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Arvydas SabonisPortland Trail Blazers · #11
Arvydas Sabonis is a retired center best known with the Portland Trail Blazers. A legendary big who reached the NBA late. Career averages: 12 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 55
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◆ Rated
Portland Trail Blazers · #11 · Center
Arvydas Sabonis
Season avg6.1 pts · 4.3 reb · 1.8 ast · .476 fg
Career avg12.0 pts · 7.3 reb · 2.1 ast · .498 fg
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Scouting report
Arvydas Sabonis — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
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Hall of Famer · center · Impact 55
Arvydas Sabonis is a retired center best known with the Portland Trail Blazers. A legendary big who reached the NBA late. Career averages: 12 points,
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OffenseC-
DefenseC-
Feel / IQD
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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Rebounding
Average on the glass
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F
3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Arvydas Sabonis stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
55Impact index
118Star score
Career scoring average12.0 ppg
Seasons in the index7
Accolades on file1
HOF Hall of Fame
Stat explorer
Arvydas Sabonis — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
6.1 PPG
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Playmaking
1.8 APG
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Rebounding
4.3 RPG
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F
Shooting
.500 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Arvydas Sabonis
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 2003-04 73% confidence
5.3
pts
3.6–7.0
3.8
reb
2.9–4.7
1.8
ast
1.1–2.5
13.8
min
proj
70
gp
health
.484
fg%
~base
.332
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 7-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 6.1 → projected 5.3 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.7
Development (his trend)
-0.2
Age curve
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Live context
+0.1
Net vs last season-0.8 PPG
Everything it reads
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7 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 66 / 61 / 78 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Arvydas Sabonis career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | 73 | 23.8 | 14.5 | 8.1 | 1.8 | .545 | .375 |
| 1996-97 | 69 | 25.5 | 13.4 | 7.9 | 2.1 | .498 | .371 |
| 1997-98 | 73 | 32.0 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | .493 | .261 |
| 1998-99 | 50 | 27.0 | 12.1 | 7.9 | 2.4 | .485 | .292 |
| 1999-00 | 66 | 25.6 | 11.8 | 7.8 | 1.8 | .505 | .368 |
| 2000-01 | 61 | 21.3 | 10.1 | 5.4 | 1.5 | .479 | .067 |
| 2002-03 | 78 | 15.5 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 1.8 | .476 | .500 |
| Career | 470 | 24.2 | 12.0 | 7.3 | 2.1 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Portland Trail Blazers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
43–39proj record
#9conf seed
+0.6net rtg
113.6off rtg
113def rtg
54%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Donovan Clingan, Jrue Holiday.
How his role moves
Projected 43–39, 9th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
55 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
HOF Hall of Fame
Act IV
The Ballad of Arvydas Sabonis
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Portland Trail Blazers
Turning pro
Drafted 1986 as a Center.
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Arvydas Sabonis is a retired Hall of Famer. A legendary big who reached the NBA late.
Chapter
He averaged 12 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists over his career.
Where things stand
A Hall of Famer and Portland Trail Blazers name.
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Sabonis's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 7' 3"
- Weight
- 292 lbs
- Experience
- 7th Season
- NBA debut
- 1995
- Draft
- 1986
- Jersey
- #11
Legacy
A legendary big who reached the NBA late.
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The person
A retired Hall of Famer and Portland Trail Blazers name.
Hall of Fame
Portland Trail Blazers
Standout
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ
Arvydas Sabonis — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Arvydas Sabonis, answered.
What were Arvydas Sabonis's career averages?
Arvydas Sabonis averaged 12 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
Is Arvydas Sabonis retired?
Yes — Arvydas Sabonis is a retired center and a Hall of Famer.
Arvydas Sabonis career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
