Domantas Sabonis
Born 1996 · Age 30
Lithuanian–American professional basketball player; son of Arvydas Sabonis. Multiple-time NBA All-Star, All-NBA selection, and NBA rebounding leader; has played for Unicaja Málaga, Gonzaga, Oklahoma City Thunder, Indiana Pacers and Sacramento Kings.
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Born in Portland, Oregon
Domantas Sabonis is born while his father Arvydas Sabonis was playing for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Family moves to Málaga, Spain
After Arvydas Sabonis retired from basketball, the family relocated from Portland to Málaga, Spain.
Loaned to Clínicas Rincón
Loaned to Unicaja’s affiliate Clínicas Rincón for the 2012–13 season to gain experience.
FIBA U-16 European Championship tournament-high 27 rebounds
At the 2012 FIBA U-16 European Championship Sabonis grabbed a tournament-high 27 rebounds in a game vs Poland and averaged 14.4 RPG for the tournament.
Professional debut for Unicaja Málaga
Debuted for Unicaja Málaga senior team (against Cibona Zagreb) at age 16.
Finished top-10 in 2013 FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year voting
Placed in the top 10 for 2013 award voting, a recognition of his youth international performance.
FIBA U-18 rebounding leader (2013)
At the 2013 FIBA U-18 European Championship he led the tournament in rebounds per game.
Liga ACB debut for Unicaja
Became the youngest Unicaja player to debut in the ACB at 17 years, 5 months and 10 days.
EuroLeague debut
Made his EuroLeague debut for Unicaja Málaga against Olympiacos Piraeus.
Top-5 in 2014 FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year voting
Finished in the top 5 for the 2014 FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award voting.
Signed letter of intent with Gonzaga University
Committed to play NCAA basketball for Gonzaga Bulldogs, foregoing a paid professional contract with Unicaja to preserve NCAA eligibility.
Spain Youth Basketball League silver
Helped Unicaja's junior team to silver in Spain Youth League, recorded 14 points and 8 rebounds in final.
Gonzaga debut
Debuted for Gonzaga with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists in 20 minutes.
WCC Player of the Week
Named West Coast Conference Player of the Week after averaging 13 points and 11 rebounds per 26 minutes.
WCC Tournament title with Gonzaga
Contributed 15 points and 6 rebounds as Gonzaga won the WCC Tournament Title (third straight).
Advanced to Elite Eight & NCAA South Regional All-Tournament
Led Gonzaga to Sweet 16 and Elite Eight; named to NCAA Tournament South Regional All-Tournament team.
Senior national team debut for Lithuania
Debuted for the Lithuanian senior national team vs Australia, scoring 4 points and grabbing 7 rebounds; youngest ever to play for Lithuania's senior team.
Named to ESPN pre-season top-25 (No. 20)
ESPN placed Sabonis 20th in NCAA player rankings heading into 2015–16 season.
EuroBasket 2015 silver medal with Lithuania
Played for Lithuania at EuroBasket 2015 and won a silver medal in his debut senior tournament.
Career-high 36 points and 16 rebounds (Gonzaga)
Scored 36 points (12/16 FG, 12/15 FT) and 16 rebounds in a 86–79 win.
35 points, 14 rebounds in overtime win
Nearly matched season scoring record, added 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks in OT win vs San Francisco.
Named to Naismith Trophy midseason watchlist
Included on the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy.
All-WCC First Team and Academic All-American
Named to First-team All-WCC and received CoSIDA Academic All-American honors after sophomore season.
Final college game vs Syracuse
Posted 19 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks in Gonzaga's close loss in the NCAA Tournament (Elite Eight).
Declared for 2016 NBA Draft; hired agents
Declared for the NBA draft and signed with Wasserman Media Group representatives Jason Ranne and Greg Lawrence.
Drafted 11th overall (Orlando, traded to OKC)
Selected 11th overall by the Orlando Magic and traded on draft night to the Oklahoma City Thunder (deal involved Serge Ibaka coming to Orlando).
Represented Lithuania at 2016 Summer Olympics
Played for Lithuania in Rio Olympics, averaging 5.5 points and 4.5 rebounds.
Signed rookie scale contract with Oklahoma City
Signed his rookie scale contract with the Thunder.
NBA debut as a starting power forward
Debuted in season opener as starting PF for OKC vs Philadelphia, recording 5 points and 4 rebounds; first Thunder player to debut in starting five since Kevin Durant.
