Arvydas Sabonis Trail Blazers Career Highlights

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  • @Solidkhallid
    @Solidkhallid 3 роки тому +828

    He was definitely ahead of his time, 7' 3", could pass like like a guard, and had 3pt range. He'd easily be an all-star nowadays

    • @djstyles97
      @djstyles97 3 роки тому +146

      Nikola Jokic is the spiritual successor to Arvydas Sabonis.

    • @roseforyoubabe
      @roseforyoubabe 3 роки тому +3

      he would never be a true center like kareem

    • @voided4844
      @voided4844 2 роки тому +89

      @@roseforyoubabe Kareem would literally just be a classic big man nowadays sabonis would thrive in today’s game or in the nba because he is the original unicorn

    • @thomasschwartz3503
      @thomasschwartz3503 2 роки тому +30

      He was part of the transition of big men shooting with success. Basically a Jokic in 2000.. he did it all.

    • @amberkrise4519
      @amberkrise4519 2 роки тому +14

      Now we have his son who can’t pass or shoot as good as his father😭

  • @tenochvilla6296
    @tenochvilla6296 4 роки тому +956

    Greatest “what if” player of all time

    • @JaeDooks
      @JaeDooks 4 роки тому +74

      Well, Petrovic and Bias too

    • @dovydass7020
      @dovydass7020 4 роки тому +72

      @RShCovers prime sabonis would knock lebron the fuck out

    • @itowedin
      @itowedin 4 роки тому +1

      Rigged

    • @adamm7922
      @adamm7922 4 роки тому +28

      Not really a “what if”. At least not what you’re talking about. There’s 100% a “what if” for if he wasn’t so injured his whole career that while he was playing, doctors didn’t even know how he was walking and he qualified for being handicapped his whole NBA career... What you’re saying is a “what if” is him still being the greatest player to ever pick up a basketball. Just in secrecy. Realistically, he was a modern Wilt with better skills

    • @tenochvilla6296
      @tenochvilla6296 4 роки тому +21

      @@adamm7922 i bet you're blast at parties

  • @aarontyler4250
    @aarontyler4250 2 роки тому +199

    The prototype of jokic. As a Spurs fan he gave us the business. Moved at his own pace and held his own against the best. Respect. Could only imagine him in his prime

    • @KhalidAldinormsbee
      @KhalidAldinormsbee Рік тому

      That bs

    • @dr.peppernutz5972
      @dr.peppernutz5972 11 місяців тому

      ​@@KhalidAldinormsbee🤓

    • @raurmanproductions3438
      @raurmanproductions3438 10 місяців тому +4

      No... Sabonis was not a "Prototype" he was a well refined master and operating at about half I what he was overseas.

    • @ligitascizauskas9204
      @ligitascizauskas9204 8 місяців тому

      Jokičiu eščio mnogo zemli obosrat štoby stat SABONIS

    • @josemanuelcaballero1162
      @josemanuelcaballero1162 8 місяців тому +4

      i saw his prime in Europe. We are afraid of Jokic now. Sabonis was the next level boss. He had all his passing, handles, and shooting. Was even bigger and a fiercer defender. And he did not treat ball as his side job. What you saw wa slike comparing 91-92 Bird with prime Bird.

  • @RipCityJB
    @RipCityJB 7 місяців тому +16

    I worked for the Blazers and was there for most of these highlights. Sabas was my favorite Blazer ever, just a joy to watch. Still have his poster hanging in my garage.

  • @charlesritter6640
    @charlesritter6640 3 роки тому +83

    Most underrated big man of all time.

    • @skippythealien9627
      @skippythealien9627 Місяць тому

      what's frustrating is if the guy was able to leave the Soviet Union and go to the NBA when he was in his prime, i have zero doubt he would have gone down as an all-time great, not just underrated

  • @2nd_gen_adventures990
    @2nd_gen_adventures990 3 роки тому +204

    Sooooo happy you guys posted this for the youngsters. This was the first “point center” ever in the NBA, nobody had ever seen a man of his size that could pass like that, and shoot

    • @joe-zj8js
      @joe-zj8js 3 роки тому +10

      Vlade divac. He had a good perimeter shot with occasional 3. Those eastern European guys were really good. He and sabonis were very athletic. Long time laker fan but loved seeing his game with the kings. That was just good basketball

    • @mojebi3804
      @mojebi3804 3 роки тому +28

      @@joe-zj8js Divac can't touch Sabonis

    • @Raaghav235
      @Raaghav235 3 роки тому +4

      Bill Laimbeer was there before but he wasn't nearly as good as Sabas!

    • @Radowitzki
      @Radowitzki 3 роки тому

      @@mojebi3804 Agree

    • @cmend
      @cmend 2 роки тому +1

      Not as good as Jokic tho

  • @АлександрХвостиков-г2д

    Сабас красава!!! Помним,скучаем! Здоровья и удачи!!!)))

  • @jamescook6564
    @jamescook6564 2 роки тому +41

    Those behind the back passes were delivered with such accuracy it's amazing to see.

  • @masterclass299
    @masterclass299 4 роки тому +571

    Just imagine him without injuries and at his absolute prime.

    • @Beerd_Bro
      @Beerd_Bro 3 роки тому +29

      Right? He still managed to play (and well) to 38

    • @WhereTheBASShasNoName
      @WhereTheBASShasNoName 2 роки тому +6

      Oh don't you know it? He would've been LETHAL

    • @jaysonchen3322
      @jaysonchen3322 2 роки тому +13

      He was injured and old when he joined NBA.

    • @WhereTheBASShasNoName
      @WhereTheBASShasNoName 2 роки тому +8

      @@jaysonchen3322 Yeah he was but his skill set is still very unique for the time at which he joined the NBA and what he could do at the 5 position.. Metaphorically speaking, the guy could pass the ball out of his ass 🍊🏀. Still super underrated

    • @sizzer1967
      @sizzer1967 Рік тому +4

      @@jaysonchen3322 could have been Jokic if he came to NBA at 22-23

  • @WorldMFNWide-vt3vk
    @WorldMFNWide-vt3vk 9 місяців тому +6

    Im 37 i remember watching him growing up he was poetry in motion, so smooth and confident one of the Goats for centers

  • @peterhandke3936
    @peterhandke3936 Рік тому +17

    We were so dominant in the 1980's basketball as Yugoslavia, nobody could come close. But there was this guy, who could make a difference. Sabonis. Competing either against our national team, or against Cibona with Petrovic, we feared him. We were much better as teams, but he was soooooooo big and capable. Luckily for us, he had a bad temper, too. Which did cost Zalgiris titles against Cibona. But they somehow managed to win a lost game against Yugoslavia at the Olympics, when we had 9 points +. with some 50 seconds to go. If he joined NBA in the 80's, he'd be one of the GOATs, if not the one.

    • @levesd3722
      @levesd3722 6 місяців тому +1

      The 3 players every opponent in Europe feared back then. Sabonis, Galis and Petrovic.

    • @packersauburneric3625
      @packersauburneric3625 4 дні тому

      Time flies wow

  • @zergmare7
    @zergmare7 4 роки тому +788

    If only we had him in his younger days

    • @MikolPikol
      @MikolPikol 4 роки тому +61

      And he would've been with the clyde drexler team 😬😬

    • @ericsigersmith2831
      @ericsigersmith2831 4 роки тому +12

      Ya blazers and bad luck with injuries

    • @zr8693
      @zr8693 4 роки тому +93

      Could have beat the Bulls with a prime Sabonis in 92 I think

    • @dwaynekeenum1916
      @dwaynekeenum1916 4 роки тому +2

      @@zr8693 nah

    • @JulioLeonFandinho
      @JulioLeonFandinho 3 роки тому +46

      @@dwaynekeenum1916 Bulls didn't have anybody that could stop Sabonis, and on the other hand he was a deffensive force in the sense that he was an incredible disruptor, and at the same time a big contributor to ball distribution... consider how he elevated that 2000 Portland teams when he was healthy and imagine how he could elevate that Drexler squad, with Terry Porter, Buck Williams... the only missing piece there was a consistent center. Not saying Duckworth wasn't a good center, but he was no Sabonis, even injured and old Sabonis... so, don't say "nah" like it's an improbable specullation, because it's not

