On 20 August 2010, Sabonis was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in recognition of his great play in international competition.[3] On 4 April 2011, Sabonis was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame,[4] and he was inducted on 12 August 2011. On 24 October 2011, Sabonis was voted as the next President of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, replacing Vladas Garastas, who had led the LBF since 1991. He resigned from the position on 2 October 2013, but he came back to it on 10 October 2013.
Born in Kaunas, in then Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union, Sabonis began playing basketball at age 13. By the time he was 15 years old, he was a member of the Soviet national junior team.[6]
Sabonis made his professional club debut in 1981, with one of the oldest basketball teams in Lithuania, Žalgiris, in his hometown of Kaunas. With the club, he won three consecutive Soviet Premier League titles, and the 1986 FIBA Club World Cup (FIBA Intercontinental Cup).
Valladolid
In 1989, Sabonis left Žalgiris, and signed with the Spanish Liga ACB club Fórum Valladolid.[8] During the 1991–92 season, Sabonis helped the team to reach the semifinals at the Korać Cup.
Real Madrid
In 1992, after playing with Fórum Valladolid for three seasons, Sabonis joined the Spanish club Real Madrid, and with them, he won two Spanish League titles, and a FIBA European League (EuroLeague) title, in 1994–95.[9] With Real Madrid, during the 1994–95 Spanish League season, he averaged 22.9 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.6 steals, and 2.3 blocked shots, in 42 games played.[10] While in the 1994–95 FIBA European League season, he averaged 21.8 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.8 steals per game, in 17 games played.[11]
Portland Trail Blazers
Sabonis was originally selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 77th overall pick of the 1985 NBA draft. However, the selection was voided because Sabonis was under 21 at the time of the draft. The following spring, he suffered a devastating Achilles' tendon injury. Nevertheless, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers, with the 24th overall pick of the 1986 NBA draft.[6] Sabonis was not allowed to play in the US by the Soviet authorities, despite LSU Tigers head coach Dale Brown's plans to have Sabonis studying and playing at Louisiana State University, thus keeping him in an amateur status. However, he did go to Portland, to rehabilitate his injury with the Blazers medical staff, in 1988, while also practicing with the team.[12]
After the 1994–95 European season, Sabonis and Portland contacted one another about a move to the NBA. Before signing Sabonis, Portland's then-general manager, Bob Whitsitt, asked the Blazers team physician to look at Sabonis' X-rays. Illustrating the impact of Sabonis' numerous injuries, Whitsitt recalled in a 2011 interview, that when the doctor reported the results, "He said that Arvydas could qualify for a handicapped parking spot, based on the X-ray alone."[13] Nevertheless, the Blazers signed Sabonis. He had a successful rookie campaign, averaging 14.5 points, on 55% shooting, and 8.1 rebounds per game while playing less than 24 minutes per game.[6] Sabonis was selected to the All-Rookie First Team and was runner-up in both Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year voting.[6] His postseason averages went up to 23.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.[6] In the first playoff series of his NBA career, Portland lost to Utah in five games. Sabonis averaged 16.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game in 1997–98, all career-highs.
During Sabonis's first stint in Portland, the Blazers always made the playoffs (part of a 21-year streak); between 1998 and 1999, the Oregon franchise changed large parts of its roster in order to compete for the NBA Championship (after six consecutive first round losses) with center Sabonis the only player remaining in the starting five. Kenny Anderson and Isaiah Rider were traded for Damon Stoudamire and Steve Smith. In both those years, the Blazers reached the Western Conference Finals. In 1999, they were swept by the eventual champions, the San Antonio Spurs, while, the next year, the team (starting Sabonis, Smith, Stoudamire, Rasheed Wallace, and recently added Scottie Pippen) lost to the Los Angeles Lakers (at the beginning of the team's three-peat), in seven games.
