@@mylesconley3902 Sabonis played with a problem with his back and all. Sabonis would be sitting in a wheelchair back then. He was basically a disabled basketball player.
+Pukis18 Magic didnt play back to the basket, he was a point guard, unfair comparison. Sabonis was a monster in the post and could handle like a guard. For his height/weight that just unreal!!
This guy was explosive when he was young and he was on the national team as a teenager. I've never seen a better passing 7-foot dude ever and was for his entire career.
@@20000lukas It was during USSR times, Lithuanian team was called "Respublikanskaia Komanda" get your history and terminology right. Soviet player - Soviet national Team, American Player - American National Team. It addresses a NATION which was USSR.
@@AlexeiPavlov He was a real lithuanian and still is. So i don't know what are you talking about ;) he was forced to play fors ussrs. So bett stop learning from Stalin books.
@@20000lukas dude get real, Lithuania was part of USSR, and he played for USSR national team. get your facts straight. Republican teams were called "Сборная республики" USSR national team was called Сборная СССР
Спасибо Юрию Федорову, детскому тренеру, который учил маленького Арвидаса играть не только под щитом, а делал из него универсала. Шарунас Марчюленис тоже тренировался в детстве у него же.
I've seen Sabonis playing whit the URSS un Spain when he was 20 years old, and he crashed the table in the trainig round. I was just a child but I never forgot it
@@magicogonzalez8465 eran otros tiempos, piensa que probablemente nadie en ese pabellón había visto jamás algo así. Y el baloncesto europeo de los 80 era bastante más calentito de lo que es ahora, igual que pasa con la NBA. De todas formas, Sabonis se reconcilió con Madrid y con el público madrileño poco después, en la semifinal del mundobasket 86. Terminó el partido en la grada, saludando y agradeciendo el apoyo. El hombre no sabía que más que amor al soviet, lo que había presenciado era odio a Drazen.. 😛
KIRIK123321 l have to correct you a bit, since 1981 he played in Europe - occupied Lithuania. In 1989 he starts playing in Spain - free democratic country.
no shit look at how fast and strong that movement was.. he hit the basket with his only his palm. he didnt hang on it til it cracked due to weight stress.
I can't think of any center that had the skill set of Sabonis (except maybe Olajuwan)... As a passer, he's likely the best all time among bigs. He also had a great post up game and could shoot from distance. Some of the most highly regarded centers look pedestrian in comparison. He was past his prime when he came to the nba, and remains relatively unknown in America.. but he's a legend in Spain and undoubtedly a hero in Lithuania.
My only dream was to see him play in the NBA at his prime. With Clyde, Terry, Jerome and Drazen... They could have changed the historyvof the league for sure
Лучший баскетболист,всех времен и народов,лично для меня!!!! Beste Basketballspieler, aller Zeiten!!!!Für mich und Millionen in der Welt!!!!Arvidas wünsch Dir nur alles Gute ,vor allem Gesundheit!!!!
При росте 220 иметь такую координацию движений,такую технику бросков и передач это действительно выдающийся баскетболист и самый самый на постсоветском пространстве всех времен!!! И даже предствить страшно как бы он еще лучше играл не будь у него этой злощастной травмы ахилового сухожилия! Он бы на года 3 раньше попал бы в НБА,в пору его расцвета а не заката(все таки он туда попал в 32 года).Уверен что тогда мы бы не Шаком востогались бы,а Сабонисом.И это не Сабонис бы играл против Шак и Робинсона,а Робинсон и Шак играли бы против Сабониса(я думю что многие поняли что я имел ввиду)
Top 10 in the nba. Not a chance however if he played in his prime almost certainly would have become top 10 if not top 5 or even higher. Not top at all, hakeem, Ewing, Shaq, bill Russell wilt chamberlain, Kareem, David Robinson, Moses malone,tim Duncan (centre every season outside David Robinson and Tiago splitter), Dwight Howard Wes unseld artis Gilmore......
@@donalgeaney626 yea if he played in his prime i could argue he could maybe be top 5 center of all time and atleast top 40 or 50 PLAYER of all time, man was slaying in his prime and i with no question think he would've slayed in the NBA aswell
napper it’s really a shame. I don’t get why he didn’t go to the nba after the fall of the ussr and I stead waited like 5 years and this ended being a 30 year old rookie after injuries.
