Arvydas Sabonis Trail Blazers Career Highlights

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  • @Solidkhallid
    @Solidkhallid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +855

    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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +152

      Nikola Jokic is the spiritual successor to Arvydas Sabonis.

    • @roseforyoubabe
      @roseforyoubabe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      he would never be a true center like kareem

    • @voided4844
      @voided4844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

  • @tenochvilla6296
    @tenochvilla6296 4 ปีที่แล้ว +978

    Greatest “what if” player of all time

    • @JaeDooks
      @JaeDooks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Well, Petrovic and Bias too

    • @dovydass7020
      @dovydass7020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      @RShCovers prime sabonis would knock lebron the fuck out

    • @itowedin
      @itowedin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rigged

    • @adamm7922
      @adamm7922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@adamm7922 i bet you're blast at parties

  • @aarontyler4250
    @aarontyler4250 2 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    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 ปีที่แล้ว

      That bs

    • @dr.peppernutz5972
      @dr.peppernutz5972 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@KhalidAldinormsbee🤓

    • @raurmanproductions3438
      @raurmanproductions3438 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

    • @ligitascizauskas9204
      @ligitascizauskas9204 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Jokičiu eščio mnogo zemli obosrat štoby stat SABONIS

    • @josemanuelcaballero1162
      @josemanuelcaballero1162 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      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.

  • @2nd_gen_adventures990
    @2nd_gen_adventures990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@joe-zj8js Divac can't touch Sabonis

    • @Raaghav235
      @Raaghav235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @Radowitzki
      @Radowitzki 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mojebi3804 Agree

    • @cmend
      @cmend 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not as good as Jokic tho

  • @RipCityJB
    @RipCityJB 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Most underrated big man of all time.

    • @skippythealien9627
      @skippythealien9627 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      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

  • @jamescook6564
    @jamescook6564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

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

  • @masterclass299
    @masterclass299 4 ปีที่แล้ว +580

    Just imagine him without injuries and at his absolute prime.

    • @Beerd_Bro
      @Beerd_Bro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

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

    • @WhereTheBASShasNoName
      @WhereTheBASShasNoName 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @jaysonchen3322
      @jaysonchen3322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      He was injured and old when he joined NBA.

    • @WhereTheBASShasNoName
      @WhereTheBASShasNoName 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@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 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @WorldMFNWide-vt3vk
    @WorldMFNWide-vt3vk 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    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 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

    • @packersauburneric3625
      @packersauburneric3625 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Time flies wow

  • @zergmare7
    @zergmare7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +792

    If only we had him in his younger days

    • @MikolPikol
      @MikolPikol 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

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

    • @ericsigersmith2831
      @ericsigersmith2831 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Ya blazers and bad luck with injuries

    • @zr8693
      @zr8693 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

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

    • @dwaynekeenum1916
      @dwaynekeenum1916 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@zr8693 nah

    • @JulioLeonFandinho
      @JulioLeonFandinho 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@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

  • @peso1651
    @peso1651 2 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    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 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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    • @dundalis
      @dundalis ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He def wasn’t faster then Shaq lol

  • @KidFresh71
    @KidFresh71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

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

  • @АлександрХвостиков-г2д
    @АлександрХвостиков-г2д 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

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

  • @DomSaget
    @DomSaget 4 ปีที่แล้ว +147

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

  • @talalpern6868
    @talalpern6868 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

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

  • @xlxl9440
    @xlxl9440 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    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.

  • @Badz_B34chst4r
    @Badz_B34chst4r ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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!

    • @packersauburneric3625
      @packersauburneric3625 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm Celtics fan and love these highlights

    • @yomomsahoe5797
      @yomomsahoe5797 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@packersauburneric3625 I’m a laker fan and I love these highlights?

  • @danielgordinho1982
    @danielgordinho1982 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    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.

