NBA Opening Draw To Twilight Shaquille O'Neal Chapter 442

"Superstar Card: Avidas Sabonis (Euro League version)

Team: Real Madrid/Portland Trail Blazers

Age: 31

First Position: Center

Second Position: Power Forward

body hidden properties

Lower Body Strength: 90

Upper Body Strength: 88

Speed: 65 Explosive Power: 66

Agility: 74 Bounce: 62

Bullet speed: 72 Stamina: 75

Injury Resistance: 72

offensive ability

Hits: 96 Layups: 98

Mid-range: 88 Long-range: 72

Dunks: 70 Passes: 92

Possession: 82 Free throws: 76

Breakthrough: 75

defensive ability

External Defense: 70 Internal Defense: 91

Rebounds: 86 Blocks: 80

Steals: 74

Overall evaluation: 89 (quasi superstar)

Talent Skills:

Terminator (Purple Diamond)

The movement is less prone to deformation when making a layup or dunk, which can offset 30% of the hit rate interference caused by physical contact with the opposing player

Legend of the King (Purple Diamond)

Greatly enhanced global vision and stability, increased by 25%, and the chance of fancy pass triggering

Team Leader (Gold)

For 10 seconds after a brief control, all teammates' offensive ability increases by 5

Marksman (Gold)

The difficulty of receiving passes and shots from teammates will be reduced by 7% within three seconds

Defensive Pillar (Silver)

After colliding with the opponent within the three-second circle, increase all defensive attributes of self and teammates by 3 points in this round of offense"

What the hell!

Capped my old baby!

When Wang Zelinchang read all the abilities of Sabonis "The Roof of the World", he fell into a long silence...

After a long time, he barely suppressed the shock in his heart.

He had to admit that he might have underestimated Sabonis too much.

Especially when he saw the system's specific career description of Sabonis on the lottery panel, all kinds of complex emotions such as shock, regret, respect, and regret suddenly flooded into his heart.

This is a completely unprovoked monster!

In 1982, the former Maoxiong national team visited the United States, and the United States sent many university teams to compete with the former Maoxiong national team, and the two sides conducted a basketball diplomacy.

Most of the national team players sent by the former Maoxiong are much older than the college players in the NBA in the United States, but among the uncles, there is a young man who is younger than the students in the United States. juvenile.

This is 17-year-old Sabonis!

Then, the underage Sabonis scored 25 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks in the next game against Indiana University.

After the game, then Indiana University head coach Bobby Knight specifically mentioned Sabonis:

"That kid is the best non-American I've ever seen to play basketball!"

By the way, Bobby Knight, nicknamed "General", is a famous basketball coach in the United States. He once coached the U.S. national team and brought Jordan a teenager. It is said that he once scolded Jordan and cried.

There is another interesting piece of news about Bobby Knight.

Before the 1984 draft, Inman, then the general manager of the Blazers, asked Bobby Knight who he should choose. The latter replied without hesitation:

"You must choose Jordan!"

Immediately afterwards, when Inman repeatedly emphasized that they needed a center, Bobby Knight recklessly shouted out the well-known words:

"Then TM will choose Jordan and let him play center!"

Closer to home.

Back to Sabonis.

A few days after the game against Indiana Pacers, Sabonis met a native American supergiant.

Next year's NBA champion, as soon as he entered the NBA, the inside giant tower with an average of 20+10 per game - Ralph Sampson.

At the time, 22-year-old Ralph Sampson had just led the University of Virginia to a 25-5 record in NC.

But in this game, the Bears beat Sampson's 13 points with Sabonis' 21-point performance and successfully defeated the opponent.

The monster is growing, the sound of his footsteps is rumbling, and the earth of Maoxiong begins to shake!

Four years later, Sabonis, who was under 22, received the following honors:

European Player of the Year, European Basketball Player, European Championship MVP, Champions League scoring champion, FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion...

The young man who used to be dressed in fresh clothes and angry horses has long since claimed the throne of the king of Europe.

In 1986, the men's basketball World Championship final.

America vs Hairy Bears!

The high-profile matchup between the two teams is undoubtedly the contest between David Robinson, the strongest center of the University Forum from the U.S. Naval Academy, and the most mysterious monster outside the U.S. basketball world.

