Arvydas Sabonis
Arvydas Romas Sabonis (born December 19, 1964) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player and businessman. Recognized as one of the best European players of all time, he won the Euroscar six times, and the Mr. Europa Award twice. He played in a variety of leagues, and spent seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), in the United States. 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, while 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 the age of 30, in 1995.
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| Full name at birth | Arvydas Sabonis
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| Claim to fame | one of the best European players of all time
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| Date of birth | 19 December 1964
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| Place of birth | Kaunas, Lithuania
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| Height | 7' 3" (221 cm)
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| Weight | 279 lbs (127 kg)
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| Net worth | $18,000,000 USD
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| University | Lithuanian University of Agriculture
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- On April 4, 2011, Sabonis was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and he was as a player, inducted on August 12, 2011.
- On August 20, 2010, Sabonis was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, in recognition of his great play in international competition.
Arvydas Sabonis is known for his role in the documentary The Redeem Team (2022) as Self - Soviet Basketball Olympic Team Player (1988).
He is also known for his role in the documentary The Other Dream Team (2012) as Self.
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