  • @moisescaballeromartel4074
    @moisescaballeromartel4074 2 роки тому +19

    Grande sabonis. En España jugó en forum Valladolid y en Real Madrid y dejó su magia. Magnífico jugador y gran persona👍

  • @peso1651
    @peso1651 2 роки тому +134

    In Europe in his prime he was the best player ever. Bet in NBA he would’ve done the same. Just imagine the center bigger than Shaq, faster than Shaq, shooting like guard, making passes like PG and being one of the best defensive Center. He was dominating in every aspect.

    • @Comedyvibes
      @Comedyvibes Рік тому +8

      Jesus Loves you and wants you to accept him as your Lord and also saviour

    • @dundalis
      @dundalis Рік тому +9

      Uh Shaq in his prime could run faster than a lot of guards and could jump through the roof. Sabonis was not in Shaq’s league athletically, plenty of videos of Sabonis pre injuries and was not Shaq level athletic

    • @BlakeBryson1986
      @BlakeBryson1986 Рік тому +11

      ​@@dundalis yea, more skilled than Shaq, but def not faster or more athletic. 2 diff players. He could hold his own against Shaq tho

    • @JPE432
      @JPE432 Рік тому

      Shaquille o Neal changed the game , teams started carrying 3 bigs so they could take turns hacking at Shaq. They also had to start carrying multiple goals in the arena just in case he broke the goal, they had to re engineer the way the goals where made to reinforce them after his rookie year. Think about that for a second lol

    • @jonalgoulbourne
      @jonalgoulbourne Рік тому +1

      He def wasn’t faster then Shaq lol

  • @DomSaget
    @DomSaget 4 роки тому +144

    Im a simple man, i see Sabonis, i click like

  • @carlosechavarri-erasun3035
    @carlosechavarri-erasun3035 2 роки тому +10

    Legend. Saw him in europe in the 80s, he was unstoppable. Extremely smart player.

  • @KidFresh71
    @KidFresh71 2 роки тому +52

    He's not your Vydas, he's not my Vydas- he's Arvydas. What powerful, lumbering talent. My knees ache just watching his highlights.

  • @MrAlvin714
    @MrAlvin714 3 роки тому +27

    Sabonis was ahead of his time...and came into the nba late...he was so talented

  • @jesusfranco
    @jesusfranco 4 роки тому +62

    Best center in Blazers history.

    • @chef7423
      @chef7423 4 роки тому +7

      bill walton?

    • @jesusfranco
      @jesusfranco 4 роки тому +27

      @@chef7423 No, but it's my opinion. Walton was a beast. Sabonis was way better. The problem is that Portland had only 50% of the real Sabonis.

    • @ericsigersmith2831
      @ericsigersmith2831 4 роки тому +2

      Ya better than duckworth

    • @zr8693
      @zr8693 4 роки тому +2

      Walton was so overrated. He was better in college than the NBA. Had like 4 good seasons in the NBA then was always hurt. Most overrated Hall of Famer ever!

