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Domantas Sabonis
Sabonis with the Lithuania national team in 2022
No. 11 – Sacramento Kings
PositionCenter / power forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-05-03) May 3, 1996 (age 28)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
NationalityLithuanian / American
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
CollegeGonzaga (2014–2016)
NBA draft2016: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2014Unicaja Málaga
2012–2013→Clínicas Rincón
2016–2017Oklahoma City Thunder
2017–2022Indiana Pacers
2022–presentSacramento Kings
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Lithuania
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2015 France
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place 2011 Turkey Team

Domantas Sabonis (Lithuanian pronunciation: [ˈdoːmɐntɐs sɐˈboːnʲɪs]; born May 3, 1996) is a Lithuanian-American[1][2] professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Lithuanian national team.[3] Son of the Hall of Fame player Arvydas Sabonis, Sabonis is a two-time All-NBA Team member, three-time NBA All-Star, and has led the league in rebounds twice.[3]

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 in the 2023 NBA playoffs and helped them break their NBA record 17-year playoff drought.[5]

Early life

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Domantas was born on May 3, 1996, in Portland, Oregon, when his father, Arvydas Sabonis, was playing for the Portland Trail Blazers.[6][7][3] His mother is Ingrida Mikelionytė, the first Miss Lithuania in 1988.[8] He has two older brothers, Žygis (born 1991) and Tautvydas (born 1992), and a younger sister, Aušrinė (born 1997).[9] When Arvydas was once asked if any of his sons will follow his footsteps in basketball, he singled out Domantas due to his stubbornness, and because he is left-handed.[9]

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.

—Mark Few, Gonzaga head coach.[10]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Domantas Sabonis
PF 		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:4/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  247Sports: #26  ESPN: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2014 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  • "2014 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  • "2014 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  • "2014 Gonzaga 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.

College career

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Freshman season (2014–2015)

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Sabonis declined a Unicaja offer of a three-year $630,000 contract in order to play in the NCAA.[11] He committed to NCAA Division I squad Gonzaga University prior to the 2014–15 season.[12][13] On November 14, 2014, Sabonis solidly debuted by scoring 14 points, grabbing 8 rebounds, and dishing 2 assists, along with one steal and one block in 20 minutes.[14] On February 3, 2015, after averaging 13 points and 11 rebounds per 26 minutes he was named West Coast Conference Player of the Week.[15] After a stellar regular season with Gonzaga, Sabonis was named to the All-WCC Second team, as well as to the WCC All-Freshman team.[16] On March 10, the Gonzaga Bulldogs defeated the BYU Cougars 91–75 and won the WCC Tournament Title for the third straight time.[17][18] Sabonis was one of the best players in the game with 15 points and 6 rebounds.[19][20] During March Madness, Sabonis led Gonzaga to the Sweet 16 with 18 points and 9 rebounds.[21] Gonzaga beat UCLA to make it to the Elite Eight, Gonzaga's first regional final with Mark Few as head coach and second overall. Sabonis scored 12 points and grabbed 8 rebounds during that game.[22] The season ended with a loss to the future champions Duke and Sabonis was named to the NCAA Tournament South Regional All-Tournament team.[23] In his first NCAA season, Sabonis averaged 9.7 points, along with Gonzaga team highs of 66.8% field-goal percentage and 7.1 rebounds.[24]

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)

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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.

—Jeff Goodman, ESPN.[27]

Sabonis began his second NCAA season with an outstanding career-high performance of 26 points (FG: 12/13, FT: 2/2); he also added 7 rebounds in a 91–52 win over Northern Arizona.[28] On December 19, Sabonis set a new career high in points and rebounds, scoring 36 points (FG: 12/16, FT: 12/15) and grabbing 16 rebounds; his team won 86–79.[29] The Zags' head coach Mark Few said that he never had seen a monster line like that for a Zag.[30] Two days later, Sabonis improved on another career high by dishing out 6 assists; he also scored 23 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, and led Gonzaga past the Pepperdine Waves 99–73.[31] On January 2, 2016, he was just one point shy of his scoring record with 35 points; he also added 14 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks in a thrilling come-from-behind victory in OT versus the San Francisco Dons 102–94.[32] On January 9, Sabonis once again improved his rebounds record by grabbing 17 rebounds, and adding 28 points, 3 steals, 3 blocks and 4 assists, his team won 85–74. After the game, the Bulldogs head coach Mark Few said: "Sabonis, none of us can take for granted the type of year he is having... Such consistency, it's amazing".[33] On January 21, nearly posted a triple-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds, and a career-high 7 assists.[34] Two days later, Sabonis grabbed a new career high of 20 rebounds, as well as 12 points and 2 assists.[35] He was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy on February 11.[36] On March 1, he was included into the First-team All-WCC.[37] Two days later, Sabonis received CoSIDA Academic All-American honors.[38]

