Just a reminder that this is an old, broken Sabonis doing this. Imagine young, prime Sabonis 😱

@avarageplayer200

5 жыл бұрын

He was the best player in Europe and he came to nba at game 30s

@gamian_skillard1333

5 жыл бұрын

Gives me goosebumps thinking about just how dominant he would have been in his PRIME in the nba without injuries

@j.f.l.bousquet1998

5 жыл бұрын

I don't need to imagine that. I'm old enough to remember a young Arvydas Sabonis playing in the Zalgiris Kaunas team against Real Madrid. It was like seeing an alien. A guy that size, being so fast and scoring 3 pointers? That was crazy back then in european basketball, big guys like Tkachenko, Meneghin or Fernando Romay were slow. It's a shame he wasn't allowed to play in the NBA sooner, he was a beast.

@vecislt

5 жыл бұрын

@@gamian_skillard1333 Thing is Sabonis had very high IQ about the game. Hes not selfish, he didnt played to be dominant like players these days. He played to win. I think if you put prime Sabonis in these days NBA he would probably be best C in a league due his IQ, passing abilities, 3pt shots. He was all round player good at offence and good at defence which is kinda rare in NBA. And just look at his jumps at 30s + after all those crazy injuries:) This man can't jump anymore and he still played at top quality.. Well, but we will never know what would have happened if USSR would have let him join NBA at early age. Probably he would not had so many injuries. Anyway It's nice to see people in NBA still remember him, cause here in our Country hes like a national treasure and BC Zalgiris vs Moscow CSKA back in 80s was crazy. Those Lithuanians like Sabonis who played basketball under USSR, but always said Im not Russian Im Lithuanian gave some extra strenght for whole nation to get its freedom back. I hope Domantas Sabonis will be same good as his dad, because we need a leader in our national basketball. Generations changed and atm I don't see anyone who could lead our basketball team on a court :) See you all in World Cup this year!

@gamian_skillard1333

5 жыл бұрын

@@vecislt good luck to you and your team and nation brother! agree with everything you said above!

lol he plays like that old dude that still gets buckets in pick up games even though he can barely move

@tonykartracer8032

5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha.... yeah, but if you watch videos when he was in his prime the man can jump out of the building!

@AntColon

5 жыл бұрын

thats definitely NBA sabonis. biggest what if from europe

@lorikpylla3702

4 жыл бұрын

@Jason Graves counldt have said it better myself 😂

@tomasvods8348

4 жыл бұрын

he literally was that old dude...

@darklion53

4 жыл бұрын

Jokic plays like that at a much younger age.

Sabonis looking like a Mafia boss, playing with his Mobs.

@HardTimeBluesCafe

4 жыл бұрын

Nah, he looks like 7 foot Dan Akroyd

@ryan5786

4 жыл бұрын

looking like archenemy of Jusuf Nurkic's father

@oldfrend

4 жыл бұрын

I refuse to believe he's not a mafia boss

@ryan5786

4 жыл бұрын

​@@oldfrend I was like “wait wait wait, you are GOAT, Put the gun down, Domantas”

@ericsigersmith6067

4 жыл бұрын

Wish he played in America sooner

Man just walking the hole game and still got 32 10 and 6 blocks. Amazing talent!

This man was a special talent. A butcher with the touch of a surgeon. One of the biggest could’ve beens in nba history

@bryanrodas6623

5 жыл бұрын

SugaHoneyIceTea36 couldn’t have put it any better

@golden-sun

4 жыл бұрын

So many blazers were massive could've beens and what ifs. It's tragic

@ad7287

4 жыл бұрын

We all know drose the biggest could've been tho

@chosen1111

4 жыл бұрын

Drose_since_06 Grant Hill

@utthamprakash4976

4 жыл бұрын

@@golden-sun Yep. Sabonis, Brandon Roy, Drazen petrovic, Greg oden

Arvydas is the most underrated NBA center....he was truly gifted, poetry in motion. Had he come over to the Blazers in 86 instead of 95 - I can only imagine the glory the Blazers would have had

@telmolicious

2 жыл бұрын

💍💍💍

@newellbrian

Жыл бұрын

With our early 90's starters.....we would've had multiple rings....

@woo_shynen8805

Жыл бұрын

Wouldve had a better chance at beating detroit and chicago

@vamoneygroup

Жыл бұрын

He wasn't underrated. The 80s and 90s had too many big men. If he wasn't injured he would've been one of the best

@syncmonism

9 ай бұрын

@@vamoneygroup He wasn't underrated in Europe, but most people don't realize that, in his prime, he was easily one of the greatest centers ever. A lot of people don't realize how well he would have likely performed if he had played in the NBA during his prime.

At half his capacity, Sabonis was still an all-star quality center. For a few years, when he was young, he was the best center in the world.

