Chapter 8 The Final Puzzle_4

However, when facing Ah Gan, Sabonis no longer had that confidence.

This guy was clearly only 6'10", a somewhat undersized center.

But his strength was astonishingly great, his skills alarmingly plentiful, and his offensive and defensive details were maxed out.

Although they had only conducted some one-on-one confrontations, combining those with his game videos, Sabonis knew the gap between them was vast.

Precisely because of this, after the Olympics ended, as Sabonis's injuries grew increasingly severe, and his body struggled to recover to its pre-Achilles tear peak condition,

Sabonis began to hesitate.

His hesitation might have cost him the opportunity to play in America, and it wasn't the first time he'd missed out.

In 1985, the Hawks drafted Sabonis, but his pick was annulled due to his age.