Arvydas Sabonis

I grew up amidst the basketball eras of Magic, Bird, and Jordan, when finding a great European player in the NBA was about as rare as the L.A. Clippers making a good draft selection or the playoffs for that matter. I grew up in a time where the Lakers Vlade Divac was literally considered the [...]

On the heels of another delusional tirade by banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling, the Clippers lost 104-98 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. How? How does the team with the best floor leader (Chris Paul), the best coach (Doc Rivers), and best frontcourt (Griffin/Jordan) lose a playoff series? In the critical game 5, the Clippers blew [...]

With all the talk about where Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James will end up this summer, money and salary are on the minds of NBA GM’s as usual, but it got us thinking about the richest players in the NBA today. 10-T. Shawn Marion 35-year old 4-time All-Star Shawn Marion has made about $10 million [...]

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August 19, 2011 – Dane Carbaugh I was at the Arvydas Sabonis rally yesterday in Portland and had a chance to speak with Blazers President Larry Miller. He seemed like a nice guy and to boot, was well dressed. [...]

July 27, 2011 – Dane Carbaugh After spending the last eight years away from Rip City, former Portland Trail Blazers center and fan favorite Arvydas Sabonis is set to make an appearance August 18th in Oregon. Casey Holdahl from Trailblazers.com posted this about Sabas coming home to Portland: “…Eight-plus years after leaving Portland behind, Arvydas [...]