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Soviet authorities refused to allow Sabonis to play in the United States, despite him being drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1986. He was not permitted to accept an offer from LSU or to join the Blazers until after the 1994-95 European season, by which time he was 30 years old.
Sabonis won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul representing the Soviet Union, and bronze medals at both the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics representing Lithuania.
Sabonis played for Zalgiris in Kaunas, Forum Valladolid in Spain, and Real Madrid. With Real Madrid he won two Spanish League titles and the FIBA European League (EuroLeague) title in 1994-95. He returned to Zalgiris for his final professional season in 2003-04.
In his 1995-96 rookie season with Portland, Sabonis averaged 14.5 points on 55 percent shooting and 8.1 rebounds per game in under 24 minutes per game. He was named to the All-Rookie First Team and finished runner-up in Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year voting.
Sabonis was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on the 12th of August 2011, having been named to it on the 4th of April 2011. He was also inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame on the 20th of August 2010.
Domantas Sabonis is the son of Arvydas Sabonis, born in Portland while his father was playing for the Trail Blazers. Domantas was selected 11th overall in the 2016 NBA draft and is a three-time NBA All-Star currently playing for the Sacramento Kings.