Domantas Sabonis
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League | NBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Portland, Oregon, U.S. | May 3, 1996||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian / American | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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College | Gonzaga (2014–2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2016: 1st round, 11th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Orlando Magic | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Unicaja Málaga | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | →Clínicas Rincón | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Oklahoma City Thunder | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2022 | Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Domantas Sabonis (Lithuanian pronunciation:
Sabonis started his career in Spain with Unicaja Málaga. He then moved to the United States and played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. After being drafted 11th overall in the 2016 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic, Sabonis was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder on draft night, spending his rookie season with the team before being traded to the Indiana Pacers in 2017. He played five seasons for the Pacers and was named an All-Star twice during his tenure. In 2022, Sabonis was traded to the Sacramento Kings for rising star Tyrese Haliburton, in a move considered shocking to many.[4] Named to his first All-NBA team and third All-Star selection in 2023, he led the Kings alongside De'Aaron Fox to the third seed and helped them break their NBA record 17-year playoff drought.[5]
Early life
Domantas was born on May 3, 1996, in
In 2004, Domantas' father retired from basketball, and the whole family moved from Portland to Málaga, Spain.
I like a lot of things about his game. He is extremely aggressive, plays with a motor, is always going hard. Really high level rebounder, great passer, physical player, and runs and moves exceptionally well for a big guy.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Domantas Sabonis PF
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Kaunas, Lithuania | Sunny View School / Unicaja Málaga | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 17, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: #26 ESPN : NR
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College career
Freshman season (2014–2015)
Sabonis declined a Unicaja offer of a three-year $630,000 contract in order to play in the
On April 4, Few told ESPN that Sabonis planned to return for his sophomore season at Gonzaga, adding that Sabonis never seriously considered declaring for the 2015 NBA draft.[25]
Sophomore season (2015–2016)
On August 13, 2015, ESPN placed Sabonis 20th in its NCAA players rankings heading for the 2015–16 season, describing him as "one of the nation's best, and edgiest, rebounders".[26]
No one plays harder than Gonzaga's Domantas Sabonis. The sophomore forward is a walking double-double, which could earn him third-team All-American honors.
Sabonis began his
On March 17, Sabonis began his second
In early April 2016, several U.S. media reports indicated that Sabonis would declare himself eligible for the
Professional career
Unicaja (2012–2014)
Despite being only a 16-year-old, on September 5, 2012, Sabonis debuted for
Oklahoma City Thunder (2016–2017)
2016–2017 season
Sabonis was selected 11th overall by the
Indiana Pacers (2017–2022)
Players respect me now, players depend on me", "My teammates, when the game is tough they tell me, 'C'mon Domas, we need you,' and I like that, I like taking that responsibility.
—Domantas Sabonis, about his third season in the NBA.[79]
2017–18 season
On July 6, 2017, Sabonis was traded, along with
2018–19 season
On September 26, 2018, the Pacers picked up the team option on Sabonis' contract.[91] On October 31, he was 12-for-12 shooting while matching his then career-high with 30 points in a 107–101 win over the New York Knicks.[92] On November 19, he had 19 points, nine rebounds and a then career-high nine assists in a 121–94 win over the Utah Jazz.[93] In December 2018, he was chosen as the Lithuanian Player of the Year by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.[94] On March 19, 2019, he tied a then career-high 16 rebounds in a 115–109 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.[95]
2019–20 season
On October 21, 2019, one day before start of the
Sabonis participated in the NBA 2K Players Tournament during the coronavirus pandemic, playing against Montrezl Harrell, a center for the Los Angeles Clippers in an NBA 2K20 basketball game as their respective basketball teams.[109] The Pacers finished as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 45–28 record after seeding games in the Orlando "bubble". Sabonis did not participate after leaving the team in July to treat plantar fasciitis in his left foot (after trying to play through the injury).[110] Sabonis focused on rehab[111] and was not added to the Pacers' active playoff roster during their 4–0 first round series loss against the Heat. Having not played a game since the NBA shutdown in March, he finished with averages of 18.5 points, 12.4 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game. In November 2020, he was chosen as the Lithuanian Player of the Year for a third consecutive year.[112]
2020–21 season