This guy is so underrated. I mean his passing alone is otherworldly. Too bad he got to the NBA so late in his career.

@rusty111fire

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe by fans, but he’s not underrated he’s in the Hall Of Fame lol

@realMDizzy

4 жыл бұрын

Sucks that his body was already broken when he was just a rookie. His game was sweet nevertheless.

@SeniorRonson

4 жыл бұрын

Old man ran point center dam near half his rookie season, wished we could got him sooner

@UdonTZai

3 жыл бұрын

He's broken coz he played for the blazers.

@nicholastaylor564

3 жыл бұрын

@@UdonTZai I wasn't because of that but alright

Arvydas Vader: "Nikola, I am your father" ...

@SaltoDaKid

5 жыл бұрын

Tomas Lundström Jokic: No impossible (watching Sabonis highlights clips) actually I get it

@vivaportugal2353

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha top.

@hoodieboy1515

4 жыл бұрын

@lol shit is this dude Domantas' dad? lol

@deivydasbaksa3324

4 жыл бұрын

Philippe Ochoa Yeah hes the guy that is averaging 18.5 pts and is now a all star sooooo

@tomasvods8348

4 жыл бұрын

@@deivydasbaksa3324 he never said anything bad about domas

In my opinion, the best passing Center of all time.

@justsomejusstsome8994

Жыл бұрын

I dont think you can argue him being better than Jokic but if only Arvydas was younger Im sure it wouldve been a debate

@woo_shynen8805

Жыл бұрын

Jokic is but arvydas couldve been if he got to the nba back in '86

this is even an old version of the man...if you saw him back in the day...he is a great big man...very skilled...respect to the Hall of Famer...my man Sabonis...

Literally my favorite player of all time

At age 37, with about a dozen knee and back injuries slowing him down.

He had this bowling ball pass out of the post that no one else does...it was so fluid and casual. Helluva passer.

This man is 100% legend

*_That was a Sabonis without legs, imagine a young Arvydas._*

@shawna7813

4 жыл бұрын

I know He would be in the Hall if fame battling Dirk for best euro player ever....

@SethKasso

4 жыл бұрын

Shawn A Sabonis was a way better overall defender than Dirk, along with the shot blocking Dirk never had. Plus he was an unreal playmaker for any position, while Dirk was just average at his position.

@user-qk4ce2wj4d

4 жыл бұрын

@@SethKasso Dirk?? Average?? At his position?? Do you even know what you're talking about?

@damonfitzo8741

4 жыл бұрын

Yo Mama I think he meant dirk was an average playmaker in comparison to arvydas Everyone knows dirk as a whole player is NOT average

@back2back379

3 жыл бұрын

​@Yuval Ski You have no idea what you're talking about. I love Dirk, he had one of the greatest playoff runs in NBA history, but he's not the basketball savant Sabonis was. And in Sabonis's prime, he was way more athletic than Dirk, a far better playmaker, and a far better defensive player. I would maybe give Dirk a slight edge as a scorer, but in every other aspect of the game, Sabonis was superior by a significant margin.

If they had a young prime Sabonis on those early 90s Blazer teams they woulda won some rings.

Simply the greatest basketball player of all time.

@MisterCrookedNose

Жыл бұрын

Maybe so

@vamoneygroup

Жыл бұрын

No

@javierzapatero7379

Жыл бұрын

When he was young, before injuries, he would have been a Victor Wembeyama kind of thing, he was as a young basketball player big, powerful, with excellent passing and shooting skills. When he went to NBA at 31 he was physically ran down, he was absolutely something else an artist and something wonderful. Not the best player in history but on my book the biggest what if ever and I absolutely loved the guy as a player.

@vamoneygroup

Жыл бұрын

@@javierzapatero7379 well he was definitely better than Wemby. Sabonis was very strong and had skills.

I was just a kid when I first watched Arvydas play, but I remember being amazed by his skillset and what he could do at his size. His footwork, craftiness, passing ability, and interior presence left me in awe. I later learned he did not even play his prime years in the NBA. It's been awesome watching his son, Domantas, making a name for himself in the NBA.

The Lithuanian team from Kaunas, Zalgiris, was amazing in the 80s. At one point 4 out of 5 starters for the USSR team were from Zalgiris (Sabonis in his prime, Curtinaitis, Homicius, and Marciulionis). The battles between Zalgiris and the Red Army team (CSKA) were intense. I watched them on Soviet TV. Drazen Petrovic was Sabonis' contemporary, at Cibona Zagreb. Basketball, in the NBA and in Europe, was amazing in the 80s.