@@donalgeaney626 yea I honestly think he could've even been better than shaq, sabas could barely walk in his late 30's and still could score like 20 points and 10 rebounds on shaq, he obliterated david robinson in the Olympics when he was younger and david robinson was already stealing lunch money from shaq, so a center that's 7'3 has a great 3 point shot, soft touch, athleticism, versatility, an he could bench press 500 pounds compared to shaq's 350, he would've made shaq like a little child on the court if he came to the NBA earlier, honestly im proud to be lithuanian and have such a legend born in my coutry is an honor
napper David Robinson was in college not even a pro yet and shaq never played David by that point cuz that was in 1988, shaq was drafted in 92’. Unless you are referring to 1992 where he didn’t dominate team USA at all. By y’a he was a great player and what if. With all the bball talent from Lithuania however you should be very proud. Sabonis was made for this era it’s such a shame with his 3 point shot.
You must have been sleeping or not alive when Bill Walton played. Walton a Hall of Famer without some bullshit international/woman/cultural/rap artist/ special committee. That was just off the top of my head without any CNN style fact-checking.
@@JohnnyMacalvee-cf7et - I'm from Portland. An avid Blazers fan since they first became a team. I watched both big men play at Memorial Coliseum. I played eight years of school ball. And I gotta tell you... Sabonis was a better passer. Sorry Walton. Big respect.
José, algo me dice que tú y yo vimos al joven Sabonis del Europeo de 1983. Pasaba como un base, sí. Increíble. Pero es que además, anotaba como quería, reboteaba, taponaba, corría el contraataque y tiraba de tres. Sólo el rígido sistema del baloncesto soviético impedía que terminara los partidos con 30/15/10/8. En la selección de la URSS, no había sitio para individualismos. Poco después de ese campeonato, comenzó el calvario de lesiones para Sabas. Con 25 años era un hombre cojo, al que sólo podían pasar el balón hacia su lado izquierdo porque no podía girar hacia la derecha. Eso no le impidió hacer a su selección campeona olímpica en 1988, ni hacer al Real Madrid campeón de Europa en 1995. Ni tampoco destacar en la NBA, cuando su potencial no pasaba del 30% de su mejor versión. No ha existido jamás un hombre alto de las condiciones de Arvydas Sabonis. Capaz de ser determinante como 1, 2, 3, 4 y 5. Magic lo hizo una noche en Philadelphia, y le dieron el mvp de las finales. El zar lo hacía en cada partido. Y cojo la mayor parte de su carrera.
He and Bill Walton would both be top 5 centers of all time if they were allowed to play the entirety of their primes in the NBA and without suffering injuries
sabonis was good past his prime, with bad knees in the nba. yes, he would have fairly dominated in the era he played in, had he not screwed up his knees.
I remember Arvydas Sabonis at his prime in Europe. For helping the NBA fans to figure out what he was.... imagine Magic Johnson in the body of Shaquille O'Neal or Hakeem Olajuwon (actually around 4 inches taller than them). Just unbelievable
Young Sabonis had the height and vertical of a young Ralph Sampson, the post work of a prime Olajuwon or Kevin McHale, the Girth of Shaq and the passing of Magic Johnson.
scary idea...would have been amazing to watch when you put it that way. His paasing game was pretty buttery tho as a high posting big man. He hurt paint defenses even till his last playing years.
Sabonis did play against Olajuwon from 1995-2001. Sabonis won 7 games, Olajuwon won 6. Sabonis had more rebounds and had a higher FG%, 3p% and FT%. If a very injured and old Sabonis could do this to Olajuwon then a young Sabonis is better than Olajuwon, sorry.
His son Domantas Sabonis is playing great for the Pacers so far his first season here. I remember this guy back in the day. One of my favorites. Extremely smart baller!
Sabonis such a great player! I still remember the super talented trailblazers from the 90's They always made the playoffs but came up short all the time.
loooooooooooooooooooooooool btw it s Irk nowitzky cause he has no D ......^^ god, how funny a player that built his career on a single move can be so popular .......except his fade away post shoot, irk never played BB....he s certainly the most boring player to watch and one of the greatest overrated player of all times .....
