The high-profile Golden State Warriors came to the road to challenge the Indiana Pacers. A few days ago, Shams reported that the Pacers' management was ready to rebuild, and in addition to Brogdon, who could not be traded, they could put Turner, Sabonis Jr., Le Vere and other players of good quality on the trading shelf. In the case of rumors so stirred, the Indiana Pacers did not surrender, they fought the Golden State Warriors to the last moment with their tenacity, and in the end, with Looney's magical "quasi-kill" in the last moment, the Golden State Warriors narrowly defeated the Pacers 102-100 on the road, and there was a thrilling take away the victory. However, in this game, Warriors' Steven Curry shot 5-of-15 from three-point range, just one step away from the NBA-record three-pointer record held by Ray Allen.
However, in this contest, Turner, Sabonis Jr. and Le Vere, who are deeply involved in trade rumors, have appeared, and it is clear that the Pacers are intent on letting some buyers see the quality of these three players, but among the three of them, the best player is Sabonis Jr. who plays inside. In this operation, Sabonis Jr. played a total of 36 minutes of game time for the Pacers' start, hitting 12 goals in 17 shots, and receiving 30 points, 11 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. As a high-profile "ball second generation", Sabonis Jr. has his own halo after entering the league, but in recent years, the progress made by Sabonis Jr. on the field is also obvious to many fans, with his unremitting efforts, Sabonis Jr. was selected into the NBA Eastern Conference All-Star team for two consecutive times in the 19-20, 20-21 seasons, and also won the championship of the Skill Challenge.
The younger Sabonis's father, Arvidas Sabonis, who was 2 meters tall, was one of the world's top centers in the 1980s and 1990s, helping the former Soviet Union win the Olympic gold medal in 1988. During his career, Sabonis Sr. won the title of European Player of the Year for 6 years, and the former Soviet men's basketball team he led gave the American men's basketball team a headache at the Seoul Olympic Games. In the confrontation with "Admiral" David Robinson, the well-rounded Sabonis Sr. is not at all inferior. However, due to the political factors at the time, the elder Sabonis did not get the opportunity to enter the NBA. In 1989, the elder Sabonis finally qualified to play abroad, but due to years of unscientific weight training, the elder Sabonis's knee hoarded a large number of injuries, so Sabonis temporarily gave up the idea of going to the United States to play, and chose to devote himself to the Spanish league.
During his 6 years in the Spanish League, the elder Sabonis almost won the awards he could win, so in 1995, Sabonis chose to come to the NBA League and join the Blazers. As a 221 cm tall, weighing up to 132 kg "behemoth", we can not see the dull shadow of Sabonis's body, his personal skills are very comprehensive, with a particularly prominent passing ability, his basketball IQ is extremely high, the pass is fraudulent and extremely accurate, after grabbing the rebound in the backcourt, the old Sabonis can also use the "quarterback" passing method, directly to the basketball precision guidance to the hands of the fast attacker, his no-ball cover, The ability to defend under the basket and organize the handling of cards also became the nightmare of many NBA stars at that time. So, in 2011, Sabonis Sr. was inducted into the NymphnesIa Basketball Hall of Fame and became a Hall of Fame NBA star.
Compared to his father, Sabonis Jr. did not seem to show any special talent when he first entered the league, and in his first season with the Thunder, Sabonis Jr. averaged only 5.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, and as an interior player, he shot only 39.9% from the field. However, in July 2017, the Pacers made a deal with the Thunder, sending the absolute core of the team, Paul George, in exchange for Oladipo and Sabonis Jr., and the deal that year also made Sabonis Jr. usher in his own spring. After coming to the Pacers, Sabonis Jr. gradually became the core of the team's inner line, and his ability to cover without the ball, protect the frame and shoot from the middle distance has also been greatly improved with the gradual accumulation of game experience. Perhaps, Sabonis Jr.'s basketball talent is not as outstanding as the old Sabonis, but with perseverance, he also occupies a place in the NBA league and becomes a member of the All-Star Team.
This season, Sabonis Jr. continued to play steadily, averaging 18.2 points, 11.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in 34 minutes of average playing time, according to well-known basketball journalist Shams reported that the Suns and Kings teams have long been eager for Sabonis Jr. However, in an interview with the Indian City reporter a few days ago, little Sabonis said: "We want to stay here." As long as we can play for the team in the team, we will stand up and compete. Scott Agness, a reporter with the Pacers, believes that Sabonis Jr. likes to play under Carlisle. The second generation of the ball, who bears the family's fame, seems to be not ready to leave.