On December 23, 2020, Sabonis started the 2020–21 season with a new career-high of 32 points, along with 13 rebounds, five assists, and one steal, and led his team to a 121–107 victory versus the New York Knicks.[113] On December 27, 2020, Sabonis put up 19 points and 10 rebounds, alongside a game-winning layup, in a 108–107 win over the Boston Celtics.[114] On January 9, 2021, Sabonis achieved his new rebounding record by having a double-double of 28 points, 22 rebounds, and 4 assists (this way he became the first player of the Pacers to have a double-double of at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in 3 quarters), but his team lost 125–117 to the Phoenix Suns.[115] On January 22, 2021, Sabonis set his career's new record of steals by having five of them, along with 18 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists, his team won 120–118 in OT versus the Orlando Magic after he made a last shot to tie the game in the fourth quarter.[116] On February 3, 2021, Sabonis improved his scoring record by having 33 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists in just 3 quarters, however his team lost to the Milwaukee Bucks 110–130.[117] On February 17, 2021, Sabonis once again improved his scoring record by having a triple-double of 36 points, 17 rebounds, and ten assists, leading his team to a 134–128 victory versus the Minnesota Timberwolves, becoming the first player of the Pacers to have at least 30 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists in a single NBA game.[118]
On February 26, he was named an
2021–22 season
On January 5, 2022, Sabonis logged his fifteenth career triple-double with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a 129–121 loss to the Brooklyn Nets.[129][130] Four days later, Sabonis scored a career-high 42 points on 18-of-22 shooting, propelling Indiana to a 125–113 win over the Utah Jazz.[131] Moreover, it was the highest NBA scoring performance by a Lithuanian, surpassing the previous record held by Linas Kleiza since 2008.[132]
Sacramento Kings (2022–present)
2021–22 season
On February 8, 2022, with the Pacers looking to rebuild, Sabonis was traded along with Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb and a 2023 second-round pick to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson.[133] The next day, Sabonis debuted for the Kings in a 132–119 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, logging 22 points in addition to 14 rebounds and five assists across 32 minutes of play.[134][135][136] On March 9, he was suspended for one game without pay for making contact with a game official.[137]
2022–23 season
The triple-double he [Sabonis] had, the way he got it, I think Oscar Robertson was the only one who had a triple-double like that. To me, that's absolutely amazing. And it's not the one-off because it's not his first triple-double.
—Mike Brown, coach of the Sacramento Kings, about a historical triple-double of Sabonis.[138]
On December 21, Sabonis recorded his 20th career triple-double with 13 points, 21 rebounds and 12 assists in a 134–120 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[139] The next game, Sabonis had his second consecutive triple-double with 20 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in a 125–111 loss against the Washington Wizards.[140] On December 28, Sabonis scored a then season-high 31 points, along with 10 rebounds and five assists in a 127–126 win over the Denver Nuggets.[141] The next game, Sabonis had 28 points on 12-for-12 shooting along with 11 rebounds and eight assists in a 126–125 win over the Utah Jazz.[142]
On January 13, 2023, Sabonis recorded 19 points, 15 rebounds, and a career-high 16 assists in a 139–114 win over the Houston Rockets. Sabonis became the first player in Kings history to record at least 15 points, 15 rebounds, and 15 assists in a game since Oscar Robertson in 1965.[143] On February 1, Sabonis scored a season-high 34 points on 15-of-20 shooting from the field, along with 11 rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks in a 119–109 win over the San Antonio Spurs.[144]
On February 2, 2023, Sabonis was named to his third
On July 2, 2023, Sabonis and the Kings terminated the remaining one-season contract worth $19.4 million and signed a five-year contract extension worth $217 million.[153] This is the most profitable contract in Lithuania's sport history.[154]
2023–24 season
On December 18, Sabonis logged the 35th triple-double of his career with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists in a 143–131 win over the Washington Wizards.[155] On January 3, 2024, Sabonis recorded a triple-double with 22 points, a then season-high 23 rebounds and 12 assists in a 138–135 double overtime win over the Orlando Magic.[156] On January 29, 2024, Sabonis scored 20 points on 10-of-11 shooting from the field, grabbed a career-high 26 rebounds and delivered 5 assists in a 103–94 win against the Memphis Grizzlies. He became the second player in NBA history with at least 20 points, 25 rebounds, five assists and a shooting percentage of 90% or better. The other was Wilt Chamberlain, who did it six times.[157]
On February 13, Sabonis posted his 50th career triple-double with 35 points, 18 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 blocks in 130–125 loss against the
National team career
Junior national team
I can say that another basketball star is growing. His father was uncommon and such human is one per 100 years. I was thinking that if Domantas will not interfere the national team it will be good, but when he actually helps I appreciate it very nicely.
