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DomantasSabonis
Domantas Sabonis anchors Sacramento's interior, a rebounding specialist with All-Star and All-NBA honours.
Overview
Sabonis plays as a centre who can shift to power forward, using his 2.08m frame to control the glass. Rebounding is the foundation: he boxes out, pursues the ball and turns defensive rebounds into possession. His All-Star and All-NBA recognition comes from that interior presence, not from volume perimeter shot creation. Opponents must account for his size on both ends.
Domantas Sabonis anchors the Sacramento Kings as their starting centre this season, with the offence and rebounding effort flowing through his interior work. He has three All-Star selections, two All-NBA honours and five Lithuanian player of the year awards. Earlier NBA stops came with Oklahoma City and Indiana; Sacramento is his current home.
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Questions fans ask
His birth date is 3 May 1996, and his professional career has taken place in the NBA.
He is 30 years old, with his birth date falling on 3 May 1996.
Standing 2.08 metres tall, he plays as a center and power forward for the Sacramento Kings.
The Orlando Magic picked him in 2016, selecting him in the first round with the eleventh overall pick.
Lithuania is his nationality, and Portland in the United States is where he was born.