- Manu Ginobili: “The fact that Philadelphia had a great coach and a person I appreciate so much as Brett Brown, made it more appealing in the case the Spurs didn’t happen, But the Spurs happened and they always had the priority. I never wanted to leave San Antonio” http://sports.yahoo.com/news/manu-ginobili-i-never-wanted-to-leave-san-antonio-031556887.html 109 comments nba