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Arvydas Sabonis

Lithuanian basketball player and executive · Lithuania · On the map · Basketball Players · Born 1964 · age 61 · also Russia

Arvydas Romas Sabonis is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. Sabonis won the Euroscar six times and the Mr. Europa Award twice. He played in a variety of leagues, including the Spanish ACB League, and spent seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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A life in dates

2006Order of FriendshipAward2004Euroleague MVPAward2001Silver Olympic OrderAward1985Honoured Master of Sports of the USSRAward1964Born19 December 1964

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Career 7

ClubYearsMatchesGoals
BC Žalgiris2003-2004
Portland Trail Blazers2002-2003
BC Žalgiris2001-2002
Portland Trail Blazers1995-2001
Real Madrid Baloncesto1992-1995
CB Valladolid1989-1992
BC Žalgiris1981-1989

Awards

Order of Friendship2006
Euroleague MVP2004
Silver Olympic Order2001
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR1985
Presidential Order of Excellence
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Order of Friendship of Peoples
Medal "For Distinguished Labour"
FIBA Hall of Fame

About this person

Playing the center position, Sabonis won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, in South Korea, for the Soviet Union, and later earned bronze medals at the 1992 Olympic Games and 1996 Olympic Games representing Lithuania. He retired from professional basketball in 2005. Sabonis was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 1986 NBA draft, but he did not play his first NBA game until 1995, at the age of 30.

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Country
Lithuania
Category
Basketball Players
Type
Basketball Player
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1964 · age 61

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