On March 17, Sabonis began his second March Madness appearance by leading his team past the Seton Hall Pirates 68–52 to the Round of 32, scoring 21 points, grabbing 16 rebounds and making 4 assists, despite having a flu.[39][40][41] On March 19, he helped his team to advance into the Sweet 16 stage with 19 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, crushing the third-seeded Utah Utes 82–59.[42] Moreover, he limited his direct opponent and one of the top prospects Jakob Pöltl to just 5 points and 4 rebounds.[43] Following it, Sabonis was the most efficient post-up player left in the NCAA tournament.[44] Despite his yet another monster performance of 19 points, 17 rebounds (7 offensive) and 5 blocks on March 25, his journey was stopped by the Syracuse Orange during the final match moments, losing 60–63.[45] In his second NCAA season Sabonis almost doubled his every single statistical line comparing with the previous season.[46] During the March Madness, his averages were 19.6 points, 14.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 3.3 blocks.[47] On March 29, Sabonis was named to the CBS College Basketball All-America Third-team, along with Ben Simmons, Brandon Ingram, Jamal Murray and Yogi Ferrell.[48] Sabonis also was one of the finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award.[49]

In early April 2016, several U.S. media reports indicated that Sabonis would declare himself eligible for the 2016 NBA draft and would hire an agent, marking the end of his career at Gonzaga.[50] On April 20, he signed with Jason Ranne and Greg Lawrence of Wasserman Media Group for representation in the NBA draft.[51] Prior to the draft, Sabonis rejected the offer to participate in NBA Draft Combine.[52] Instead, he participated in four pre-draft workouts with the Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics and Utah Jazz.[53]

Professional career

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Unicaja (2012–2014)

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Despite being only a 16-year-old, on September 5, 2012, Sabonis debuted for Unicaja Málaga against Cibona Zagreb.[54] He was later loaned to Clínicas Rincón for the 2012–13 season. He returned to Málaga for the 2013–14 season and debuted in the Liga ACB on October 13, 2013,[55] becoming the youngest Unicaja player to debut in the ACB (17 years, 5 months and 10 days).[56] On October 18, Sabonis debuted in the EuroLeague against Olympiacos Piraeus. In February 2014, he finished in the top 10 for the 2013 FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award voting.[57] His best ACB game came on May 3, when he scored 13 points on 100% shooting.[58] On May 10, Sabonis helped Unicaja's junior team win the Spain Youth Basketball League silver medal. In the final game, he recorded 14 points and eight rebounds.[59] In January 2015, he finished in the top 5 for the 2014 FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award voting.[60] During his time with Unicaja, he never signed a professional contract with salary in order to remain eligible for the NCAA.[61]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2016–2017)

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2016–2017 season

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Sabonis with the Thunder in February 2017

Sabonis was selected 11th overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2016 NBA draft.[62] He was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder along with Ersan İlyasova and Victor Oladipo for Serge Ibaka on draft night.[63][64] He did not participate in the 2016 NBA Summer League in order to join the Lithuania men's national basketball team training camp.[65] On August 12, 2016, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Thunder.[66] He made his debut for the Thunder in their season opener as their starting power forward on October 26, recording five points and four rebounds in 16 minutes, in a 103–97 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.[67] He became the first Thunder player to debut as a starting five member since Kevin Durant.[68] On November 7, he recorded season highs of 15 points and 10 rebounds in a 97–85 win over the Miami Heat.[69] On December 23, he set a new season high with 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting in a 117–112 win over the Boston Celtics.[70] On January 25, 2017, he was named in the World Team for the 2017 Rising Stars Challenge.[71][72] Six days later, he matched his season high with 13 rebounds and had 13 points in a 108–94 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.[73] On February 18, he scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting in only 12 minutes to help Team World defeat Team USA 150–141 in the Rising Stars Challenge during All-Star Weekend.[74] Sabonis transitioned to a bench role in early March, following the acquisition of Taj Gibson at the trade deadline.[75] In his debut season, he was a member of the starting five in 66 of 81 games.[76] The Thunder qualified for the NBA Playoffs as the sixth seed, but they were eliminated 4–1 by the Houston Rockets in the first round; Sabonis played just six minutes in the series, as he managed court time in just two of the five games.[77] Upon concluding his rookie season, Sabonis indicated that he would participate in the 2017 NBA Summer League in preparation for EuroBasket 2017.[78]

Indiana Pacers (2017–2022)