—Jonas Kazlauskas, describing Arvydas Sabonis's son Domantas in 2015.[162]
Sabonis made his international debut with the
Senior national team
On July 29, 2015, Sabonis debuted for the Lithuania men's national team in a game against Australia, scoring 4 points and grabbing 7 rebounds.[172] Sabonis was the youngest player ever to play for the national team, beating Jonas Valančiūnas by a matter of days.[173] Sabonis averaged 6 points and 5.9 rebounds during the preparation games phase, and was the team's second best rebounder after Valančiūnas.[174] Sabonis played for Lithuania at EuroBasket 2015, winning a silver medal in his debut year.[175] He also was a member of the Lithuanian Olympic national team during the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he averaged 5.5 points and 4.5 rebounds.[176]
Personal life
Sabonis married Shashana Rosen on August 15, 2021, in
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
* | Led the league |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Oklahoma City | 81 | 66 | 20.1 | .399 | .321 | .657 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .5 | .4 | 5.9 |
2017–18 | Indiana | 74 | 19 | 24.5 | .514 | .351 | .750 | 7.7 | 2.0 | .5 | .4 | 11.6 |
2018–19 | Indiana | 74 | 5 | 24.8 | .590 | .529 | .715 | 9.3 | 2.9 | .6 | .4 | 14.1 |
2019–20 | Indiana | 62 | 62 | 34.8 | .540 | .254 | .723 | 12.4 | 5.0 | .8 | .5 | 18.5 |
2020–21 | Indiana | 62 | 62 | 36.0 | .535 | .321 | .732 | 12.0 | 6.7 | 1.2 | .5 | 20.3 |
2021–22 | Indiana | 47 | 46 | 34.7 | .580 | .324 | .740 | 12.1 | 5.0 | 1.0 | .5 | 18.9 |
Sacramento | 15 | 15 | 33.6 | .554 | .235 | .743 | 12.3 | 5.8 | .9 | .3 | 18.9 | |
2022–23 | Sacramento | 79 | 79 | 34.6 | .615 | .373 | .742 | 12.3* | 7.3 | .8 | .5 | 19.1 |
Career | 494 | 354 | 29.4 | .548 | .326 | .731 | 9.7 | 4.2 | .8 | .5 | 15.1 | |
All-Star | 3 | 0 | 16.2 | .571 | — | .500 | 3.7 | .7 | .0 | .0 | 3.3 |
Play-in
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 32.4 | .500 | .250 | .500 | 16.0 | 9.5 | 1.5 | .5 | 16.5 |
Career | 2 | 2 | 32.4 | .500 | .250 | .500 | 16.0 | 9.5 | 1.5 | .5 | 16.5 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017 | Oklahoma City | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.0 | .0 | .5 | .5 | 2.0 |
2018 | Indiana | 7 | 0 | 23.7 | .581 | .143 | .778 | 4.6 | .7 | .1 | .3 | 12.4 |
2019 | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 24.0 | .414 | .250 | .643 | 7.3 | 4.0 | .8 | .3 | 8.5 |
2023 | Sacramento | 7 | 7 | 34.7 | .495 | .200 | .571 | 11.0 | 4.7 | 1.4 | .9 | 16.4 |
Career | 20 | 7 | 25.6 | .503 | .176 | .672 | 7.0 | 2.7 | .8 | .5 | 12.0 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2014–15 | Gonzaga | 38 | 1 | 21.6 | .668 | — | .664 | 7.1 | .9 | .4 | .3 | 9.7 |
2015–16 | Gonzaga | 36 | 31 | 31.9 | .611 | .357 | .769 | 11.8 | 1.8 | .6 | .9 | 17.6 |
Career | 74 | 32 | 26.6 | .632 | .357 | .729 | 9.4 | 1.3 | .5 | .6 | 13.5 |
See also
- List of European basketball players in the United States
- List of National Basketball Association annual rebounding leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career triple-double leaders
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Euroleague.net profile
- Gonzaga Bulldogs bio