Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (pronunciation (help·info)) (born June 5, 1975 in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (pronunciation (help·info)) (born June 5, 1975 in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Ilgauskas stands 7' 3", making him currently the second-tallest NBA player, after the Houston Rockets' Yao Ming[1], and he weighs 260 pounds. Ilgauskas has established himself as a consistent but not spectacular scorer, scoring 15.0 ppg over his career thus far. Ilgauskas is a good rebounder (7.7 rpg, 3.2 offensive) and a decent shot-blocker (1.9 blocks per game). His assists-per-game average was at its highest at 1.6 during the 2002-2003 season.
NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1998, Ranked 4th in the NBA in in offensive rebounds (279) in 1997-1998, 1998 Rookie Challenge MVP, becoming the only non-American player in history to earn the honor, 2003 All-Star for the East, Ranked 7th in the NBA in blocked shots per game (2.48) and 4th in total blocks (201) in 2003-2004, Ilgauskas is the Cavaliers' all-time leader in offensive rebounds (2013) (as of February 27, 2008), Ranked 7 in top 10 players on defense in the 2006-2007 season by 82games, On February 13, 2008, Ilgauskas blocked his 1,100th shot as a Cavalier (the 2nd Cavalier to reach that milestone).
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