11 is retired by the Cleveland Cavaliers for Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Before him the number was associated with some great point guards. With 11 days until the regular season begins, let’s start with the first player to wear 11.
A list was recently written by HoopsHype’s Frank Urbina. The subject matter was a list of the top 50 European NBA players of all-time. Interestingly, he opted to write it from best to worst, rather than going the other way around.
Most people who follow the Cavaliers know him simply as “Big Z.” The rest of the world knows him as Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and, not surprisingly, it remembers his play, too.
Soon we will learn which team will raise the Larry O'Brien Trophy in triumph – it could be as early as tonight! And while Kevin Durant and LeBron James are the only real Finals MVP candidates, we've got plenty of awards for all the heroes of the NBA Finals, be they superstars, scrubs, or Kyle Korver.