    • @user-ze7tl2dw4i
      @user-ze7tl2dw4i 4 роки тому +1

      @ZR 86 he brought the blazers their only chip in a Portland that no one gave a shit about and no one wanted to play for

  • @biggbagg9103
    @biggbagg9103 4 роки тому +47

    He was a Beast 💪💪

    • @ericsigersmith2831
      @ericsigersmith2831 4 роки тому +1

      And is a beast on nba2k classic teams lol

    • @dovydass7020
      @dovydass7020 4 роки тому +1

      @@ericsigersmith2831 waiting for him on 2k21

  • @talalpern6868
    @talalpern6868 3 роки тому +25

    By the time he got to the NBA his knees were gone. Had he got there younger he would be an absolute beast

  • @danielgordinho1982
    @danielgordinho1982 2 роки тому +31

    One of the best big men of all time. Shame he wasn’t allowed to come to the NBA when he was in his 20’s. Sabonis definitely was a name I heard growing up.

  • @Badz_B34chst4r
    @Badz_B34chst4r Рік тому +2

    The excitement and energy in the noise the fans make in some of the clips in this video gives me goosebumps! What a legendary player!

  • @unappealingundesirable2826
    @unappealingundesirable2826 3 роки тому +9

    I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. 1993-94 and 1996 were among the BEST times of my life. I vote for one of Sabonis' top plays, from the 1995-96 season: Sonics at Blazers, triple teamed, Sabonis bounce passed to Buck Williams under the basket, and Buck jammed it. That was the difference in the Blazers winning that game.

  • @quincyslote8058
    @quincyslote8058 Рік тому +4

    I'm here because I'm 36 and need to start refining my old-man game and Sabonis is the best example there is of old-man game.

  • @wassup287
    @wassup287 4 роки тому +270

    If you want to see what could have been for the Blazers, watch the '88 olympics where he mopped the floor with a prime David Robinson and won gold.

    • @hessunator
      @hessunator 4 роки тому +32

      That wasn't the prime David Robinson. The Admiral hadn't even played a single NBA game at that point. He was still in the Navy.

    • @chrishansen8836
      @chrishansen8836 4 роки тому +13

      Prime? Calm down he would never be able to handle a prime Robinson

    • @zr8693
      @zr8693 4 роки тому +84

      What hes saying is Sabonis took the NBA's #1 draft pick to school.

    • @dovydass7020
      @dovydass7020 4 роки тому +15

      @@chrishansen8836 i bet prime robinson wouldnt handle a cripple sabonis

    • @Lawyeris
      @Lawyeris 4 роки тому +46

      in 88 Olympics Sabas already was after 2 huge Achilles injuries, not playing more than 1 year before Olympics. Despite that, he played with Admiral equal. In 1986 world championship Sabas owns Admiral with at least 3 superb posters and some blocks. You can find and watch that game too

  • @xlxl9440
    @xlxl9440 3 роки тому +34

    My man was in his early 30's when he actually started to play in the NBA with bad knees. Just imagine if he would have been able to play in the NBA 10 years earlier?! He would have been one of the best of all time! I'm glad he's getting some of his flowers through his son Domantas.

  • @zaurmchedlishvili3665
    @zaurmchedlishvili3665 3 роки тому +54

    Loved this player! In his prime, his team Zalgiris was the only one who was able to bit Soviet Red Army's team CSKA

    • @ramazeliozashvili4961
      @ramazeliozashvili4961 3 роки тому +1

      Qartvelebs gvevaseba sabonisi :)))

    • @kestastreigys9728
      @kestastreigys9728 2 роки тому +2

      👍👍👍😀

    • @pixytorres7117
      @pixytorres7117 2 роки тому

      You forgot Aris, with Nick Gallis was the most dominant team.

    • @contralt2374
      @contralt2374 2 роки тому

      @@pixytorres7117 Здесь говорят о чемпионате ссср.

  • @jeoffreyh
    @jeoffreyh 16 днів тому +2

    Me and my friend Marc used to dunk on each other on closer hoops and yell AAAARRRRVYYYYDASSS! Miss you Marc

  • @davisdynasty83
    @davisdynasty83 10 місяців тому +4

    He was so fundamentally sound and a constant triple threat. He'd be highly effective now and an absolute nightmare a young Sabonis played in today's game.