@mitya

3 ай бұрын

Marciulionis didn't play for Zalgiris, he played for Statiba Vilnius, the other Lithuanian team in the top-tier Soviet league. Chomicius was not starting very often for USSR as well. Usually it was either Valters or Sokk. Nonetheless, Zalgiris were an awesome team in the 80s: winning three straight championships against CSKA Moscow, going into European Cup Finals, only to lose to incredible Cibona, with Drazen Petrovic.

Just imagining a 25 years old Sabonis at the NBA.

@qiyushen1985

4 жыл бұрын

more like a upgraded version of domantas sabonis

@csgobetting237

4 жыл бұрын

@@qiyushen1985 domantas would look like a bench player compared to prime Arvydas

@SimplyBergman

4 жыл бұрын

@@qiyushen1985 more like a fusion of Porzingis and Doncic

@mariusvasia4777

4 жыл бұрын

sasarasasarasa damn he was AMAZING when he was 16

@deivydasbaksa3324

4 жыл бұрын

CSGO Betting that did not age well

Shout out to the two blazers fans near our bench. Gotta give it to fans that cheer like that ON THE ROAD. Love it.

@therealityofitall4819

3 ай бұрын

You can tell those are die-hard fans..

It's too bad that we never got to see this dude in his prime in the nba! EASILY one of the best bigs of ALL TIME!

He was one of my favorite trailblazer players growing up man these was the days I miss them days 🥲🥲

He was definitely one of the most entertaining players to watch. Such tremendous skill.

He was a beast

Figuratively my favorite Blazer of all time.

@JohnSmith-yn9ie

5 жыл бұрын

Check out some of his highlights, m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/gnx1xqqggqunn5c.html

@pussinjordans8800

4 жыл бұрын

What about Brandon Roy?

@l.j.6479

4 жыл бұрын

Clyde the glide

@gregbors8364

2 жыл бұрын

Not literally, though (?) 🤔

my all-time favorite center. just made it look effortless at times

Also it was a travesty that this team didn't win a championship. So loaded and talented

@marloninquirer

Жыл бұрын

yeah even shaq and horry agreed easily the toughest team they ever faced. these blazers arent intimidated by the lakers then

The man controls the ball mid-shot like a genius, I havent seen a lot of other people do that

This guy was a beast. So graceful to watch, even with sore knees and ankles limiting his full ability.

Jokic before there was a Jokic

Man, some of those passes, the guys are trying not to laugh coming back up the court, they're that good

NBA missed out on a young Sabonis. He was an absolute beast in the post in his late teens/early 20s.

@sharas3180

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but they coudlnt have done anything cuz of soviet union

I was a Laker fan at that time and I still loved this Portland squad

He was one skilled big man!

If only he played in the league when he was young. Dude is so skill and has a nice touch.

That ‘old man strength’ - don’t under estimate

in the final period of his career, with basically no knee, no vertical, he still looked quite agile and relatively athletic given his size.

Sabonis+Schrempf+Scottie+Steve Smith+Rasheed+Stoudamire+"Plastic Man" Augmon & Bonzi... Man, I loved those JailBlazers so much.

Sabonis passing is so damn crisp. Even the bounce passes are fast.

"He is not myvydas, he is not yourvydas, he us Ourvydas!" Sturat Scott

@derricktalbert6554

4 жыл бұрын

GREAT!!

@MoKone5

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a good one. RIP

@pharazar6666

4 жыл бұрын

Arvydas ! A not O

@trollanonymously2434

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the great Sturat Scott. Well played @theSteepBike

@mr59lespaul

3 жыл бұрын

I miss Stu

With no knees... a legend.... in their best... could have been a top 5

strong man

What a freaking beast, if only we could see the prime sabonis in the NBA. He would have definitely become the best centre of all time!

I miss watching this team... Sabonis should start coaching Nurkic

@y2shuproblem

6 жыл бұрын

Juan Rodriguez Jokic would be a better protege.

@user-qp3tj3si6n

5 жыл бұрын

@@y2shuproblem Why not his own son 💀

@AKA.SV9

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-qp3tj3si6n cause his son plays nothing like him haha

@HT-cb7rc

5 жыл бұрын

@@AKA.SV9 wrong lol, you obviously don't watch indiana basketball

@vecislt

5 жыл бұрын

Sabonis now looks after Basketball federation in Lithunia :) I love those 80s thing where USSR starting five was like 2-3Lithuanians, 1 Ukranian and 1 Georgian I think, with no Russians xD

Uno de los mejores pivots de la historia. Si no hubiese sido por las lesiones hubiera sido el mejor pivot de la historia. Tiro excepcional y una gran visión de juego.

Remember now, Arvydas was 35 years old with absolutely mashed up legs with overweight issues and he was supposed to be going into the last stage of the twilight of his career but in 2001 as a 35 year old in 24 minutes of play he got 32 Points missing only 1 Field Goal 10 Rebounds and 6 Blocks

@blackeesh463

4 жыл бұрын

@John doue Quebec Klay got 37 pts in 9 minutes.He too,like Arvydas had a ridiculous stretch going 13/13 from the field.

