Career snapshot
8seasons
488games
5,926career pts
21.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Portland Trail Blazers
· 470 games · 1995-96–2002-03
Position rank · 2002-03
#34PPG rank
#6PER rank
#16WS rank
Among 57 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
16.0
1997-98 · POR
RPG
10.0
1997-98 · POR
APG
3.0
1997-98 · POR
PER
24.7
1995-96 · POR
WS
9.7
1997-98 · POR
Draft
1986
Round 1 ·
Pick 24
from Real Madrid
Honors & awards
1×
All-Rookie Team
1995
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | POR | 73 | 21 | 23.8 | 14.5 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 54.5 | 37.5 | 75.7 | 24.7 | 8.4 |
| 1996-97 | POR | 69 | 68 | 25.5 | 13.4 | 7.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 49.8 | 37.1 | 77.7 | 21.8 | 7.5 |
| 1997-98 | POR | 73 | 73 | 32.0 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 49.3 | 26.1 | 79.8 | 20.9 | 9.7 |
| 1998-99 | POR | 50 | 48 | 27.0 | 12.1 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 48.5 | 29.2 | 77.1 | 20.4 | 5.8 |
| 1999-00 | POR | 66 | 61 | 25.6 | 11.8 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 50.5 | 36.8 | 84.3 | 20.3 | 7.1 |
| 2000-01 | POR | 61 | 42 | 21.3 | 10.1 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 47.9 | 6.7 | 77.6 | 18.4 | 3.7 |
| 2002-03 | POR | 78 | 1 | 15.5 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 47.6 | 50.0 | 78.7 | 20.5 | 4.9 |
| 2003-2004 | ZAL | 18 | 0 | 28.3 | 16.7 | 10.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 56.0 | 36.6 | 69.6 | — | — |
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Born on December 19
About Arvydas Sabonis
Arvydas Romas Sabonis 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