  • @Nhilzer
    @Nhilzer 9 місяців тому +1

    Such a beautiful player to watch.

  • @NorthmaN_87
    @NorthmaN_87 4 роки тому +72

    Bring his son Domantas Sabonis to Portland Trail Blazers !!!

    • @stroud__
      @stroud__ 4 роки тому +18

      as a pacers fan, we’ll keep him but thanks

    • @__j3rrskioo
      @__j3rrskioo 3 роки тому +1

      Yes as a pacer fan we are keeping him

    • @__j3rrskioo
      @__j3rrskioo 3 роки тому

      Never trading unless contracts

    • @LukasSRR
      @LukasSRR 3 роки тому

      @@__j3rrskioo No. Pacers dont deserve him. There is a lot of hate to Sabonis from pacers fans. They saying that they trade Sabonis the best player of their team before they trading Turner

  • @pcorf
    @pcorf 3 роки тому +13

    Even when soreness slowed him down he was still a beautiful player to watch.

  • @Acer3859
    @Acer3859 Рік тому +4

    One of the all time greats.

    • @packersauburneric3625
      @packersauburneric3625 Рік тому +2

      Loved him and wish the beat the Lakers in 2000 and wish they won in 1999 vs blazers

  • @miquel6191
    @miquel6191 9 місяців тому +1

    Eras mi ídolo de juventud .Vi tantos partidos tuyos.Ojala hubiera podido llegar tan lejos como tu arvidas .

  • @gusfiore4029
    @gusfiore4029 3 роки тому +6

    For me one of the best centers i have ever seen

  • @Audriusk1
    @Audriusk1 29 днів тому +1

    2024 still watching this!

  • @comicthrashed4320
    @comicthrashed4320 4 роки тому +60

    The Shaq stopper. My favorite player growing up.

    • @SiamHomeSource
      @SiamHomeSource 3 роки тому +9

      Not even close lol no dominant scorers have a 'stopper' but old Arvydas certainly held his own against prime Shaq, and was one of the very few that Shaq couldn't push around anywhere in the paint and bully.

    • @theotherphoneplease598
      @theotherphoneplease598 3 роки тому

      Shaq, the second best Center of the 90s, was very dominant and Sabonis "sadly" couldn´t really stop him, cause he simply wasn´t fast enough.

    • @SiamHomeSource
      @SiamHomeSource 3 роки тому +3

      @@theotherphoneplease598 Shaq couldn't stop sabonis either, other than getting him in foul trouble.

    • @djstyles97
      @djstyles97 3 роки тому +5

      Yao was the true Shaq stopper.

    • @lostone9700
      @lostone9700 3 роки тому +3

      rodman is the shaq stopper but sabonis played him well.

  • @carlossauma9861
    @carlossauma9861 3 роки тому +2

    amazing big man...
    don't see many like him..he is the whole deal...he was a nightmare in European league..the great Sabonis !!

  • @santanaincubus
    @santanaincubus 4 роки тому +5

    the Jazz Killers,were the Jordan Bulls and this Team, Arvydas Sabonis is one of my most feared Centers facing the Jazz, he could play in the post real well, nobody could block his shot, and he could shoot the 3 really well, never saw him miss a 3. Deadly Center. Always feared him when they faced the Jazz. Underrated Center.

  • @wormholefan
    @wormholefan 4 роки тому +86

    Amazing! Amazing! A player got into NBA as a starting center after lost 70% of athleticism.

    • @therealityofitall4819
      @therealityofitall4819 9 місяців тому +1

      Shows how good he was before the injuries.. If he came to the Blazers healthy no injuries we are talking about a possible dynasty..

  • @rafaelochoa6014
    @rafaelochoa6014 2 роки тому +9

    La verdad su llegada fue tardía, su potencial era increíble cuando llegó a la NBA ya era un poco mayor y aún así tenía un nivel altísimo, se que el hubiera no existe pero imagino que de haber llegado más joven habría hecho una historia aún más grande, tuve suerte de verlo jugar.