  • @MrAlvin714
    @MrAlvin714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

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

  • @carlosechavarri-erasun3035
    @carlosechavarri-erasun3035 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

  • @biggbagg9103
    @biggbagg9103 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    He was a Beast 💪💪

    • @ericsigersmith2831
      @ericsigersmith2831 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And is a beast on nba2k classic teams lol

    • @dovydass7020
      @dovydass7020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ericsigersmith2831 waiting for him on 2k21

  • @unappealingundesirable2826
    @unappealingundesirable2826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @moisescaballeromartel4074
    @moisescaballeromartel4074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

  • @quincyslote8058
    @quincyslote8058 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +273

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @zr8693
      @zr8693 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

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

    • @dovydass7020
      @dovydass7020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

    • @Lawyeris
      @Lawyeris 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @jesusfranco
    @jesusfranco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Best center in Blazers history.

    • @chef7423
      @chef7423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      bill walton?

    • @jesusfranco
      @jesusfranco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ya better than duckworth

    • @zr8693
      @zr8693 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @davisdynasty83
    @davisdynasty83 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +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.

  • @avitecae
    @avitecae 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      sabonis before injures th-cam.com/video/S1LMU2rZ3XA/w-d-xo.html

  • @zaurmchedlishvili3665
    @zaurmchedlishvili3665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Qartvelebs gvevaseba sabonisi :)))

    • @kestastreigys9728
      @kestastreigys9728 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      👍👍👍😀

    • @pixytorres7117
      @pixytorres7117 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @contralt2374
      @contralt2374 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pixytorres7117 Здесь говорят о чемпионате ссср.

  • @jeoffreyh
    @jeoffreyh หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @pcorf
    @pcorf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

  • @Nhilzer
    @Nhilzer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Such a beautiful player to watch.

  • @chadkusiar4919
    @chadkusiar4919 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @jfrd-pw4hk
    @jfrd-pw4hk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

    • @ALARGADORDECU
      @ALARGADORDECU 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He's 1 year younger than MJ.

  • @mattysquizzato7094
    @mattysquizzato7094 ปีที่แล้ว

    "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!

  • @Acer3859
    @Acer3859 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the all time greats.

    • @packersauburneric3625
      @packersauburneric3625 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @carlossauma9861
    @carlossauma9861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 !!

  • @dili6933
    @dili6933 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @joev3568
    @joev3568 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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!

  • @wormholefan
    @wormholefan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

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

    • @therealityofitall4819
      @therealityofitall4819 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +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..

  • @rv1251
    @rv1251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    More like this blazers, thx in advance from Lithuania

  • @comicthrashed4320
    @comicthrashed4320 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    The Shaq stopper. My favorite player growing up.

    • @SiamHomeSource
      @SiamHomeSource 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @djstyles97
      @djstyles97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yao was the true Shaq stopper.

    • @lostone9700
      @lostone9700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      rodman is the shaq stopper but sabonis played him well.

  • @gunprojects5398
    @gunprojects5398 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +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...

  • @santanaincubus
    @santanaincubus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @miquel6191
    @miquel6191 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @vadikasvadikovicius6816
    @vadikasvadikovicius6816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Maestro, respect👍🥇

  • @evanpatten4101
    @evanpatten4101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @gusfiore4029
    @gusfiore4029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    For me one of the best centers i have ever seen

  • @mukhanglarochannel4774
    @mukhanglarochannel4774 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @mindaugaskliukas8667
    @mindaugaskliukas8667 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @T.Sullivan
    @T.Sullivan ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

  • @IrvSauce
    @IrvSauce 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @mosecaramanica4031
    @mosecaramanica4031 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nobody in history like Arvydas Sabonis!!!!!

    • @djstyles97
      @djstyles97 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jokic is his spiritual successor.

  • @Audriusk1
    @Audriusk1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    2024 still watching this!

  • @pepotsasori317
    @pepotsasori317 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Damn. Like father like son.

  • @huudamu1884
    @huudamu1884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ONE OF MY IDOLS

  • @NorthmaN_87
    @NorthmaN_87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

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

    • @stroud__
      @stroud__ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @__j3rrskioo
      @__j3rrskioo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes as a pacer fan we are keeping him

    • @__j3rrskioo
      @__j3rrskioo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Never trading unless contracts

    • @LukasSRR
      @LukasSRR 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@__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

  • @joeblough261
    @joeblough261 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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.