Yo sólo me acuerdo cuando estaba en Real Madrid,flipe era la final de la Liga Española.Contra el Barcelona.Con su mano cogía el Balón.Por cierto ese Año ganamos La Liga Española.Gracias,Sabonis dónde estes
I wish he had came to NBA 10 yrs ealier than he did. At his prime he would have been the greatest Center to played the game. He might be in the GOAT conversation with MJ, Kobe and Lebron.
Этот бросок топ 1 это я видел будучи ещё подростком! У меня записан этот матч ещё на кассету видемагнитофона. Там уникальный матч был с 4 овертаймами! Нужно отцыфровать кассету на память!
Человек - эпоха баскетбола,площадку видел на 360* градусов,спасибо ,что такие люди выступали за, великую страну,которой больше никогда не будет ,здоровья тебе Арвидас,мы тебя никогда не забудем!
Indeed. Many people wonder what could have been. But the Ruskies with their Cold War mentality to win no matter the cost overused him very badly in the eighties. That is what laid the foundation for his future chronic leg issues. Still put up quite a show for a semi-disabled athlete. :D Cannot but bow down and respect the dude.
you dont know what you are talking about. In NBA each team play 82 games, how come 'Ruskies' overused him? He played more than 82 games? He played maybe a few games with injection, but hey, this is a norm in NBA! Besides, Patrick Ewing had almost same problems at his late 20s. he totally lost his mobility even in 1993, at the age of 30. Maybe the Russkies overussed him, too, though he never heard about it?
robinson is one of the dumbest center ever, usa was ridiculous at 88 olympics(lost in semi final) thats why they stopped sending university players......best center are never american .....
yes and i m tottaly right , best centers are never american, there is one wich is impressive by his improvements in every part of the game it s shaq, but watch carefully, it s like every center rookie is learning BB in your country .....
Una leyenda viviente! En España queremos y admiramos al gran Sabas! Grande entre los grandes! Lástima de esas lesiones que le impidieron llegar hasta donde podría haber llegado. Sin embargo, medio cojo como estaba, conquistó grandes títulos y se merendó a prácticamente todos los centers con los que coincidió en la pista! Te queremos Sabas, nunca te olvidaremos!
thx for sharing his sensitivity is the reason why we should love him. if he can control weight and avoid alcohol. his legendary in NBA should be much longer and higher
Ехал однажды через Сербию из Литвы, остановился на заправке, вышел директор заправки увидел литовские номера и кричит работнице - "иди Сабонису окно на машине помой". Эх до чего было приятно. (: А ведб это было лет пять назад и Сабонис уже давно не играет. Удивил меня мужик.
His last season was in Euroleague, local town Kaunas Zalgiris team, he averaged 17 pts and 11 reb and was named Euroleague regular season and top16 MVP being 40 year old. Thats legend.
Europe had Arvydas Sabonis best years yet he was a dominant big man in the twilight of his career in the NBA. His son is a different type of player but he'll write another chapter of excellence as he perfects his profession.
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. I vote for that Seattle at Portland game in 1995-96, where he got triple teamed, flung a bounce pass to Buck Williams, and Buck slammed it. That made the difference in the Blazers winning that game.
I'm related to this guy. One of the most underrated players of all time. I'd even call him the greatest passing center of all time with his skill. Can't wait to see Domantas Sabonis tear up the NBA when he leaves Gonzaga!
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just imagine if he played his prime years in the NBA
With Drexler and Porter..would have been hell of a team:)
We could be talking about Sabonis, the greatest NBA center of all time
+scotti pippen That would've been SCARY
yenes, 3 times champions, ten time all star
AlphaDwg hey would have been a modern day bill russell
Most intelligent center of all time
Kuziai, Jokic coming up fast buddy.
@@mylesconley3902 Prime Sabonis was arguably the best center since Russell/Wilt, an injured Sabonis kept up with Shaq who was entering his prime.
@@mylesconley3902 Sabonis played with a problem with his back and all. Sabonis would be sitting in a wheelchair back then. He was basically a disabled basketball player.
@@regorf Olajuwon.
Kareem???
A 7'3 Larry Bird.
...Incredible player.
7 4
Sabonis had better ball control than any other big man in history.
except Magic
+Pukis18 Magic didnt play back to the basket, he was a point guard, unfair comparison. Sabonis was a monster in the post and could handle like a guard. For his height/weight that just unreal!!