  • @T.Sullivan
    @T.Sullivan Рік тому +15

    Jokic must’ve loved watching him play. Had to be inspired

  • @mosecaramanica4031
    @mosecaramanica4031 3 роки тому +8

    Nobody in history like Arvydas Sabonis!!!!!

    • @djstyles97
      @djstyles97 3 роки тому

      Jokic is his spiritual successor.

  • @rv1251
    @rv1251 4 роки тому +7

    More like this blazers, thx in advance from Lithuania

  • @joev3568
    @joev3568 2 роки тому

    Here because of a buddy of mine who loves Jokic. Shared with him how much Jokic reminds me of Sabonis. Had to remind myself even how ahead of his time this dude was. Just awesome, what a force!

  • @pepotsasori317
    @pepotsasori317 3 роки тому +5

    Damn. Like father like son.

  • @dili6933
    @dili6933 2 роки тому +3

    He is the one who knows how to play basketball, knows what to do in a team. Not just a centre, he is the player.

  • @jfrd-pw4hk
    @jfrd-pw4hk 3 роки тому +13

    Even with those bum knees, Sabas still has the body control and post skill to dominate the floor.
    Remember people, this dude just a old as Michael Jordan. He should have played in the NBA during the 80s and early 90s. He's already in the twilight of his career when he entered the NBA.

  • @evanpatten4101
    @evanpatten4101 3 роки тому +2

    This is when Blazer games we're loud! Last time I went people were basically staring at there phone's and acted annoyed that you were getting into the game. Such a good era of Blazers basketball

  • @chadkusiar4919
    @chadkusiar4919 3 роки тому +14

    Easily my favourite player ever. He carried himself in such away that he knew. He was the most talented weapon ever. He played injured his whole Career in Portland.

  • @zackspiker_
    @zackspiker_ 8 місяців тому

    He was everything, I loved seeing him bewilder any big trying to guard him.

  • @mindaugaskliukas8667
    @mindaugaskliukas8667 3 роки тому +3

    Our legend is the reason I follow the Blazers to this day!!!;)

  • @IrvSauce
    @IrvSauce 3 роки тому +2

    Sabonis and Sam Perkins kinda set the blueprint for the type of bigs we have now that can shoot, pass, and do all the typical big man stuff at a high level. Thanks for this video, it's awesome to see his greatness again.

  • @expergisci
    @expergisci 3 роки тому +4

    One of the greatest basketball players ever!

  • @trythisj
    @trythisj 3 роки тому +2

    Loved this player! I was a big fan of the Blazers at that time. Really ahead of his time..or the NBA's.

  • @denisjankovic9745
    @denisjankovic9745 4 роки тому +8

    7.3 shooting 3's like guard.Rare at that time

  • @huudamu1884
    @huudamu1884 2 роки тому +1

    ONE OF MY IDOLS

  • @warriorj8658
    @warriorj8658 3 роки тому +3

    As a kid growing up I remember his beautiful passes

  • @joeblough261
    @joeblough261 8 днів тому

    How the hell is Sabonis only 9 years older than me. I was in my 20s in the year 2000 and Sabonis was like a grandpa. Now I'm 50 and dude still looks older than me in this video, lol. What a beast.

  • @Makata0714
    @Makata0714 4 роки тому +191

    I see Jokic in his game. So sad, he joined the team in his 30s.

    • @Davidandrawes7
      @Davidandrawes7 4 роки тому +20

      Allan Paolo Alingod and the Soviet Union kept overworking and injuring him

    • @jimothan5702
      @jimothan5702 4 роки тому +98

      Nope. You see Sabonis in Jokic's game

    • @kemuelaraujo6846
      @kemuelaraujo6846 4 роки тому +22

      How you see Jokic in his game if he is older than Jokic?