The question that frequently surrounds Sabonis's NBA career revolves around how good he could have been had he played in the NBA during his prime.[14][15] Sabonis was already 30 when he joined the Blazers, by which time he had already won multiple gold medals, suffered through numerous injuries, and had lost much of his mobility and athleticism. In Bill Simmons's "Book of Basketball", Sabonis the international player is idealized, while Sabonis the Blazer is described as "lumbering up and down the court in what looked to be concrete Nikes" and ranking "just behind Artis Gilmore on the Moving Like a Mummy Scale."[16] In ESPN's David Thorpe's view, Sabonis would be the best passing big man in NBA history, and possibly a top-four center overall, had he played his entire career there.[17] In Clyde Drexler's view, if Sabonis had been able to spend his prime in Portland, next to the plethora of other Trail Blazers' All-Stars (Drexler, Terry Porter, Buck Williams, Steve Johnson, Kevin Duckworth, and Clifford Robinson),[18] the Trail Blazers would "have had four, five or six titles. Guaranteed. He was that good. He could pass, shoot three pointers, had a great post game, and dominated the paint."[19] Despite his height and weight, he was "a magician in the post who played the game with a style I've never seen from a big man. He was a point guard in a center's body. And, just to be fair to Arvydas, he was better than most point guards are at distributing the ball." His age and injuries made him appear as a "big guy who looked like he couldn't make it up the court, but the same guy who made the defense look foolish with a pass that whizzed by their ear. It just goes to show you how smarts and court savvy will always age better than a guy with no brains and all athletic ability".[20]
On 6 April 2001, Sabonis scored a season-high 32 points while making 11 of 12 field goal attempts during a 122–91 win over the Golden State Warriors.[21] After the 2000–2001 NBA season, Sabonis refused to sign an extension with the Trail Blazers and retired from the NBA. In his own words, he "was tired mentally and physically." Instead, he returned to Europe, where he signed a one-year deal, at a nominal salary, with Žalgiris Kaunas, expecting to join the team for the most important games of the season down the stretch. However, he ended up missing that season in its entirety, resting and recovering from injuries. Sabonis rejoined the Trail Blazers for one final season, in 2002–2003.[22]
He won the Euroscar twice while playing with the Blazers. He also became a fan favorite,[20] and had a warm welcome back when he visited Portland in 2011, en route to being enshrined into the Naismith Hall of Fame.[23]
Back to Žalgiris
Sabonis went back to Žalgiris to play his final season, in 2003–04. He led the team to the Top 16 stage of the EuroLeague that year, and was named the Regular Season MVP and the Top 16 MVP. He also became the team's president.[24] Sabonis would officially retire from playing professional basketball, in 2005.
The 1985–1988 stretch of a heavy playing schedule, and lack of rest, took a significant toll on Sabonis's future health and durability. Various leg injuries were not given much time to heal, due to the Cold War climate that surrounded international competition, as well as the intense rivalry of the Žalgiris Kaunas versus CSKA Moscow games in the USSR Premier League. In a 2011 interview, Sabonis expressed an opinion, that overuse by the coaches of the Soviet national program, was a major contributing factor to his first Achilles' tendon injury, back in 1986.[26] Another key moment for his future health, took place in 1988, when Sabonis had a surgical Achilles procedure performed in Portland, but was rushed back on the floor with the USSR Olympic team, before a full recovery. The decision to include a limping Sabonis, on the USSR roster for the 1988 Olympic Games, was protested at the time by the Portland medical staff, and was later heavily criticized.[27] While the Soviets cleared him to play professionally in 1989, when his Soviet national teammate, Šarūnas Marčiulionis, went to North America, Sabonis postponed his travel, over feeling that he was not physically ready for the NBA.[12] Eventually, Sabonis would develop chronic knee, ankle and groin issues, that substantially limited his mobility and explosiveness, by the mid-1990s.
Sabonis is married to Ingrida Mikelionytė [lt], the first Miss Lithuania, a fashion model, and a movie actress.[6] They have a daughter named Aušrinė, and three sons: Žygimantas, Tautvydas, and Domantas – the last two being born in the cities their father was playing, Valladolid and Portland. Once Sabonis left the NBA, the family moved to the Spanish coastal city of Málaga.[12] Domantas was drafted 11th overall in the 2016 NBA draft and is currently a three-time NBA All-Star,[33] and currently plays for the Sacramento Kings. Žygimantas,[34] and Tautvydas decided to continue their careers in Europe. Both Domantas and Tautvydas played for the Lithuania national team in different levels of competition.
In September 2011, Sabonis suffered a heart attack, while playing basketball in Lithuania. Doctors said that the heart attack was not life-threatening.[35]
According to his son, Domantas, Arvydas is a huge fan of the Boston Celtics, his favorite basketball player is Larry Bird and his favorite color is green.[36]
Popular culture
He appeared on the Lithuanian cover of the video game NBA Live 2001.
Arvydas Sabonis's basketball career and journey to represent his native country Lithuania in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics is highlighted in the documentary film The Other Dream Team. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012 and was distributed by Lionsgate in the U.S. and Disney internationally.