One is about to be selected as the No. 1 player in the NBA, one assists a Lithuanian team and leads a Lithuanian team to kill the Quartet in Europe, and the birthdays of the two only differ by more than 7 months, so they can meet each other.

Combining the two innings at that time, this game was very exciting.

The final result was that the United States won by 2 points, and it was a near miss.

However, more attention was paid to those two talented young men.

David Robinson scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks. The talent of the No. 1 pick is undoubtedly revealed!

Sabonis had 16 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks. As far as this game is concerned, Sabonis also showed too much.

However, due to five years of non-stop and uninterrupted battles since the age of 17, injuries finally came to the door.

As the years eroded and injuries hit, the Achilles tendon issue and knee issues had brought Sabonis' mobility to zero.

The once majestic and handsome, due to the sharp increase in weight, the appearance has also begun to become seriously uncle.

But this did not affect his ecstasy and his strong **** in Europe.

In 1995, Sabonis unified Europe in Real Madrid, and the European champion, MVP, and scoring champion all won, so there is the following sentence:

"There is nothing in Europe worth pursuing!"

As a result, the Portland Trail Blazers, who had been waiting for the king of Europe for nine years at the cost of a first-round pick No. 24, finally decided to prepare for the NBA when he was 31 years old.

After 9 years, they were no longer waiting for the monster boy. The traces of time are ruthless enough, but compared to the **** injury, they seem so insignificant.

At that time, when the Blazers team doctor Don Robert first got the film of Sabonis' physical examination, he said the famous sentence to the Blazers general manager Bob Huiteshit:

"You can take this film to apply for a disabled parking permit (with a disabled permit, you can park for free, and many places in China now have this policy), it would be good if his legs and feet can run, play basketball? I think it is still never mind."

In this way, Sabonis started his NBA career in the report of the professional team doctor that was almost equivalent to a death sentence.

In the 1995-1996 season, the 31-year-old "rookie" with a mobility infinitely close to 0 set foot on what may be the cruelest basketball court on the planet.

In his first season, Sabonis played only 23 minutes per game, but averaged 14.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 blocks per game.

This super-aged "rookie" does not seem to have lived up to the Blazers' 9-year wait.

What followed, however, was even more dreamy.

In this year's NBA playoffs, the Blazers tried to increase Sabonis' playing time in order to deal with the tough Utah Shuangsha. In the 2-3 loss to the Utah Jazz, Sabonis averaged 23.6 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game at the cost of 12 more minutes per game in the playoffs than in the regular season.

Considering Sabonis' physical condition, it's no wonder that countless media slammed it at the time: "This is a murder!"

After his first NBA season, Sabonis had an excellent track record, but given his 31-year-old age, one would rather believe it was a flash in the pan.

If this is the season performance of 21-year-old Sabonis, I am afraid that the outside world has already included him in the ranks of the league's super center... It's a pity that the monster boy is long gone.

but,

NB's life, never disdain if!

People still underestimate Sand Glass's love for basketball and his powerful will.

At the age of 31, he entered the NBA and played for 7 seasons. No one knows how he survived 7 seasons, but it is undeniable that Sabonis' arrival has indeed brought a unique landscape to the entire NBA.

There are statistics.

In the Blazers' first 5 years, Sabonis, the oldest in the team, ranked first in the team's PER for 4 years, and the PER in the first 5 years was all over 20.

What made the older Blazers fans even more memorable was the millennium season of 1999-00.

In this year, the Blazers and Lakers met in the Western Conference finals.

The 35-year-old Sao Sa is still the starting center of the Blazers. He has played 66 games this season and started 61 games. In the average playing time of 25.6 minutes, he contributed 10.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1 block and 0.7 steals.

The overall shooting percentage is still over 50%, and the three-point shooting rate also reached 36.6%. Considering the background of the era, Sabonis' three-point ability was definitely not bad in that era.

It is a pity that before this Western Conference matchup started, no one had any hope of winning for the Blazers.

Just because, standing in front of them is the Purple and Gold Corps who are about to open up a dynasty.

The same is true.

The 35-year-old Sa was unable to resist the new giant of the 1990s, Shaq O'Neal, who ushered in the peak of his career.

But the Blazers still gave the Sharks the most uncomfortable series experience. In this series, O'Neal averaged "only" 25.5 points and 12.1 rebounds per game, and the shooting percentage was only "poor" 53.7%...

en, considering O'Neal's 30.0+16.2 in the previous series and O'Neal's 38+16.7 in the finals, the third and the Blazers have done well enough.

