Oscar Schmidt Hall of Fame Feature 

When you see Kobe Bryant and Larry Bird talking about any player like this... believe he is really an outstanding player.

OSCAR RECUSOU A NBA SO PRA JOGAR NA SELEÇAO!!! ISSO É PATRIOTISMO!!!!!

its a honor to fans of basketball in brazil nba recognize brazillian players , here in brazil basketball dont have so much fame

nowadays nba players refuse to play for their countries because of money, oscar did the opposite, and got more respect than money can ever buy .

Just the testaments of Kobe and Larry Legend is sufficient to believe that THIS MAN too was a legend.

Ive been an Oscar super fan since i saw him in the 1980 Olympics....I watched that 87 Pan Am game live....one of my biggest sports dissapointments is that he didnt play in the NBA.....even so, its an accomplishment that he gets the recognition he gets in the US even though he never played here. Im sure he would have been a legend in the NBA. No doubt about it.

To score more than 49,000 points you have to be the absolute best!

Oscar is one of the biggest "What If" in Basketball history, the question of the what if is "What could Oscar do in the NBA". He was so good, one of the best players to ever play the game, but such underrated and disrespected by the americans' xenophobic attitudes with the foreign players.

The story behind why Oscar Schmidt did not play in the NBA was not because he did not want to play in the NBA, but because at that time, players considered pros were banned from participating in the Olympic Games under the rules of the Olympic Committee at the time. If the Oscar were for the NBA he would have to give up the Brazilian national team. He preferred aside the dream of playing in the NBA to continue defending the national team in the Olympics. He was well aware that he would lose a lot of money, since NBA salaries were far superior to what he received in the European leagues. So it was an extremely patriotic option. The biggest dream of Oscar, more than playing in the NBA was to give an Olympic medal to Brazil. Now, I do not know why European leagues were not considered professional. But, the fact is that they were not, since he participated in the Olympic games and played in the Italiana. Such Olympic rules were dropped when Oscar was near his 36 years old and NBA players were allowed to participate in the Olympics. For instance, the American dream team. But Oscar did not want to play NBA because of his age. A história por trás do porque Oscar Schmidt não jogou na NBA, não foi porque ele não queria jogar na NBA, mas porque, naquela época, jogadores considerados profissionais eram proibidos de participar dos jogos olímpicos, pelas regras do comité olímpico vigentes à época. Se o Oscar fosse para NBA ele teria que abdicar da seleção brasileira. Ele preferiu por de lado o sonho de jogar na NBA para continuar defendendo a seleção nacional nas olimpíadas. Ele tinha ple na consciência de que perderia muito dinheiro, uma vez que os salários na NBA eram muito superiores do que ele recebia nas ligas europeias. Portanto, foi uma opção extremamente patriota. O maior sonho do Oscar, mais do que jogar na NBA era dar uma medalha olímpica para o Brasil. Agora, eu não sei porque as ligas europeias não eram consideradas profissionais. Mas, o fato é que não eram, uma vez que ele participou dos jogos olímpicos e jogava na liga italiana. Depois, quando Oscar perto dos seus 36 anos de idade, as tais regras olímpicas foram abandonadas e jogadores da NBA foram permitidos participar das olimpíadas. Por exemplo, o time dos sonhos americano. Porém Oscar não quis jogar NBA devido à sua idade

My dad, farm boy from rural life Michigan played in a tournament in São Paulo , Brazil 🇧🇷 against him in the mid 70s.

Brazil is proud of you!!!

I heard he didn't went to the NBA because if he did he wouldn't be able to play for the brazilian olympic squad. Is that true?

Oscar Scmidt G.O.A.T Should be a diamond player in NBA 2k15 he is god .

If he would have played in the NBA. So many records would be different

Saw him play since 1979. The only other country in latinamerica who could beat brazil once in a while was Puerto Rico (and Oscar was just devastiating in scoring). Saw the game against U.S.A. and his performance came as no surprise at all. Brazil had a second all aound player in Marcel de Souza who scored 31 points. He always played shadowed by Oscar. The game before he scored 38. The two of them were the two best tandem of scoring forwards of basketball on the world stage.

I was at his retiring game! What a privilege! In front of me was Nenê Hilário ( who was in Denver Nuggets at time ). Oscar is one of the greatest of all time, thanx NBA!

The real score champ. I remember that Olympic game ....cold blooded Took down David Robinson, Rex Chapman and Danny Manning

Oscar schmidt é o melhor jogador brasileiro de todos os tempos. 2019 vamos lá nova geração!🇧🇷

I'm very happy for Brazilian basketball and for not NBA players. This election is a great honor not only for the legend of Oscar Schmidt, even for the basketball leagues around the world, apart from the NBA. I'm from Spain, especifically from Murcia, and Oscar scored 11 three point shots against my favourite team, the CB Murcia in 1994. It was the all time three point shots scored in the ACB (the Spanish league) until a few years ago. In my view, I only can say thank you, Oscar, for everything that you gave for the game.

