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| Born | (1964-12-19) 19 December 1964
Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
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| Listed height | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) |
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| Listed weight | 292 lb (132 kg) |
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| NBA draft | 1986: 1st round, 24th overall pick |
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| Drafted by | Portland Trail Blazers |
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| Playing career | 1981–2004 |
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| Position | Center |
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| Number | 11 |
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| 1981–1989 | Žalgiris |
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| 1989–1992 | Fórum Valladolid |
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| 1992–1995 | Real Madrid |
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| 1995–2001 | Portland Trail Blazers |
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| 2001–2002 | Žalgiris |
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| 2002–2003 | Portland Trail Blazers |
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| 2003–2004 | Žalgiris |
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- FIBA Club World Cup champion (1986)
- FIBA European League champion (1995)
- 3× USSR League champion (1985–1987)
- 2× ACB League champion (1993, 1994)
- LKL champion (2004)
- Spanish Cup winner (1993)
- FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
- 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
- 6× Euroscar Player of the Year (1984, 1985, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1999)
- 2× Mr. Europa Player of the Year (1985, 1997)
- 4× Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year (1984–1986, 1996)
- EuroBasket MVP (1985)
- FIBA European League Final Four MVP (1995)
- EuroLeague Regular Season MVP (2004)
- EuroLeague Top 16 MVP (2004)
- All-EuroLeague First Team (2004)
- 2× Spanish League Finals MVP (1993, 1994)
- 2× Spanish League MVP (1994, 1995)
- 2× Spanish All-Star Game MVP (1991, 1992)
- 2× EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (1986, 1995)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1996)
- No. 11 retired by Žalgiris Kaunas
- FIBA European League Rebounding Leader (1993)
- EuroLeague Rebounding Leader (2004)
- EuroLeague Blocking Leader (2004)
- EuroLeague PIR Leader (2004)
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| Points | 5,629 (12.0 ppg) |
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| Rebounds | 3,436 (7.3 rpg) |
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| Assists | 964 (2.1 apg) |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference |
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Arvydas Romas Sabonis (Lithuanian pronunciation: [ˈaːrviːdaːs ˈsaːboːnʲɪs]; born 19 December 1964) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and businessman. Sabonis won the Euroscar six times and the Mr. Europa Award twice. He played in a variety of leagues, including the Spanish ACB League, and spent seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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 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 1995, at the age of 30.
On 20 August 2010, Sabonis was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in recognition of his great play in international competition. On 4 April 2011, Sabonis was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and he was inducted on 12 August 2011. On 24 October 2011, Sabonis was voted as the next President of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, replacing Vladas Garastas, who had led the LBF since 1991. He resigned from the position on 2 October 2013, but he came back to it on 10 October 2013.
His son, Domantas Sabonis, plays for the NBA's Sacramento Kings as of 2025.
