25 Best International Players Of All Time

24. Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Lithuania

Zydrunas Ilgauskas was one of the many 7-foot-plus centers out of Europe. Ilgauskas was selected at No. 20 in the 1996 draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Ilgauskas played 12 of his 13 seasons with the Cavaliers. He played 29 games in three seasons after a successful rookie season due to a myriad of foot and ankle injuries.

Ilgajuskas had career averages of 13.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.6 blocks per game over his 843 games.

Ilgauskas had incredibly impressive offensive rebounding numbers. His 2.9 per game were almost as good as his 4.4 defensive rebounds. Throughout his career he gave his teams three extra shots per night.

He was so good at offensive rebounding that he had the most offensive rebounds in the league for the 2004-05 season. He was top 10 in the league six times in his career for this skill

One of the many honors that Ilgauskas received was that the Cleveland Cavaliers retired his number, such was the service that he gave them.

Ilgauskas was a two-time All Star, in 2003 and 2005. He was also named to the 1997-98 All-Rookie first team, which shows how good his rookie year was, considering his draft slot.

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