That's awesome. I am Brazilian and it's very nice that they have recognized him, something that the Brazilian people should do more, but is all about fucking football in there

Oscar the legend...

We Brazilians love the NBA, thanks for reminding us!

He scored almost 50 000 points. Just WOW...

The all time leading basketball scorer...say what you want about the type of competition he was a beast.

Oscar is a role model to me. I grew up watching him playing, along with NBA legends. There won't be another brazilian player like him in world's bball history.

Oscar Schmidt is known here in Brazil as the "Mão santa", he is suffering from cancer nowadays, he is an idol to all of us

RIP MAMBA 😢💔

If the NBA didn't have the rule that stopped Oscar from playing in the States we would have seen the sport of basketball spread sooner and further than we have today

When people say 96 was the best draft day, to me 84 was the greatest draft day that ever happened in the NBA.

The greatest basketballer ever to come from Brazil!!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🏀🏀🏀

Brazilian Basketball Legend!!!

saying that oscar was the best is not right, considering talents such as Jordan, Bird. Rodman, Pippen, etc. Oscar is right there with all of those big names, no question about it. His game just had something else in it, his shots were pure dynamite.

Master, Legend, King. Oscar.

You know he was dope when his nickname is De Mao Santa "The Holy Hand" around the world.

COMO OS BRASILEIROS DESMERECEM SEUS ÍDOLOS, FICO BOBO DE LER TANTA BESTEIRA !SE VC ENTROU NO VÍDEO E COMENTOU, É PQ SABE QUE O CARA ERA FERA!FODAM-SE AS COMPARAÇÕES, OSCAR FOI UMA LENDA DO BASQUETE MUNDIAL, ATÉ OS AMERICANOS RECONHECEM ISSO, MAS O BRASILEIRO C/ SUA SÍNDROME DE VIRA LATA, TEM QUE MENOSPREZAR O MAIOR PONTUADOR DE TODOS OS TEMPOS!LAMENTÁVEL...

The real KING!

If Oscar developed his abilities to the fullest in the NBA (pro level), maybe he could ended up in a level similar to Reggie Miller. A durable star 3pt specialist. But being the greatest player in the olympics history is not a bad resume also, maybe even better. After all, Steph Curry is on pace to break every other 3P specialist records.Oscar's records in the olympics were really impressive, almost unbeatable.

Dude just called his scoring record “unofficial” as if he scored them on baby hoops or sumn 🤦‍♂️

I'm Brazilian I play basketball and he is the first and only one to win a 1o1 versus Jordan he is representing our country

Parabéns a NBA por dar valor a este grande jogador.

Man Oscar Schmidt is one of the greats if he play in nba he will be the scoring leader, he score almost 50.000 points, he shoot like curry and had 6'8". I'm Brazilian

Thank you for recognizing one of our athletes, because here in Brazil does not happen the same

Gênio do esporte, obg Oscar! 🏀 🇧🇷

Oscar Schimidt is our ever Captain! For certain one of the best basketball players!

Acho que estava mais que na hora do Oscar entrar pro Hall da fama da NBA

2:40 42ppg!! TF. You know that the minutes in Olympic games matches are less than normal...

Oscar the Best 🙌🏼

Oscar é recordista olimpico e mundial de pontos, de olimpiadas, decidia jogos sozinho, a seleção do Brasil dos anos 80 e 90 não tinha nenhum NBA e nossos pivos perdiam quase todos os rebotes, erravam bolas debaixo da cesta, lances livres (era tosco, feio, quase ridiculo) , Gerson pipoca e Israel eram muito ruins, mas com Oscar aquele time atingia um nivel de 4a potencia mundial, perdiamos sempre para USA, Yougoslavia e URSS, mas nos outros a gente metia 10 a 20 pontos, Espanha, Grecia, Porto Rico, Australia, Oscar entrava em quadra e metia 30 a 40 pontos, era imarcavel mesmo com 2 em cima, fazia ponto de qualquer local da quadra, mesmo desequilibrado e da zona morta, foi um gigante do basquete mundial, hoje temos um monte de feras na seleção, NBAs, Varejao, nene, Barbosa, Spliter, Marquinhos, ALex, Hettchmeiter, Huertas, Giovanoni, RAul neto, e ficamos no maximo entre os 8 melhores, com Oscar e mais 4 jogadores medianos ficavamos sempre entre os 5 melhores, isso por mais de 10 anos, apesar de Michal Jordan ter sido um jogador brilhante e espetacular, sempre foi campeao em equipes fortissimas, como Chicago e Dream Team, ao contrario de Oscar, se jordan foi o jogador mais espetacular (eu ainda prefiro Johnson e Hortencia) Oscar foi o mais desequilibrante, duvido que aquela seleção brasileira, se Jordan fosse brasileiro e jogasse ali, conseguiria os mesmos resultados que conseguiu com oscar, nenhum jogador foi tao desequilibrante, teve tanto peso sozinho no resultado de um jogo como Oscar, nossa ultima medalha a nivel mundial foi em 1978, apesar do passado glorioso do time de Togo Kanela e varios craques, nossa ultima final a nivel mundial foi em 1970, faz tempo, hoje mesmo com tantos craques, sem um Oscar vai ser dificil ir muito longe, mesmo jogando em casa em 2016.