@housesports000

4 жыл бұрын

Jm Gonzales 11-12 From the Field

@mariomm9080

3 жыл бұрын

he was 37 here

Some times when the blazers are making me sad, like now. i come back here.

I Love You Portland Trail Blazers and I Love You Golden State Warriors

He was basically a more fundamental bill walton. He wouldve been top 10 centers if he played nba in his prime

One of my favorite players in Trail Blazers history! His last season when I was born 😂

Props to Portland for waiting and fighting for him after many years.

Put on a total clinic with just about every trick in the book. Jokovic in his prime still can't match an old broken down Sabonis ! What a legend.

love watching his son playing too

Fun fact 2001 Commentators sayd "Jeeegaa" 2019 they still say "Jeeeggaa" when Valanciunas is dominating😂

@joeburreaux7806

4 жыл бұрын

ProBasket Spec It’s Pete Pranica the same commentator for the Grizzlies today

He makes it look so effortless, pleasure to watch

This whole Blazers squad is crazy!! Stoudemire, Pippen, Sheed, Shrempf, d Davis, Strickland and Sabonis.. damn..

Still my favorite Blazer! That was a fun team to root for we back then.

Ray Liotta was unstoppable

This man is an absolute legend!!

This was my first favorite team.. loved Sheed, Loved old pippen, Damon, Bonzi... 😩😩😩😩😩..

"Cada vez que Sabonis recibe la pelota asoma una promesa de felicidad"

Remember this was a old,damaged,lost all of his physical ability Sabonis. Imagine if the USSR let him leave earlier

Super star on the ground ...Love this

Holy shit. Sabonis is EXTREMELY good at basketball. He definitely looks like an extremely good winning piece with the way he plays.

This was my team in the early days of 2k

damn, Sabas was more agile in his 31+ with blown knees than valanciunas is in his twenties...

@purpleman1974

3 жыл бұрын

Sabas was 37 here...

Portland was so good for that brief stretch of 99 and 2000.

Legend! One of my favourite Players of all time.

Those passes are everything

dude was such a beast

SABONIS was Such a smart player!! 🏀🧠

Even the dream team cant stop young sabonis

Um dos melhores pivôs que vi jogar. Ele foi espetacular!

Probably the best passing big man ever.

Man look at that warriors crowd😭how times change

He is so huge and gentle, favorite Balzer :)

legend

Great player!!!!

Now, this was Sabonis all wounded and broken, nearly 40yrs old. In the 80' when he was on his prime, he was combo of Jokic with skills (pass,shoot,basketball IQ) but stronger and better defence and Shaq with dominance. That was for the 80' just too much to handle. One of the best big mans of all time.

Imagine if Arvydas was in his prime when he finally came over to the NBA...😳

This Blazers team was stacked.

That pass by Stoudamire at 1:35 Isn’t talked about enough. Crazy reaction time.

firepower on that blazer team was unreal

Vaya equipazo tenían esos blazers, una pena que no consiguieran anillo. Uno de lo mejores quintetos que se habían visto has la fecha. Damon stoudemire, steve smith, scottie pippen, rasheed wallace y arvydas sabonis, wooooowww!!!

Sabonis in his prime was something like Kareem really :)

He was so cold!! I’m glad to have watched him play in person

This is a typical 90s Warriors crowd. More than half-empty stands, nothing to be excited about, you lose every game. People forget about the losing environment the Antwan Jamison Warriors endured. Today, it's completely different. Back to back championships, lots of excitement, the best shooters in the game with Steph and Klay. It's like day and night between the contrasting scenes.

Sabonis in the NBA is like if MJ came to europe after his Washington days were over.

Ray Liotta was not only great in Goodfellas but a hell of a player.

I he would have be allowed to play in the NBA in his prime would have been one of the greatest centers of all time. Such a complete player. Achilles and knee injuries hampered his career

He looks like someone made a 99 overall 7’7 ray liota in 2k

@yoe91

3 жыл бұрын

lol nice one

He was awesome. I wish he played in the NBA sooner.

Maaaan Ray Liotta had game!!!

I miss these days in the NBA whe n players posted up and passed. Rare nowadays

Completely underappreciated....

That era was truthfully an amazing era of Blazer basketball

Imagine what he could have been if he came to the league when he was younger and athletic. At this point he was crafty and knew how to pick his shots and you can easily see that. His IQ is off the charts. The crazy thing is at this point his body was flat out wore out at 30-31 . Guy was playing competitive ball since 16. My take is he was like a Porzingis but a better passer. If he came when drafted in 86 or whenever anything sooner than almost a decade later the Blazers would have been Beasts.

It was a privilege to watch him play in Portland.