+Brandon Dozier like Magic.
+goldsmith1210 no no, at least at the same level of Wilt Chamberlain..ps Magic isn't a "big man", I think he meant (if I'm not wrong) real giants...
+Imdisappointed You mean like magic?
if only he joined the NBA in his prime
This guy was explosive when he was young and he was on the national team as a teenager. I've never seen a better passing 7-foot dude ever and was for his entire career.
SSRS wasn't his national team :(
@@20000lukas It was during USSR times, Lithuanian team was called "Respublikanskaia Komanda" get your history and terminology right. Soviet player - Soviet national Team, American Player - American National Team. It addresses a NATION which was USSR.
@@AlexeiPavlov He was a real lithuanian and still is. So i don't know what are you talking about ;) he was forced to play fors ussrs. So bett stop learning from Stalin books.
@@20000lukas dude get real, Lithuania was part of USSR, and he played for USSR national team. get your facts straight. Republican teams were called "Сборная республики" USSR national team was called Сборная СССР
Арвидас Сабонис- уникальный центровой, выдающийся баскетболист. С любой дистанции, с любой позиции пас/ бросок. Для моего поколения это Легенда!
Спасибо Юрию Федорову, детскому тренеру, который учил маленького Арвидаса играть не только под щитом, а делал из него универсала. Шарунас Марчюленис тоже тренировался в детстве у него же.
ну его передачи... божественно, уж тем более для "большого"!
No tengo ni idea de lo que decís, pero estoy de acuerdo. Sabonis era tan grande que es un idioma universal en sí mismo.
@@user-ur6io2cp6q не каждый разыгрывающий имеет такой интеллект
@@user-fw6rf6nt3n это что-то из серии: "как до жирафа"?))
I've seen Sabonis playing whit the URSS un Spain when he was 20 years old, and he crashed the table in the trainig round. I was just a child but I never forgot it
que lo pague, que lo pague, que lo pague...!!!! gritaba el pabellón..
@@magicogonzalez8465 y le pitaron una técnica por desconsideración... 😛
Fernando, supongo que la jugada a la que te refieres es la del 3:50 de este vídeo. Torneo de Navidad, la URSS vs Real Madrid.
@@aha3885 ¿desconsideración por romper el tablero?... je je je.. que vergüenza..
@@magicogonzalez8465 eran otros tiempos, piensa que probablemente nadie en ese pabellón había visto jamás algo así. Y el baloncesto europeo de los 80 era bastante más calentito de lo que es ahora, igual que pasa con la NBA. De todas formas, Sabonis se reconcilió con Madrid y con el público madrileño poco después, en la semifinal del mundobasket 86. Terminó el partido en la grada, saludando y agradeciendo el apoyo. El hombre no sabía que más que amor al soviet, lo que había presenciado era odio a Drazen.. 😛
I watched that Olympic game years ago against David Robinson, Sabonis just killed him it was amazing!
One of my favorite players, very underrated.
+wiley schmitt Those fucking injuries and USSR at the beginning stoped him for becoming the greatest or one of the greatest C in NBA :(
Mr. Putler Gollum
I agree, he would've dominated for sure.
+wiley schmitt he should give the same respect as those top centers. In the 1988 he lead the USSR win the gold metal.
KIRIK123321 l have to correct you a bit, since 1981 he played in Europe - occupied Lithuania. In 1989 he starts playing in Spain - free democratic country.
+Mr. Putler Gollum So, Spain also stoped him for becoming the greatest or one of the greatest C in NBA?
the art of basketball
I am a big fun of his talent. thank you Mr.Sabonis
Shattered a backboard one handed. Holy mother of God
I'm sayin
Without using his weight like how Shaq did. Pure strength.
no shit look at how fast and strong that movement was.. he hit the basket with his only his palm. he didnt hang on it til it cracked due to weight stress.
Floyd Calpin nah Shaq used to break backboards with power. Check out his LSU days before he gained the weight
In fairness that was a rigid old backboard that would not be used in the modern game, especially not in the US. Still an awesome display of power.