1966 single by the Mothers of InventionTrouble Every DaySingle by the Mothers of Inventionfrom the album Freak Out! A-sideWho Are the Brain Police?Released1966 (1966)RecordedMarch 9, 1966Genre Electric blues blues rock[1] talking blues[2] Length5:50LabelVerveSongwriter(s)Frank ZappaProducer(s)Tom WilsonThe Mothers of Invention singles chronology How Could I Be Such Fool? (1966) Trouble Every Day (1966) Big Leg Emma (1967) Trouble Every Day (labeled in early prints as Trouble…
Pembuangan ke Babilonia atau Pengasingan ke Babilonia, yang di dalam Alkitab disebut Pembuangan ke Babel, merupakan sebuah istilah untuk peristiwa pengasingan dan pembuangan orang-orang Israel dari Kerajaan Yehuda kuno ke Babilonia oleh Nebukadnezar II pada tahun 586 SM. Peristiwa pembuangan ke Babilonia, dan selanjutnya kepulangan orang-orang buangan ke Israel dan pembangunan kembali Bait Salomo merupakan peristiwa-peristiwa penting dalam sejarah bangsa Israel dan agama Yahudi dan memiliki damp…
Бивша војна формација Војска Републике СрпскеАмблем Војске Републике Српске (1992—1996)Амблем Војске Републике Српске (1996—2006)Основана12. мај 1992. год.; прије 31 године (1992-05-12).Распуштена1. јануар 2006. год.; прије 17 година (2006-01-01) (ушла у састав ОС БиХ; постоја
Pour les articles homonymes, voir Laiho. Si ce bandeau n'est plus pertinent, retirez-le. Cliquez ici pour en savoir plus. Cet article ne cite pas suffisamment ses sources (janvier 2019). Si vous disposez d'ouvrages ou d'articles de référence ou si vous connaissez des sites web de qualité traitant du thème abordé ici, merci de compléter l'article en donnant les références utiles à sa vérifiabilité et en les liant à la section « Notes et références » En pratique : Qu…
محمد حسين زيدان معلومات شخصية الميلاد 1906مالمدينة المنورة تاريخ الوفاة 2 مايو 1992 (85 سنة) مواطنة السعودية الحياة العملية تعلم لدى عبد القادر بن توفيق الشلبي المهنة صحفي أعمال بارزة ذكريات العهود الثلاثة، مخلاة الكاتب كشكول القارئ تعديل مصدري - تعديل محمد حسين زيد…
Christian minority in Israel and PalestineMaronites in Israel and Palestineالموارنة في إسرائيلTotal population11,000[1]Regions with significant populationsJish, Haifa, Nazareth, JerusalemLanguagesSouth Levantine Arabic, Hebrew, Neo-Aramaic (language revitalization)ReligionChristianity (Maronite Church)Related ethnic groupsArameans in Israel and Palestine, Assyrians in Israel and Palestine Maronites in Israel and Palestine (Arabic: الموارنة في إسرائيل, Sy…
Peta Le Syndicat. Le Syndicat merupakan sebuah komune di departemen Vosges yang terletak pada sebelah timur laut Prancis. Lihat pula Komune di departemen Vosges Referensi INSEE lbsKomune di departemen Vosges Les Ableuvenettes Ahéville Aingeville Ainvelle Allarmont Ambacourt Ameuvelle Anglemont Anould Aouze Arches Archettes Aroffe Arrentès-de-Corcieux Attignéville Attigny Aulnois Aumontzey Autigny-la-Tour Autreville Autrey Auzainvilliers Avillers Avrainville Avranville Aydoilles Badménil-aux-…
مايكل بوين معلومات شخصية الميلاد 21 يونيو 1957 (العمر 66 سنة)تكساس، الولايات المتحدة مواطنة الولايات المتحدة الأب ميخائيل بوين الأم مارية ديل كارمن [لغات أخرى] إخوة وأخوات روبرت كارادين، وكيث كارادين الحياة العملية المهنة ممثل اللغة الأم الإنجليزية …
Wappen der Dukes of Somerset (fünfter Verleihung) Duke of Somerset ist ein erblicher britischer Adelstitel, der fünfmal in der Peerage of England verliehen wurde. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Verleihungen 1.1 Erste und zweite Verleihung 1.2 Dritte und vierte Verleihung 1.3 Fünfte Verleihung 2 Liste der Dukes of Somerset 2.1 Dukes of Somerset, erste Verleihung (1443) 2.2 Dukes of Somerset, zweite Verleihung (1448) 2.3 Dukes of Somerset, dritte Verleihung (1499) 2.4 Dukes of Somerset, vierte Verleihung…
Government ministry of Thailand This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Ministry of Interior Thailand – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Kingdom of ThailandMinistry of InteriorกระทรวงมหาดไทยSe…
