a sixth sense for each other on the floor, making passes like this to Patty Mills look easy.

3. Rifle pass to Matt Bonner

Ginobili has averaged four assists per game in his career, and while that's not a huge number, it's a steady one that becomes clearer when you understand what a skilled passer he is.

2. Eyes in the back of his head

Again with that passing.

1. Double-OT winner, 2008 playoffs vs. Suns

In the Game 1 of a first-round series against the Phoenix Suns in 2008, Ginobili scored eight of his 24 points in the second overtime - including the game-winner - as San Antonio took the contest and won the series in five.