Arvydas Sabonis in 2k:
Inside: A+
Mid Range: A+
Three Point: A+
Playmaking: A+
Paint Defense: A+
Rebounding: A+
I can't think of any center that had the skill set of Sabonis (except maybe Olajuwan)... As a passer, he's likely the best all time among bigs. He also had a great post up game and could shoot from distance. Some of the most highly regarded centers look pedestrian in comparison. He was past his prime when he came to the nba, and remains relatively unknown in America.. but he's a legend in Spain and undoubtedly a hero in Lithuania.
If Sabonis played for Portland in the late 80's to the early 90's, the Trail Blazers may have won a championship.
may have won
n a few chanmpionships
My only dream was to see him play in the NBA at his prime. With Clyde, Terry, Jerome and Drazen...
They could have changed the historyvof the league for sure
You can thank the Soviets for not allowing this to happen
@@apples874 From 1991 he could have go to Portland but i don't know what he was afraid of.
Clyde Drexler said if he's come to NBA earlier (maybe in 1980's era), we will get four or six world champion
Proud to be Lithuanian :) Sabonis is legend and icon of lithuanian basketball
+Arwukas proud to be an accident born in a shit place?
+jack mehoff take it easy. Lithuania is a vary beautiful country. have you been here?
It's a hot spot for vacationers here in the US....no and no don't want to go.
+jack mehoff dude... why even say that? An absolutely meaningless attack on another human being.
И это правильно!
The most underrated player.. But i love this man..
Лучший баскетболист,всех времен и народов,лично для меня!!!! Beste Basketballspieler, aller Zeiten!!!!Für mich und Millionen in der Welt!!!!Arvidas wünsch Dir nur alles Gute ,vor allem Gesundheit!!!!
Waldemar Schleidowez Согласен с тобой на все 100 %.Спасибо, брат, за твоё мнение. По литовски : ачю.
a mountain with a touch and vision of a hawk, a real legend...
При росте 220 иметь такую координацию движений,такую технику бросков и передач это действительно выдающийся баскетболист и самый самый на постсоветском пространстве всех времен!!! И даже предствить страшно как бы он еще лучше играл не будь у него этой злощастной травмы ахилового сухожилия! Он бы на года 3 раньше попал бы в НБА,в пору его расцвета а не заката(все таки он туда попал в 32 года).Уверен что тогда мы бы не Шаком востогались бы,а Сабонисом.И это не Сабонис бы играл против Шак и Робинсона,а Робинсон и Шак играли бы против Сабониса(я думю что многие поняли что я имел ввиду)
The Soviets destroyed his career
уедь Сабас без травмы в 89, в финале 91 Портленд убил бы Джордана
esli ne griobany sssr...... SABONIS by papal v NBA v svoyom rasvete.
So much swag. Even to this day there are very few centers that are more fluid than him.
+MiegmaishMenas Centers have gotten worse, good job though.
that made 0 sense
One of the smartest players in NBA history.
It's a shame he was limited by his age and various injuries.
The Legend!! I still remember duel between AS & David Robinson at 1986 Goodwill Game.. His hammering dunk and dancing-like pivot steps.
Sabonis was past his prime when he entered the NBA. He still ranks in the top 10 of NBA centers ever to play.
Top 10 in the nba. Not a chance however if he played in his prime almost certainly would have become top 10 if not top 5 or even higher. Not top at all, hakeem, Ewing, Shaq, bill Russell wilt chamberlain, Kareem, David Robinson, Moses malone,tim Duncan (centre every season outside David Robinson and Tiago splitter), Dwight Howard Wes unseld artis Gilmore......
@@donalgeaney626 yea if he played in his prime i could argue he could maybe be top 5 center of all time and atleast top 40 or 50 PLAYER of all time, man was slaying in his prime and i with no question think he would've slayed in the NBA aswell
napper it’s really a shame. I don’t get why he didn’t go to the nba after the fall of the ussr and I stead waited like 5 years and this ended being a 30 year old rookie after injuries.
@@donalgeaney626 yea I honestly think he could've even been better than shaq, sabas could barely walk in his late 30's and still could score like 20 points and 10 rebounds on shaq, he obliterated david robinson in the Olympics when he was younger and david robinson was already stealing lunch money from shaq, so a center that's 7'3 has a great 3 point shot, soft touch, athleticism, versatility, an he could bench press 500 pounds compared to shaq's 350, he would've made shaq like a little child on the court if he came to the NBA earlier, honestly im proud to be lithuanian and have such a legend born in my coutry is an honor
napper David Robinson was in college not even a pro yet and shaq never played David by that point cuz that was in 1988, shaq was drafted in 92’. Unless you are referring to 1992 where he didn’t dominate team USA at all. By y’a he was a great player and what if. With all the bball talent from Lithuania however you should be very proud. Sabonis was made for this era it’s such a shame with his 3 point shot.
