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Apparently i didn't have much to do so I linked some of Old Sabonis play, enjoy:




I want this gif


That's the best, reminiscent of PG trade

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Basketball drama from behind the Iron Curtain:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1606829/

Why peeple didnt want him... because he was from Soviet Union? He was monster player, before injuries he could play in any NBA team... he was better version of Porzingis...

Vorda wrote:Why peeple didnt want him... because he was from Soviet Union? He was monster player, before injuries he could play in any NBA team... he was better version of Porzingis...

He couldn't get out of soviet union. There is a documentary somewhere about how Marciulionis got out of soviet union risking his life to play in the nba.

verysalt wrote:I want this gif

Watch on YouTube

Here:


Personally, here's one of my favorite moments

My dad was a huge Sabnois fan, and so I heard about him a lot growing up. He was considered one of the best, but couldn't get the NBA during his true prime. He was still a damn good NBA player once he was able to come over. Underrated.

He was the nexus where high IQ and high skill level met. Thanks for posting.

Jstock12 wrote:

Is that young Damien Wilkins who gets the ball?

No, he was awesome, almost as good as his son

Domas starting to show some of his dad's passing skills, I knew he had it in him. 6 assists, I think he still can do better

That's ex-Pacer Kenny Anderson, I believe.

I see a lot of genes being passed to Domas , only difference is inches really , thats why he cant block, Arvydas was like 7'3 and his wingspan was the same but those extra inches gave him explosive blocking abbility snd putback dunks. Anyways Domas is Sabas Jr

Supposedly Sabonis’ wife is a former Miss Lithuania. Barstool sports did a nice piece of him once


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Domantas is the spitting image of his mom, isn't he?

Vorda wrote:Why peeple didnt want him... because he was from Soviet Union? He was monster player, before injuries he could play in any NBA team... he was better version of Porzingis...

It was 1986 the height of the cold war and he was from the Soviet Union, not Lithuania, 99% of the people here in the USA never heard of Lithuania back then. At the time a lot of Americans said he was just a big commie from the Soviet Union. I had forgotten about the reaction and David Stern's face was funny as hell!

Pacersike wrote:

Jstock12 wrote:

Is that young Damien Wilkins who gets the ball?

No, he was awesome, almost as good as his son

Domas starting to show some of his dad's passing skills, I knew he had it in him. 6 assists, I think he still can do better

I don't think that's Wilkins as far as his stats say he never played for Portland.

Bobby The Brain wrote:That's ex-Pacer Kenny Anderson, I believe.

I think you're right Brain Kenny wore the #7 for Portland in 1996 to 1998 before being traded off.

Vorda wrote:Why peeple didnt want him... because he was from Soviet Union? He was monster player, before injuries he could play in any NBA team... he was better version of Porzingis...

They wanted him. "Sabonis was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 77th pick of the 1985 NBA draft. However, the selection was voided because Sabonis was under 21 at the time of the draft."

He didn't play because of politics and then injuries

Bobby The Brain wrote:

Domantas is the spitting image of his mom, isn't he?

Yes, Domas has her beauty and her wingspan

Domantas Sabonis leads the Pacers in: RPG, eFG%, FG%, TS%, FTr, OWS, WS, WS/48, BPM, VORP, and is slightly behind Al Jefferson in PER

The Indiana Pacers outscore opponents by 5.4 points per 100 possessions when Domantas Sabonis is on the floor. They're outscored by 5.5 points per 100 possessions when he's on the bench.

Top 10 in PTS per PnR roll-man possession (min 25 POSS) 1-Julius Randle (1.56) 2-Rudy Gobert/Clint Capela/Kristaps Porzingis (1.47) 5-Al Horford (1.39) 6-Blake Griffin (1.36) 7-Pau Gasol (1.33) 8-Domantas Sabonis (1.25) 9-Karl-Anthony Towns (1.24) 10-Nene (1.21)

Domantas Sabonis has a REB% of 20.2 and an AST% of 15.6. Players who’ve had 20+ REB%/15+ AST% seasons: Charles Barkley (3x), Tom Boerwinkle (2x), DeMarcus Cousins (2x), Kevin Garnett (2x), Carlos Boozer, Nikola Jokic, Clifford Ray and Bill Walton.

stats seems to match the eye test for the most part.

He has the best RPM in team

http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/rpm/_/sort/RPM

Really wonderful seeing him blossoming this much. Even now he is very good role player. I wonder if he continues this way if he won't be a contender for MIP award this season. It is amazing.

Here is a list of ALL 6'9+ players in the NBA history to shoot better than 60% from the field and average more than 2.5 assists: