Fabricio Oberto
Fabricio Raul Jesus Oberto is an Argentine professional basketball player, currently playing for the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA. He is a 6' 10", 245 lb center/power forward. He has dual Argentine and Italian citizenship.
At age 17, Oberto went to a trial at AD Atenas de Cordoba, one of the most important basketball clubs in Argentina, and was selected to start the following year, and started playing professionally later that year. In 1998, after being chosen MVP of the Argentine league, he transferred to the Greek Olympiacos, starting his European experience that would take him to Spain's TAU Ceramica a year later. After 2 Spanish leagues with TAU, he moved to Pamesa Valencia in 2002.
In 2005, after voiding his contract with Pamesa, Oberto signed a 3-year, US$ 7.5 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA, where he joined fellow compatriot Emanuel Ginobili. He kept jersey 7, the same number used with the Argentine national basketball team.
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