The best center pasing the ball I ever see!🏀
You must have been sleeping or not alive when Bill Walton played. Walton a Hall of Famer without some bullshit international/woman/cultural/rap artist/ special committee. That was just off the top of my head without any CNN style fact-checking.
Jose A. Medina Hernández
Nah Jokic took that about 2 years ago
@@JohnnyMacalvee-cf7et - I'm from Portland. An avid Blazers fan since they first became a team. I watched both big men play at Memorial Coliseum. I played eight years of school ball. And I gotta tell you... Sabonis was a better passer. Sorry Walton. Big respect.
José, algo me dice que tú y yo vimos al joven Sabonis del Europeo de 1983. Pasaba como un base, sí. Increíble. Pero es que además, anotaba como quería, reboteaba, taponaba, corría el contraataque y tiraba de tres. Sólo el rígido sistema del baloncesto soviético impedía que terminara los partidos con 30/15/10/8. En la selección de la URSS, no había sitio para individualismos.
Poco después de ese campeonato, comenzó el calvario de lesiones para Sabas. Con 25 años era un hombre cojo, al que sólo podían pasar el balón hacia su lado izquierdo porque no podía girar hacia la derecha. Eso no le impidió hacer a su selección campeona olímpica en 1988, ni hacer al Real Madrid campeón de Europa en 1995. Ni tampoco destacar en la NBA, cuando su potencial no pasaba del 30% de su mejor versión.
No ha existido jamás un hombre alto de las condiciones de Arvydas Sabonis. Capaz de ser determinante como 1, 2, 3, 4 y 5. Magic lo hizo una noche en Philadelphia, y le dieron el mvp de las finales. El zar lo hacía en cada partido. Y cojo la mayor parte de su carrera.
kas žiūri iš lt? :D
Center with pointguard passing skills, incredible! one of the kind!
He and Bill Walton would both be top 5 centers of all time if they were allowed to play the entirety of their primes in the NBA and without suffering injuries
Brian Hill he also joined the NBA way past his prime, his son is now doing great playing for the Pacers
Brian Hill no
sabonis was good past his prime, with bad knees in the nba. yes, he would have fairly dominated in the era he played in, had he not screwed up his knees.
Top centre he's not top 5
and Sabonis son too
He is Yao Ming's idol. A real talent. Great music BTW.
Luyu Wang yaoming definitely studied his game well, he had an identical over the head pass to Steve Francis
one of the biggest what if in NBA
I remember Arvydas Sabonis at his prime in Europe. For helping the NBA fans to figure out what he was.... imagine Magic Johnson in the body of Shaquille O'Neal or Hakeem Olajuwon (actually around 4 inches taller than them).
Just unbelievable
Legendary player!! One of my favorite players in Europe!!
Saboniis-Lietuvas leģenda.💥💥💥
Young Sabonis had the height and vertical of a young Ralph Sampson, the post work of a prime Olajuwon or Kevin McHale, the Girth of Shaq and the passing of Magic Johnson.
+Sal Amander don't forget his 3 point range
scary idea...would have been amazing to watch when you put it that way. His paasing game was pretty buttery tho as a high posting big man. He hurt paint defenses even till his last playing years.
Sal Amander his post game wasn't Hakeem level
12.0 ppg 2.1 APG 7.3RPG is not that impresive.
Sabonis did play against Olajuwon from 1995-2001. Sabonis won 7 games, Olajuwon won 6. Sabonis had more rebounds and had a higher FG%, 3p% and FT%. If a very injured and old Sabonis could do this to Olajuwon then a young Sabonis is better than Olajuwon, sorry.
His son Domantas Sabonis is playing great for the Pacers so far his first season here. I remember this guy back in the day. One of my favorites. Extremely smart baller!
very smart guy. had great vision of the court. and his assists... marvelous. an all round player.
