Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Lithuanian: Žydrūnas Ilgauskas; Lithuanian pronunciation: [ʒʲiːˈd̪rûːn̪ɐs̪ ɪɫˈɡɐ̂ˑʊ̯s̪kɐs̪]; born June 5, 1975) is an Lithuanian American retired professional basketball center of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Cavaliers from 1996 to 2010, and is the team's career leader in games played, rebounds, and blocks. He also played for the Miami Heat during the 2010–11 season.

In 2012, Ilgauskas joined the Cavaliers' front office, becoming a special advisor for the team.

Professional career

Early career

Ilgauskas made his pro debut in his birthplace of Kaunas, Lithuania, with the Atletas Basketball Club in 1993. He averaged 20.3 points, 12.8 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game in the 1994–95 season.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Ilgauskas was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 20th overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft. On August 1, 1996, he signed a multi-year deal with the Cavaliers. In the earliest parts of his career he suffered through a myriad of foot and ankle injuries. He spent the entire 1996–97 season on the injured list due to a broken bone in his right foot.

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"He scored 50-some in Toronto and we ended up losing. He obviously had a great night, but we couldn't get the crucial stops. They beat us to the loose balls or they got the offensive boards or we had offensive breakdowns."
"Tonight we got inside and got fouled a lot. We tried to play the inside-outside game, and it worked well for us as we got to the free-throw line."
"Obviously, you can't replace a player like that."
"I have been shooting well from the line this year. I was able to step up tonight and make them. Sometimes they don't go in. What can I say? Tonight they did."
"We couldn't close the game. These last few games could have gone either way. It's hard. We knew that they play hard. They are young but they play hard."
"From what I've seen, he loves being here. I don't know what's going to happen in the future. But all of us would like to see No. 23 hanging in the rafters, and I think we'll see that."
"From a basketball standpoint, this team is going up. And I wanted to be a part of it."
"Ever since coach Brown has come in we have been trying to buy into his system. We still have a long way to go, but there has been a lot of teaching and we are improving."
"I've been shooting it well from the line this year. I was able to make them. Sometimes they go in and sometimes they don't. When they go in, it makes you look good."
"If I do get picked it would be a great honor, but other players are having really good seasons. I think they should take a lot more guys from Detroit than they usually do. Everybody knows Ben Wallace, but they should take at least two more from that team. If that happens, I won't mind getting the rest."
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CLEVELAND — It was always a possibility for Vanderbilt guard Grant Huffman to end up playing in his backyard. It just a matter of if it was going to become a reality ... So when it happened, I was really excited ... "It was like the Zydrunas Ilgauskas days.
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