How good is it?

The two sides fought fiercely to grab 7. At the end of the last 10 minutes, the Blazers led the Lakers by 15 points, and half of their feet had stepped on the floor of the finals.

And then, OK, the most classic cooperative shot of the combination also seems to have emerged as the times require:

At that time, Kobe No. 8, who still had an explosive head, faced the double team of the two and made a fake vote. The next moment...

Sharks suddenly surfaced!

After the suspense of the game was completed in this space, it completely came to an end.

The Sharks finally achieved a shocking reversal, advanced to the finals, won the championship, and established a dynasty...

As for the Blazers and the old Sa?

Sorry, but to borrow a classic quote from an old blacksmith in Los Angeles is the most appropriate:

"Second place is the number one loser!"

In the sports arena, not many people will care about what you have to pay to reach the final destination.

Only by winning the first place and taking the crown will it be worthy of being remembered by fans, the media, and history!

It's brutal, but it's real.

If the Blazers hadn't been reversed...

In an interview with ESPN, Drexler said of Sabonis:

"If in 1986, after Avidas was selected, he could come to the Blazers to play immediately, would the Blazers win a championship at that time?"

"We could win 4, 5 or 6 titles together! I promise you, man, he was that strong!"

This actually makes sense.

The Blazers made the Finals in 1990 and 1992. What if they added a younger Sabonis?

If he was not forced by the Qian Mao Xiong system, he would continue to fight with injuries...

If he could receive scientific sports therapy...

If he can stand in the NBA at the age of 21, represent the Trailblazers in the league, meet the trapeze and magician, meet the big dream, the general, the orangutan...

If the Big Four became the Big Five...

If later fans can witness through the video, there was such a super giant with top-level passing, outstanding running and jumping, leaning back, and even three-point range in the NBA in the past.

Speaking of what ifs, the Portland Trail Blazers have too many "ifs":

If Bill Walton, who led them to the title in the 1970s, wasn't seriously injured;

If in 19810 they drafted a shooting guard named Michael Jordan with the No. 2 pick;

If they don't have traders, another European genius Petrovic;

If they didn't send off the great potential of Jermaine O'Neal;

If Greg Oden didn't become the first emperor because of the **** injury;

If Brandon Roy hadn't fallen due to injury, he would have become a high school coach with the same head and round face Gordon in advance;

If they weren't ready to hire those unreliable veterinarians at all...

Unfortunately not if!

After reading Sabonis' full resume of his NBA career, Wang Zelin couldn't help but sigh:

NB people, after all, is NB!

Take Sabonis, for example.

He played a lap in the NBA and experienced the intensity of a wave of NBA directing to the Western Finals with a body that was already aging and scrapped. With a series of real performances and impeccable high-level data, he confirmed people's belief in his peak health. guess.

By the way, he also became the enlightenment idol of Chairman Yao's choice of basketball, and even played several times with Yao Ming after landing in the NBA in 2002.

It seems fantastic, because in the impression of many fans, the two are not players of the same era at all.

But this is what really happened.

But who made Sabonis work until May 4, 2003, with a playoff tiebreaker defeat of the Blazers against the Mavericks, officially announcing the curtain call of his career.

However, after retiring from the NBA and returning to his hometown of Lithuania, Sabonis couldn't help but play for another year, giving back to the fans with a season of retirement tour.

There is no doubt ~www.mtlnovel.com~ that his retirement tour has made Lithuania and the whole of Europe boiling.

Of course, this guy isn't limited to just having fun.

In the 2003~2004 season, Sabonis led the team to the Lithuanian League Championship!

In the same year, he was crowned the Euroleague regular season champion, the top 16 MVP, and the European First Team!

In the same year, he was crowned the European League regular season rebounder + blocked shot king!

In the twilight of his career, Sabonis once again announced to the European basketball world: Your emperor is back!

After reading all the objections of this senior's career history, Wang Zelin once again firmly believed that all encounters are destined.

Since God let him draw Sabonis among the 8 superstar cards, and the first center and former pioneer in FIBA history, he must not live up to the latter's great reputation.

Lao Sa failed to finish the road in the NBA, let him help finish it!

Championship, it's time.

Chapter end

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