  • @FernandoRodriguez-wj8fe
    @FernandoRodriguez-wj8fe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @zackspiker_
    @zackspiker_ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @expergisci
    @expergisci 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the greatest basketball players ever!

  • @Emmathelady
    @Emmathelady 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @rafaelochoa6014
    @rafaelochoa6014 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @allanskie3728
    @allanskie3728 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @warriorj8658
    @warriorj8658 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As a kid growing up I remember his beautiful passes

  • @trythisj
    @trythisj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @SupGarry
    @SupGarry 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @starshipcaptain4753
    @starshipcaptain4753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @pmsfar-outgrooviness8025
    @pmsfar-outgrooviness8025 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @gfunkin2
    @gfunkin2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @tomugetsu5947
    @tomugetsu5947 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @NikolajDragutinov
    @NikolajDragutinov 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What would jokic do to those 80s and 90s dudes would be crime. He is the upgraded mix of Larry Legend and Arvidas for sure

  • @dragankitanovic6277
    @dragankitanovic6277 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @denisjankovic9745
    @denisjankovic9745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @linassviderskis2727
    @linassviderskis2727 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @louloop9137
    @louloop9137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @fabriziofabrizio8821
    @fabriziofabrizio8821 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @Makata0714
    @Makata0714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

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

    • @Davidandrawes7
      @Davidandrawes7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

    • @jimothan5702
      @jimothan5702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Nope. You see Sabonis in Jokic's game

    • @kemuelaraujo6846
      @kemuelaraujo6846 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

    • @evanpatten4101
      @evanpatten4101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      His son is doing pretty good as well.

    • @milosjovicevic6083
      @milosjovicevic6083 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jimothan5702 He is not even close to Jokic

  • @bobbykimble2013
    @bobbykimble2013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Much respect to one of the greats!!

  • @ui6144
    @ui6144 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @ronponce8238
    @ronponce8238 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @padraig5335
      @padraig5335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @sizzer1967
    @sizzer1967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Visual effects used make game legendary !!

  • @cesarleo8847
    @cesarleo8847 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The Joker is literally Sabonis reborn 🤯

  • @joeynice123
    @joeynice123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such a treat watching him in person.

  • @zr8693
    @zr8693 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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. !😳🔥

  • @FloridaCeltic34
    @FloridaCeltic34 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Imagine if you had him in his younger days + gave Drazen a bigger role??? Sheeeeesh 😳

  • @vivaportugal2353
    @vivaportugal2353 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Sabas best player of history Ussr.

    • @aug1x667
      @aug1x667 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lithuania!!

    • @tomasperkunas9594
      @tomasperkunas9594 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      LIETUVA

    • @V.J.J.V.
      @V.J.J.V. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Viva Portugal And best center in the world for all time

  • @alexelcuh8780
    @alexelcuh8780 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Now look at his son killing it in the nba

  • @frank___
    @frank___ 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Sabonis probably would've had the same success as Jokić or even more if he played in the NBA sooner. He was well out of his prime when he played in the league but still cooked.

  • @mikegazanchyan2423
    @mikegazanchyan2423 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love watching this man

  • @damandrake6
    @damandrake6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @borjacoto9053
    @borjacoto9053 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If Savas dont have injuries ,he was in the top 5 centers of all time.

  • @reynaldosptr
    @reynaldosptr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @bigglilwayne7050
    @bigglilwayne7050 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Clyde Drexler said the Blazers would've won at least 4 championships and more than likely 6, had Sabonis joined Portland in his prime when he was initially drafted...

  • @someoneelse1986
    @someoneelse1986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    no idea why but I just teared up watching this

  • @alointaejames7559
    @alointaejames7559 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @dariusbivins7251
    @dariusbivins7251 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ive scored 62 points with him on 2k21

  • @rapschess
    @rapschess 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @Oberschutzee
      @Oberschutzee ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/S1LMU2rZ3XA/w-d-xo.html

  • @briansam2524
    @briansam2524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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