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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

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On July 6, 2017, Sabonis was traded, along with Victor Oladipo, to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Paul George.[80] Due to the unexpected trade, he not only missed the 2017 NBA Summer League, but was also ruled out from representing the Lithuanian national team during EuroBasket 2017.[81] In his debut for the Pacers in their season opener on October 18, Sabonis had 16 points and seven rebounds in a 140–131 win over the Brooklyn Nets.[82] On October 29, he had 22 points and 12 rebounds, while going 9-of-9 from the field in a 97–94 win over the San Antonio Spurs.[83] Two days later, he recorded a then career-high 16 rebounds, in addition to 12 points and five assists, in a 101–83 win over the Sacramento Kings.[84] On November 2, he recorded a then career-high six assists in addition to 15 points and 12 rebounds in a 124–107 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.[85] On December 18, he had a career-high three blocked shots to go with 17 points and eight rebounds in a 109–97 win over the Nets.[86] On January 3, 2018, he had a then career-high 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting in a 122–101 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.[87] While participating in the 2018 NBA Rising Stars Challenge, Sabonis recorded 13 points, 11 rebounds and three assists to help Team World defeat Team USA 155–124.[88] On April 8, he scored a then career-high 30 points in a 123–117 win over the Charlotte Hornets.[89] In Game 5 of the Pacers' first-round playoff series against the Cavaliers, Sabonis scored a then-playoff career-high 22 points in a 98–95 loss.[90]

Sabonis with the Pacers at the free-throw line in December 2018

2018–19 season

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Sabonis with the Pacers in October 2019

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

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On October 21, 2019, one day before start of the 2019–20 season, Sabonis signed a four-year, $77 million contract extension with the Pacers.[96][97] On November 1, Sabonis recorded a then career-high 17 rebounds in a 102–95 win versus the Cleveland Cavaliers.[98] On November 18, Sabonis recorded a then career-high 18 rebounds, and helping his team to get a 115–86 victory versus the Brooklyn Nets.[99] In December 2019, he was chosen as the Lithuanian Player of the Year for a second consecutive year.[100] On December 15, 2019, Sabonis got his 12th consecutive double-double and improved previous Pacers record for the most consecutive double-doubles, which was held by Troy Murphy since 2009.[101] On January 21, 2020, Sabonis became the first Lithuanian in the NBA history to record a triple-double with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists as the Pacers won 115–107 over the Denver Nuggets.[102] On January 26, he recorded his second triple-double with 27 points, 14 rebounds and a then career-high 11 assists.[103] On January 30, Sabonis was chosen to the 2020 NBA All-Star Game after averaging 18 points, 12.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and became only the second Lithuanian to be chosen as an NBA All-Star, the other being Žydrūnas Ilgauskas.[104][105] Sabonis also participated in the NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge in 2020 and was just 1 shot away from the trophy, after being defeated only in the final by Bam Adebayo.[106][107] During his first NBA All-Star Game appearance, Sabonis scored 2 points, grabbed 6 rebounds per 19 minutes and helped Team LeBron to win 157–155.[108]

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

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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 All-Star, as an injury replacement to Kevin Durant.[119] At the 2021 All-Star Game, Sabonis beat Nikola Vučević to win the Skills Challenge.[120] On March 17, Sabonis logged his sixth triple-double of the season with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a 124–115 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, setting a new franchise record for the most number of triple-doubles in a season.[121][122] After missing six games due to a back injury, Sabonis returned to action on May 1. He logged a triple-double at the first half and finished the game with 26 points, 19 rebounds and 14 assists across 30 minutes in a 152–95 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, becoming the third player in league history to log a triple-double by halftime while also making history as the only player to record a 20-point triple-double at the break. In his efforts, Sabonis helped the Pacers record the biggest road win in league history and the second-biggest win in franchise history.[123][124][125] On May 11, Sabonis logged his ninth triple-double of the season with 16 points, 13 rebounds and a then career-high 15 assists in a 103–94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.[126][127][128]

2021–22 season

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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)

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2021–22 season

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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

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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 NBA All-Star team as a reserve for the Western Conference.[145] He, along with De'Aaron Fox, became the first Kings players to be named All-Stars since DeMarcus Cousins in 2016.[146] On February 23, first game after the All-Star Weekend, Sabonis logged a triple-double with 18 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in a 133–116 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.[147] On March 13, Sabonis had 23 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists for his 10th triple-double of the season in a 133–124 loss against the Milwaukee Bucks. He also tied Michael Jordan for 19th place in career triple-doubles with 28.[148] On April 9, Sabonis ended the regular season as the league leader in rebounds, averaging 12.3 rebounds per game.[149] He also achieved career-highs in field goal percentage (.615 FG%) and assists per game (7.3). On May 10, 2023, Sabonis was named to his first All-NBA team, making the third team with Kings teammate De'Aaron Fox.[150] This is the first Sacramento-era season where multiple Kings players made the All-NBA team.[151] On April 17, he scored a playoff career-high 24 points in the Kings' 114–106 victory against the Golden State Warriors. At one point during the game, he grabbed Draymond Green's leg and was stomped on the chest by Green afterwards. As a result, Sabonis was assessed with a technical foul.[152] The Kings were eliminated in seven games.

