Arvydas Sabonis

**Arvydas Sabonis**
	; Sabonis playing for the Trail Blazers in 1996
Personal information
Born	December 19, 1964 (age 60); Kaunas, Lithuania, SSR
Nationality	Lithuanian
Physical stats
Listed height	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Listed weight	292 lbs (132 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft	1986 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st
	Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1980–2004 (24 years)
Position	Center
Jersey no.	11
Career history
1995–2001,; 2002–2003	Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
	6× Euroscar Player of the Year (1984, 1985, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1999); 3× Mr. Europa Player of the Year (1985, 1988, 1997); 3× USSR League champion (1985–1988); Club World Cup champion (1986); 4× Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year (1984–1986, 1996); EuroBasket champion (1985); EuroBasket MVP (1985); Lega Basket All Star Game MVP (1992); Spanish Cup (1993); 2× ACB League champion (1993, 1994); 2× Spanish League Finals MVP (1993, 1994); 2× Spanish League MVP (1994, 1995); EuroLeague champion (1995); EuroLeague Final Four MVP (1995); NBA All-Rookie First Team (1996); EuroLeague Regular Season MVP (2004); EuroLeague Top 16 MVP (2004); All-EuroLeague First Team (2004); LKL champion (2004); FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991); 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008); No. 1 retired by Portland Trail Blazers;

Arvydas Sabonis (Russian: Арвидас Андреевич Сабонис, born December 19, 1964 in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player and businessman. During the course of his career Sabonis was known for his passing ability and scoring ability, including being able to consistently hit Three pointers at a time when many players his size didn't.

Sabonis was drafted first overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1986 NBA Draft. he is the first former player as drafted first overall in the NBA history.

He was the member of the Summer Olympic Games Winner 1980 and 1988 as Soviet Union. He is the father of Domantas Sabonis.

Personal information
Sabonis playing for the Trail Blazers in 1996
Born	December 19, 1964 (1964-12-19) (age 60) Kaunas, Lithuania, SSR
Nationality	Lithuanian
Physical stats
Listed height	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Listed weight	292 lbs (132 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft	1986 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1980–2004 (24 years)
Position	Center
Jersey no.	11
Career history
1995–2001, 2002–2003	Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
6× Euroscar Player of the Year (1984, 1985, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1999) 3× Mr. Europa Player of the Year (1985, 1988, 1997) 3× USSR League champion (1985–1988) Club World Cup champion (1986) 4× Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year (1984–1986, 1996) EuroBasket champion (1985) EuroBasket MVP (1985) Lega Basket All Star Game MVP (1992) Spanish Cup (1993) 2× ACB League champion (1993, 1994) 2× Spanish League Finals MVP (1993, 1994) 2× Spanish League MVP (1994, 1995) EuroLeague champion (1995) EuroLeague Final Four MVP (1995) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1996) EuroLeague Regular Season MVP (2004) EuroLeague Top 16 MVP (2004) All-EuroLeague First Team (2004) LKL champion (2004) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) No. 1 retired by Portland Trail Blazers