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When did Arvydas Sabonis join the team?
In 1982, Sabonis was one of the players in the senior Soviet Union national team that toured the United States.
How did he join the team?
CANNOTANSWER.
How long was he on the team?
Eventually, Sabonis would develop chronic knee, ankle and groin issues, that substantially limited his mobility and explosiveness, by the mid-1990s.

Question: Did he win awards during his career?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Arvydas Sabonis win awards during his career?