    • @evanpatten4101
      @evanpatten4101 3 роки тому +9

      His son is doing pretty good as well.

    • @milosjovicevic6083
      @milosjovicevic6083 3 роки тому +1

      @@jimothan5702 He is not even close to Jokic

  • @avitecae
    @avitecae 2 роки тому +2

    When Sabonis came to the NBA he was 31 years old and his knees were shattered. If I had arrived 5 years earlier I would have crushed them all

    • @Oberschutzee
      @Oberschutzee Рік тому

      sabonis before injures ua-cam.com/video/S1LMU2rZ3XA/v-deo.html

  • @FernandoRodriguez-wj8fe
    @FernandoRodriguez-wj8fe 3 роки тому +3

    I saw Sabonis plays whe he was 20 years old. If in that time he went to NBA, now he should be the best center of the history.
    Sorry for my english.

  • @gfunkin2
    @gfunkin2 4 роки тому +1

    One of my favorite players ever growing up... I'm a small and play small as a shooter, but I always admired big men who could shoot like this, nevermind all the other things Sabonis gave you in terms of passing, creativity, and actually a pretty good mover considering all his injuries. Jokic doesn't move nearly as well.

  • @ui6144
    @ui6144 4 роки тому +42

    If he came in the NBA healthy and at his prime he would've dominated in the same way Luka Doncic is dominating now.

    • @ZhylvisLT
      @ZhylvisLT 4 роки тому +9

      What? Luka barely can touch the rim or play decent defense, if you call this domination, Sabas would have been raping everyone out there. And I say this with full respect of Luka.

    • @sctmprn
      @sctmprn 3 роки тому +7

      I believe much more than Doncic. Luka is a great player; but he is a type of player like there were and there will be many others. Sabonis was more .... one of a kind. There were very few players like Sabonis in basket history

    • @biglex785
      @biglex785 3 роки тому +1

      Luka wouldn`t have shit on Sabonis! NBA is mad soft nowadays!

  • @mattysquizzato7094
    @mattysquizzato7094 Рік тому

    "Sabonis, with the deposit!" LMFNAO. The laughs just don't stop coming with Sabonis. What's crazy about it, is that the guy's skills are remarkable!

  • @pmsfar-outgrooviness8025
    @pmsfar-outgrooviness8025 4 роки тому +7

    That 2nd play, the behind the back pass, was the very first play he made in the NBA. I don't care too much about what if - what we got was plenty entertaining.

  • @starshipcaptain4753
    @starshipcaptain4753 3 роки тому +1

    My favorite Blazer ever and Terry Porter oh and Buck Williams and RIP Jerome Kersey.

  • @vivaportugal2353
    @vivaportugal2353 4 роки тому +7

    Sabas best player of history Ussr.

  • @allanskie3728
    @allanskie3728 2 роки тому +2

    If he'd only came to the nba during his prime/younger years, what a dominant center he could have been..

  • @SupGarry
    @SupGarry 4 роки тому +4

    Some facts: at this point when he joined blazers he was rusty af , wasnt even practicing with the team at all cuz his body was practicaly dead from all the injuries he had. Man was given a gift from above

  • @fabriziofabrizio8821
    @fabriziofabrizio8821 Рік тому +1

    Da ragazzino lui è stato uno di quelli che mi ha fatto innamorare del basket!!!!

  • @vadikasvadikovicius6816
    @vadikasvadikovicius6816 3 роки тому +3

    Maestro, respect👍🥇

  • @joseantonio3122
    @joseantonio3122 8 днів тому

    Increiblee que pudiera hacer todo eso con 7,3 con esa edad y lesionado. Asusta pensar si hubiera llegado joven y sin lesión.

  • @tomugetsu5947
    @tomugetsu5947 Рік тому +4

    he would be the Jokic of his era if only he started earlier in the NBA.