Prior to his injuries could have been a Top 5 All Time Center! Hell even injured and old he was still quite effective!
He was a great passer with the blazers. He could pass the ball. I loved watching him play for the blazers.
Dude looks like he's a regular sized grown man playing with those kid's basket balls. He's massive! His skill was amazing!
I heard he was amazing b4 he got to the nba...when he came to the nba, he was a shell of his earlier days. Imagine what he would have done here.
2:48 David Robinson got so mad that Arvydas dunked on him twice, so he trained hard and became a legend. Arvydas making a difference.
In moments like these I`m proud to be lithuanian. Saboni, sveikatos jums ! Esate LEGENDA !
Sabonis such a great player! I still remember the super talented trailblazers from the 90's They always made the playoffs but came up short all the time.
Legend,respect!!!!!!!!!
I think u become legend after death and he is still alive...
aras volosenko what about mj
Or Larry Legend
magic Johnson, bill russell Kareem abdul-jabaar.
Baba Yaga what?
Great video! Thank you! I'm a big fan of Arvydas and his skills
Arvydas DIDIS krepsininkas,all Lithuania love his guy......
He remains one of the best basketball players in the world. A fine representative of Lithuanian basketball.
arguably the most skillful big man that played the sport. also very entertaining to watch.
Budz Pogi dirk
loooooooooooooooooooooooool btw it s Irk nowitzky cause he has no D ......^^ god, how funny a player that built his career on a single move can be so popular .......except his fade away post shoot, irk never played BB....he s certainly the most boring player to watch and one of the greatest overrated player of all times .....
Best no look passer ever.
looks like ray liotta
Lol.
Hehehe
I'd say more like Dan Akroyd..
Yo sólo me acuerdo cuando estaba en Real Madrid,flipe era la final de la Liga Española.Contra el Barcelona.Con su mano cogía el Balón.Por cierto ese Año ganamos La Liga Española.Gracias,Sabonis dónde estes
I wish he had came to NBA 10 yrs ealier than he did. At his prime he would have been the greatest Center to played the game. He might be in the GOAT conversation with MJ, Kobe and Lebron.
Умный, быстрый великан!
Sabonis had the finesse of making things look easy and elegant.
Thanks for Sabonis i think is best player of all times
Этот бросок топ 1 это я видел будучи ещё подростком! У меня записан этот матч ещё на кассету видемагнитофона. Там уникальный матч был с 4 овертаймами! Нужно отцыфровать кассету на память!
Человек - эпоха баскетбола,площадку видел на 360* градусов,спасибо ,что такие люди выступали за, великую страну,которой больше никогда не будет ,здоровья тебе Арвидас,мы тебя никогда не забудем!
His knees were already shit when he came to the u.s. and he still tore it up in the league.
Indeed. Many people wonder what could have been. But the Ruskies with their Cold War mentality to win no matter the cost overused him very badly in the eighties. That is what laid the foundation for his future chronic leg issues. Still put up quite a show for a semi-disabled athlete. :D Cannot but bow down and respect the dude.
Not the Ruskies , soviets .
Remigijus Jonaitis Yes, with a particular emphasis on Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians, not to mention Georgians.
zybergis and Russians ;)
you dont know what you are talking about. In NBA each team play 82 games, how come 'Ruskies' overused him? He played more than 82 games? He played maybe a few games with injection, but hey, this is a norm in NBA! Besides, Patrick Ewing had almost same problems at his late 20s. he totally lost his mobility even in 1993, at the age of 30. Maybe the Russkies overussed him, too, though he never heard about it?
que jogador! muito alto, mas muito habilidoso. um dos melhores pivôs que eu já vi.
Арвидас-Красавец!Второй по значимости баскетболист для меня после Джордана.
Легенда баскетбола!!!
Человечище!!
Great awesome video, thanks!!!
Какой всё таки, чудный и обаятельный Арвидас. Браво. Булат. Г Костанай Казахстан
Лучший баскетболист СССР в её существование
Ne tolko vo vsiom mire tocno v petiorku...
2:37 That moment when you realize #11 USA was David Robinson. He couldn't handle Sabonis at all.
as Sabonis said, only Shaq was hard for him Malone a little bit
all others.....well you saw already
robinson is one of the dumbest center ever, usa was ridiculous at 88 olympics(lost in semi final) thats why they stopped sending university players......best center are never american .....
