Ubiratan Maciel is often regarded as the greatest Brazilian center of all time. Maciel won a total of 8 medals in Olympic Games, World Championships, and Pan American Games. Earlier this year, Maciel was announced as a member of the 2010 induction class of the Basketball Hall of Fame and was formally inducted on August 13.
This illustration of Maciel was created by artist Cristiano Siqueira, as part of the Brazilian ESPN Magazine ranking of the 50 most important brazilian sports figures in history. Siqueira created 18 portraits in the series with his vivid vector based style.
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