  • @alointaejames7559
    @alointaejames7559 Рік тому +1

    A very skilled big man who passes skills was showtime and I know he started all that center shooting 3 pointers

  • @louloop9137
    @louloop9137 4 роки тому +6

    0:40 Gary Payton's reaction after the behind the back pass lol

  • @pavelp9456
    @pavelp9456 3 роки тому +9

    Сабонис это легенда Литовского баскетбола.

  • @gunprojects5398
    @gunprojects5398 8 місяців тому +2

    Such a shame he couldn't have come to the NBA sooner, no doubt would be considered one of the greatest players of all time if that were the case... one of the most proportionate human beings at his height to ever play in the league...

  • @ronponce8238
    @ronponce8238 4 роки тому +8

    “Not MY vydas. Not YOUR vydas....but Arvydas Sabonis”

    • @padraig5335
      @padraig5335 3 роки тому +2

      That's how he was seen in the soviet union, and they definitely over worked his ass causing injury

  • @sizzer1967
    @sizzer1967 Рік тому +1

    Visual effects used make game legendary !!

  • @briansam2524
    @briansam2524 3 роки тому +6

    Injuries robbed him of some great years but he was still effective with his court awareness.

  • @joeynice123
    @joeynice123 3 роки тому +1

    Such a treat watching him in person.

  • @reynaldosptr
    @reynaldosptr 4 роки тому +6

    man, this is only 50% of sabonis. and still so fckin good

  • @mukhanglarochannel4774
    @mukhanglarochannel4774 6 місяців тому +1

    We havent seen him played in his prime. When he entered the NBA, he could not jump anymore.

  • @damandrake6
    @damandrake6 3 роки тому +5

    Imagine him with 22yo (when he was drafted by Portland) and no injuries 🤯

  • @rapschess
    @rapschess 2 роки тому +1

    Te admiro mucho Sabonis eres una gran persona en todos los sentidos!

    • @Oberschutzee
      @Oberschutzee Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/S1LMU2rZ3XA/v-deo.html

  • @zr8693
    @zr8693 4 роки тому +6

    I immediately click on this video to see how good he was and instantly see him take Shaq to school and dunk on Green. !😳🔥

  • @dragankitanovic6277
    @dragankitanovic6277 Рік тому +2

    😂the beginning and the announcement of the Joker party!!!

  • @cesarleo8847
    @cesarleo8847 Рік тому +5

    The Joker is literally Sabonis reborn 🤯

  • @elpollete
    @elpollete Рік тому

    es alucinante porque sabonis cuando jugaba en Espana ya estaba ACABADO, aun asi dominaba pero tenia lesiones graves que le mermaban muchisimo, y aun despues de eso va a la NBA y hace un buen papel.

  • @someoneelse1986
    @someoneelse1986 3 роки тому +2

    no idea why but I just teared up watching this

  • @karagdagangimpormasyon4736
    @karagdagangimpormasyon4736 2 роки тому +5

    Olajuwon VS. Sabonis in their Prime would've been a VERY GOOD match-up! 💪

  • @Emmathelady
    @Emmathelady 10 місяців тому +1

    Sure that dunk was not artistic, but it is one of the most powerful dunks of all time.

  • @arminski1996
    @arminski1996 4 роки тому +3

    I love Sabonis and I’m a die hard laker fan.

  • @joncabotxox9389
    @joncabotxox9389 Рік тому

    One of the best big men of all time. What a skilled passer especially for a big man

  • @dariusbivins7251
    @dariusbivins7251 2 роки тому +3

    Ive scored 62 points with him on 2k21

  • @linassviderskis2727
    @linassviderskis2727 2 роки тому

    I'll never get bored with watching him...

  • @aa1944-k2r
    @aa1944-k2r 4 роки тому +10

    damn...when this guy went to the NBA at the age of like 32, his body was already completely fucked up....

  • @bobbykimble2013
    @bobbykimble2013 3 роки тому +1

    Much respect to one of the greats!!