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

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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 Phoenix Suns.[158] On March 12, Sabonis recorded his 47th consecutive double-double with 22 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in a 129–94 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. He surpassed Jerry Lucas' previous record of 46 to become the Sacramento Kings franchise leader in consecutive double-doubles in a season.[159] On March 25, Sabonis had 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists to become the fifth player in NBA history with at least 25 triple-doubles in a season, joining Nikola Jokic, Russell Westbrook, Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson. He also posted his 54th consecutive double-double, breaking a tie with Kevin Love for the longest streak since the 1976–77 merger between the NBA and ABA.[160][161]

2024–25 season

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On June 14, 2024, the Sacramento Kings announced that Sabonis would switch to No. 11 jersey to honor his father, Arvydas Sabonis, who wore the same number during his time with the Portland Trail Blazers. The Sacramento Kings had previously retired No. 11 to honor Bob Davies. However, Davies' children gave their blessing for Sabonis to use the retired number.[162] On October 26, Sabonis posted his 59th career triple-double with 29 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists in 131–127 loss against the Los Angeles Lakers. He tied Larry Bird for the 10th-most triple-doubles in NBA history.[163][164] On November 6, Sabonis posted a triple-double with 17 points, 13 assists, and 11 rebounds in a 122–107 win over the Toronto Raptors. He became the first player in NBA history to post a triple-double without a missed field goal, a turnover, and a foul.[165]

National team career

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Junior national team

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Sabonis with the Lithuanian national team during the 2016 Olympics

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.[166]

Sabonis made his international debut with the Lithuania U-16 national team at the 2012 FIBA U-16 European Championship, averaging 14.1 points, 14.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. He grabbed a tournament-high 27 rebounds against Poland on July 27. In 2013, at 17 years of age, Sabonis played for the Lithuania U-18 team in 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He averaged 14 points, 11.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game[167] and was tournament leader in rebounds per game.[168] While playing against Serbia, he scored 22 points, grabbed 22 rebounds and dished out 3 assists. Lithuania won the game 74–70 in OT.[169] In 2014, coach Jonas Kazlauskas included Sabonis on the preliminary list for the Lithuania men's national basketball team.[170] In 2014, D.Sabonis played in the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for the second time. This time he averaged 15.9 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.[171][172] On July 9, 2015, he was invited to join the Lithuania men's national team training camp for the first time.[173] On July 15, by participating in 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, Sabonis achieved the tournament rebounds record by grabbing 28 against Ukraine.[174] He led the tournament at 13.2 rebounds per game.[175]

Senior national team

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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.[176] Sabonis was the youngest player ever to play for the national team, beating Jonas Valančiūnas by a matter of days.[177] Sabonis averaged 6 points and 5.9 rebounds during the preparation games phase, and was the team's second best rebounder after Valančiūnas.[178] Sabonis played for Lithuania at EuroBasket 2015, winning a silver medal in his debut year.[179] 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.[180]

Personal life

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Sabonis married Shashana Rosen on August 15, 2021, in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France; the wedding was officiated by a rabbi.[181] They welcomed their first child, a son named Tiger, on March 11, 2022, and are expecting a second child in summer 2023.[182] The family keeps Shabbat and eats only kosher food.[181] In April 2023, his wife announced that Sabonis was in the process of converting to Judaism.[181]

Career statistics

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Legend
  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

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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
2023–24 Sacramento 82 82* 35.7 .594 .379 .704 13.7* 8.2 .9 .6 19.4
Career 576 436 30.3 .556 .332 .726 10.3 4.8 .8 .5 15.7
All-Star 3 0 16.2 .571 — .500 3.7 .7 .0 .0 3.3

Play-in

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Indiana 2 2 32.4 .500 .250 .500 16.0 9.5 1.5 .5 16.5
2024 Sacramento 2 2 39.3 .571 .000 1.000 13.0 7.0 2.5 1.0 19.5
Career 4 4 35.9 .534 .167 .818 14.5 8.3 2.0 .8 18.0

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

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