يشير الخوف الأرجواني (في الإنجليزية: lavender scare) إلى الحملة المناهضة للمثليين، وإلى عمليات التسريح الجماعية للأشخاص المثليين من حكومة الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية في الخمسينات من القرن العشرين، حيث ساهم وواكب ذلك الحملة المناهضة للشيوعية المعروفة بالمكارثية والخوف الأحمر الث…
Rolls-Royce Trent 800 adalah mesin turbofan engine high-bypass-ratio, dikembangkan dari RB211 dan merupakan salah satu dari keluarga mesin Trent. Rolls-Royce Trent 800 ini dirancang untuk digunakan pada Boeing 777. Aplikasi Boeing 777 Referensi lbsMesin pesawat Rolls-Royce Limited / Rolls-Royce plcDaftar mesin pesawat Rolls-Royce Limited / Rolls-Royce plcMesin piston Rolls-Royce Ltd. Mesin empat tak: Buzzard · Condor · Eagle (V-12) · Eagle XVI (X-16) · …
Peta infrastruktur dan tata guna lahan di Komune Poissy. = Kawasan perkotaan = Lahan subur = Padang rumput = Lahan pertanaman campuran = Hutan = Vegetasi perdu = Lahan basah = Anak sungaiPoissyNegaraPrancisArondisemenSaint-Germain-en-LayeKantonIbukota 2 kantonAntarkomunebelum ada pada 2005Kode INSEE/pos78498 / Poissy merupakan sebuah komune di pinggiran barat Paris, Prancis. Terletak 23.8 km (14.8 mil) dari pusat kota Paris. Tahun 1561, …
Hotel in Rochester, NYHyatt Regency RochesterGeneral informationStatusCompletedTypeHotelLocation125 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604Coordinates43°09′23.5″N 77°36′30.5″W / 43.156528°N 77.608472°W / 43.156528; -77.608472Construction started1985Completed1990Opening1992HeightRoof83 m (272 ft)Technical detailsFloor count25Design and constructionArchitect(s)CENTRIA Architectural Systems The Hyatt Regency Rochester is a hotel in Rochester, New York. St…
This article uses bare URLs, which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot. Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style. Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting, such as reFill (documentation) and Citation bot (documentation). (August 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Village development committee in Sagarmatha Zone, NepalTaksindu टाक्सिन…
Japanese horror novel by Otsuichi GothFront cover of the mangaゴス(Gosu)GenreHorror[1] NovelWritten byOtsuichiPublished byKadokawa ShotenEnglish publisherNA: TokyopopPublishedMay 30, 2003 MangaWritten byOtsu-ichiIllustrated byKendi OiwaPublished byKadokawa ComicsEnglish publisherNA: TokyopopDemographicSeinenPublished2004 Feature films Goth GOTH (ゴス, Gosu) is a Japanese horror novel written by Otsuichi about two high school students fascinated by murder. The…
الزوجة المكسيكية[1] غلاف رواية الزوجة المكسيكية معلومات الكتاب المؤلف إيمان يحيى اللغة العربية الناشر دار الشروق في القاهرة تاريخ النشر 2018 النوع الأدبي رواية الموضوع خيال التقديم نوع الطباعة ورقي غلاف عادي عدد الصفحات 319 القياس 21 سم المواقع ردمك 978-9770-93-487-6 تعديل مصدري - ت…
1985 single by Nik KershawDon QuixoteSingle by Nik Kershawfrom the album The Riddle B-sideDon't LieReleased22 July 1985[1]Recorded1984Genre Pop rock new wave Length4:55 (album version)4:11 (single version)8:41 (extended version)LabelMCASongwriter(s)Nik KershawProducer(s)Peter CollinsNik Kershaw singles chronology Wide Boy (1985) Don Quixote (1985) When a Heart Beats (1985) Don Quixote is a song by English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw from his 1984 studio album The Riddle. Released in Au…
Hidrat dari tembaga(II) asetat Tembaga(II) asetat, atau kupri asetat adalah senyawa kimia dengan rumus Cu2(CH3COO)4, atau disingkat Cu2(OAc)4 di mana AcO- adalah ion asetat (CH3CO2-). Secara komersial senyawa ini biasanya tersedia dalam bentuk hidratnya, yang mengandung dua molekul air. Cu2(OAc)4 berwujud padatan kristal berwarna hijau gelap, sedangkan hidratnya Cu2(OAc)4.2H2O berwarna hijau-kebiruan. Sejak dahulu kala, beberapa senyawa tembaga asetat digunakan sebagai fungisida dan zat warna hi…