Arvydas Sabonis

Arvydas Sabonis

Sabonis playing for the Trail Blazers in 1996
Personal information
Born	December 19, 1964 (1964-12-19) 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, 1
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.

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 who is currently playing in the NBA.