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.

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Oct 9, 2024 · Despite having been selected by the Portland Trail Blazers as their 24th overall pick of the 1986 NBA draft following a voided draft by the Atlanta Hawks a year prior owing to age issues, he didn’t make his NBA debut until 1994-1995.

In the summer of 1986, the Portland Trail Blazers drafted a relatively unknown center named Arvydas Sabonis from Kaunas, Lithuania. Sabonis was tall and strong with soft hands, terrific timing, and great vision.

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Arvydas Sabonis played 7 seasons for the Trail Blazers. He averaged 12.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 470 regular-season games. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011.

Sep 19, 2021 · Arvydas Sabonis was a key piece of Portland Trail Blazers history. One can’t help but wonder if, Portland would have won a few of the championships the Chicago Bulls won in the ’90s if, Sabonis immediately played for the Blazers when drafted.

Apr 14, 2020 · The Portland Trail Blazers drafted Arvydas Sabonis, an incredibly talented young big man, with the 24th pick of the first round in the 1986 NBA Draft. The Blazers had just come off a 40-42 season, and had a young Clyde Drexler, as well as Jerome Kersey and Terry Porter, all aged 23 and under.

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