DrKub007 Really did you Really just say that LOL
yes and i m tottaly right , best centers are never american, there is one wich is impressive by his improvements in every part of the game it s shaq, but watch carefully, it s like every center rookie is learning BB in your country .....
DrKub007 dude just stfu Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Wilt, Shaq, Kareem all American yet considered the top 10 centers
Сабонис лучший центр всех времен.
Da soglasen...
великолепный! помню.
Una leyenda viviente! En España queremos y admiramos al gran Sabas! Grande entre los grandes! Lástima de esas lesiones que le impidieron llegar hasta donde podría haber llegado. Sin embargo, medio cojo como estaba, conquistó grandes títulos y se merendó a prácticamente todos los centers con los que coincidió en la pista! Te queremos Sabas, nunca te olvidaremos!
Every time I watch Jokic play, I see him 💯
Great video of one of my favorite players. Dude was badass.
"Замрите, ангелы, смотрите - я играю. Разбор грехов моих оставьте до поры . Вы оцените красоту игры. " 😍
Hell yeah, I had me a Sabonis jersey back in the mid 90's. I wasn't even a Portland fan, just loved the big guy pulling up for 3's.
thx for sharing
his sensitivity is the reason why we should love him. if he can control weight and avoid alcohol. his legendary in NBA should be much longer and higher
I hope his son is gonna be like him
Not!!
@@abdullahussien6683 But his son is also a great player
@@mmd3585 He's showing glimpses of his dad, he's not as tall but he's also a very smart and efficient player.
Haris Azeem he’s an allstar now 🔥
In 2020 he is doing great
really thx to do this video ,
Ехал однажды через Сербию из Литвы, остановился на заправке, вышел директор заправки увидел литовские номера и кричит работнице - "иди Сабонису окно на машине помой". Эх до чего было приятно. (: А ведб это было лет пять назад и Сабонис уже давно не играет. Удивил меня мужик.
Who is here in 2020? He was smooth.
Malkieri77 82 I'm here to compare him to kai sotto
This guy may have been the best all round player ever. The way he destroyed David Robinson in the Goodwill games was jaw dropping.
Jep ;)
Sjajan video matori. Samo nastavi. Pozdrav.
The most talented bigman in the history of the game
His last season was in Euroleague, local town Kaunas Zalgiris team, he averaged 17 pts and 11 reb and was named Euroleague regular season and top16 MVP being 40 year old. Thats legend.
Sabonis era foda demais. Adorava ver os jogos do Portland e criava bonecos dele nos jogos da NBA q não tinham. THE BEST|!
Grande Sabas!
Europe had Arvydas Sabonis best years yet he was a dominant big man in the twilight of his career in the NBA. His son is a different type of player but he'll write another chapter of excellence as he perfects his profession.
His son is killing it at Gonzaga hes gonna be a great peice in the NBA real soon
He sure will be. Domantas will be great in the NBA
+Brant Bednarz Yeah, but Karnowski is the better big man passer at Gonzaga. Neither of them approach the old man.
+Snowflake Pillow I agree. WILTJER should mold into a good NBA player too
Legend!
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. I vote for that Seattle at Portland game in 1995-96, where he got triple teamed, flung a bounce pass to Buck Williams, and Buck slammed it. That made the difference in the Blazers winning that game.
More like Top 40 plays :)
+Mr. Putler Gollum Is that bad? XD
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@@CroPETROforeverNBA My Sabonis career mix tape: ua-cam.com/video/3dgVX3CJZkg/v-deo.html
Tai buvo Labai protingas zaidejas.
Would have been a different story had he come to the NBA in his prime
This is the guy that started the US Dream Team. He was dogging the college players.
I'm related to this guy. One of the most underrated players of all time. I'd even call him the greatest passing center of all time with his skill. Can't wait to see Domantas Sabonis tear up the NBA when he leaves Gonzaga!
The best european center of all time and one of the at the world.
Kazkas nuostabaus.
He is my fav player im from the same country as him
Великий, великий баскетболист. Живая легенда.
Такое исполнение,скромность,третий глаз на затылке- любовь помноженная на трудолюбие собирает людей в зале и потом долгие дни они вспоминают и жизнь становиться полнее и радостней.