NO doubt Oscar Schmidt would have thrived in the NBA. He would have scored tons and likely ended up in the Hall of Fame. The question for him would have been defense. Sure, some great players have been defensive liabilities (Nash, Harden, etc.), and Oscar may have been OK. Bird, who he's often compared to, was a very good defensive player before the injuries piled up. We'll never know!

Uns dos poucos brasileiros que fazem a diferença

oscar is a legend 👏👏👏👏👏

ALL TIME HISTORY TOP SCORER, nothing more.

deveria ser mais valorizado pelos brasileiros

Greatest player most people never know about.

OSCAR MÃO SANTA

Vamo BRASIL, OSCAR JOGO MUITO

Bird played Oscar Schmidt once. July 25, 1992 during the olympics. Oscar had a bad game going 8 for 25. But scored 24 and hit 5 out of 10 threes. Bird played 21 minutes and scored 5 points. Obviously he was at the end.

Oscar era ferrado. Um montro do basquete

Obrigado Oscar :)

Back In the day he played 25 minutes in 4 games for the Nets and made 25 points. One point per minute.

MÃO SANTA, MITO!

R.I.P Kobe Bryant

É uma pena que os brasileiros não dão valor as pessoas! Obrigado Oscar! Você sempre será o melhor !

oscar é foda!!

My dad played in a goodwill tournament against him when he was young. Tournament of the America’s back in the early 70s. My dad was in his 20s

He was made for the NBA of today where shooting has become an art and allot of guards pull up from 30.... He’s be a better version of Klay Thompson today!

Whilst there was Oscar Schmidt, there was sabonis

Oscar Schmidt former Brazilian basketball player: He trained, trained and trained. And when I was really tired… I trained a little more. / "The limit was what I trained, you can't train more than I did. I made 1,000 pitches a day during my whole life, apart from training. This Holy Hand thing isn't true, it's Hand Trained"

Guys don't mess with Brazilians with sport. We are a poor country but besides our soccer team we have: guga kuerten, ayrton senna, oscar schimt, joao do pulo, our beach volley, ou saloon volley, and much more

BRASIL

Great Oscar Schmidt!

Amazing draft 84: Jordan, Stockton, Olajuwon, Barkley,...

The best brazilian player all time

Grande grande oscar en España todo el mundo del baloncesto lo conocía

Wow what a great draft class the 1984 had, you could make probably one of the best teams ever 1 through 5, Stockton, Jordan, Oscar, Barkley and Olajuwon..

H.Olajuwon & M.Jordan & C.Barkley & J.Stockton & Oscar Schmidt. The 84 NBA Draft.

Best south american player of all times

Oscar Schmidt should've came to the NBA.

The true goat

Goat of brazil 🇧🇷

Esse jogador era melhor jogador de basquete

el mejor jugador de todos los tiempos a nivel de selecciones oscar schmidt

Nope not this time! Oscar Schmidt done it all he is the shiny Figure that showed us here in Europe that we can beat the NBA Players! Thank you Sir!

Brasil this is for You!! 🔥

BRAZIL !

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 Indianápolis 🥇🏆

Respect Oscar "sacred hand"! The guy was a goat.

Ooo Oscar ....he never won inportant game against yugoslavia but he was incredible player

Here is Brazil, damn it !!! Respect the hopscotch.

One of the goats

Who is here after Luka got second to this guy and you were like, "who the hell was Oscar Schmidt?"

El mejor tirador que he visto

THE 3 POINTER GOAT !

In NBA ??? Some peoples think Oscar Smith = Steve Blake in NBA

Legend.

Larry bird is one of the best human been that have heard about!

grande oscar !

New Jersey Nets 90s PG kenny anderson SG drazen petrovic SF oscar schmidt PF derrick coleman

If you've ever played basketball on a team where everyone was way worse than you and you still averaged 42 ppg, you're a fucking monster. Its not like you're just getting the ball Everytime and you're getting single covered, you're getting double and triple and even quadruple teamed, the coach will tell the whole team, "anyone but him".

The all time leader score of FIBA Cup and Olympic games, yet