Yao Ming s legendary idol, 2.21-meter basketball geek Sabonis, was selected for the basketball Hall of Fame

Avidas Sabonis is a unique existence in the long history of basketball. He is 2.21 meters tall and weighs 132 kilograms, but he can run and jump, dribble like a defender, and has magician passing ability. He was a "monster" in the stadium in the 1980s and 1990s. He was also Yao Ming's childhood idol and was known as "Aerial Architect".

He was involved in basketball at the age of 13, played in the professional league at the age of 15, and was selected for the Soviet national team at the age of 17. In the 1982 Basketball World Cup, he helped the Soviet team win the championship led by Doug Rivers and Mitchell Wiggins (Witkins' father). Since then, his football skills and height have increased simultaneously, his height is 2.21 meters long, and he dominates local and European competitions: from 1985 to 1987, he led the team to end the CSKA Moscow championship in nine consecutive championships, won three consecutive championships, and won the European Cup championship, the runner-up in the World Cup, etc. He almost won European awards in his early twenties. When he was 22 years old, he was torn by the Achilles tendon and was still selected by the Trail Blazers in the first round with the 24th pick. Due to political reasons, the Trail Blazers helped him recover. He rushed to the Seoul Olympics to revenge the US team. Two years ago, the Soviet team lost to the United States by two points. In this semi-final, the Soviet team eliminated the American university elite team 82-76 and defeated Yugoslavia in the final to win the championship. However, unscientific training and playing with injuries caused his legs to be damaged and his ability to fly and escape, but he dominated the Spanish league with his top skills and led Real Madrid to dominate Europe. In 1995, the 31-year-old landed in NBA Portland with two broken Achilles tendons and "can apply for parking for disabled people". His tall and flexible, super high ball maker, wonderful passes and rare three-point ability of the center have made Olajuwon and O'Neal unable to gain any advantage in the inside. He came on as a substitute in the rookie season, averaging 14.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game, ranking second in the Best Sixth Man. In the next seven years, the Trail Blazers have never missed the playoffs. If the Lakers and Spurs had not blocked him, he might have touched the Finals floor.

In 2003, he returned to Kaunas Club and won the Lithuanian League MVP, Europa League regular season MVP and the top 16 MVP, and retired the following year. What will happen to him in the NBA at his peak has become a topic of discussion among fans, but even though he was born at the wrong time, he still passed on the spark to national basketball, and his descendants continued the family journey and wrote a cross-age legend.