Named to World Team for 2017 Rising Stars
Selected to play for Team World in the Rising Stars Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend.
2016–17 season playoff appearance with Thunder
Thunder qualified as sixth seed; Sabonis played limited minutes in first-round 4–1 loss to Houston.
Traded to Indiana Pacers (package for Paul George)
Traded, along with Victor Oladipo, to the Pacers in exchange for Paul George.
Pacers debut
Scored 16 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in Indiana's season opener vs Brooklyn.
2018 Rising Stars Challenge performance
Recorded 13 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists to help Team World defeat Team USA 155–124.
Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year (2018)
Chosen as Lithuania's Basketball Player of the Year by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.
Signed 4-year, $77 million extension with Pacers
Re-signed with Indiana on a four-year contract reportedly worth $77 million.
Pacers consecutive double-doubles franchise record (12)
On December 15, 2019 he recorded his 12th consecutive double-double, breaking Troy Murphy's Pacers record.
First NBA triple-double (first Lithuanian to do so)
Recorded a triple-double with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming the first Lithuanian in NBA history to record a triple-double.
Named to 2020 NBA All-Star Game
Selected to the NBA All-Star Game (second Lithuanian after Žydrūnas Ilgauskas).
All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge runner-up
Participated in the Skills Challenge and finished second, losing to Bam Adebayo by one shot in the final.
Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year (third consecutive: 2018–2020)
Awarded Lithuania's Basketball Player of the Year for a third consecutive time.
Historic triple-double: 36/17/10
Recorded 36 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists—first Pacer to have at least 30 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in a single game.
Won 2021 Skills Challenge
Won the NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge, defeating Nikola Vučević in the final.
2021 NBA All-Star selection (injury replacement)
Named an All-Star as injury replacement to Kevin Durant.
Triple-double at halftime; biggest road win in NBA history
Recorded 26 points, 19 rebounds and 14 assists (triple-double by halftime) in Pacers' 152–95 win over OKC — third player in history to log a triple-double by halftime and the only with a 20-point triple-double at the break.
Married Shashana Rosen
Married in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France; wedding officiated by a rabbi.
Career-high 42 points (Pacers)
Scored a career-high 42 points on 18-of-22 shooting to lead the Pacers to a 125–113 win over the Utah Jazz; highest NBA scoring performance by a Lithuanian.
Traded to Sacramento Kings (major multi-player trade)
Traded (with Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb and a 2023 2nd-round pick) to the Kings in exchange for Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson.
Kings debut
Debuted for Sacramento with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists in a 132–119 win over Minnesota.
Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year (4th time)
Awarded Lithuania's Basketball Player of the Year for a fourth time.
Suspended one game for contact with official
Received a one-game suspension without pay for making contact with a game official.
Birth of son Tiger
First child, son Tiger, born March 11, 2022.
20th career triple-double
Recorded his 20th career triple-double with 13 points, 21 rebounds and 12 assists in a win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
15/15/16 — first Kings 15/15/15 since Oscar Robertson (1965)
Recorded 19 points, 15 rebounds and a career-high 16 assists, first Kings player with 15/15/15 since Oscar Robertson in 1965.
Named to third NBA All-Star team
Selected as a reserve for the Western Conference All-Star team (third career All-Star selection).
Publicly in conversion process to Judaism announced
In April 2023 his wife announced that Sabonis was in the process of converting to Judaism; family practices Shabbat and keeps kosher.
Led league in rebounds (2022–23)
Ended the 2022–23 regular season as the NBA leader in rebounds, averaging 12.3 RPG.
Named All-NBA Third Team (first All-NBA selection)
Named to the All-NBA Third Team for the 2022–23 season.
Signed five-year, $217 million extension with Kings
Terminated remaining one-season $19.4M and signed a five-year extension reportedly worth $217M (most profitable contract in Lithuania's sport history).
Birth of daughter Eleven Rose
Second child, daughter Eleven Rose, born July 11, 2023.
35th career triple-double
Logged the 35th triple-double of his career with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists vs Washington.
Triple-double with 23 rebounds in double OT
Recorded 22 points, 23 rebounds and 12 assists in a double-overtime win vs Orlando.
Career-high 26 rebounds; highly efficient 20 points
Scored 20 points on 10‑of‑11 shooting and grabbed a career-high 26 rebounds; joined Wilt as only players to hit a 20/25/5 with 90%+ shooting.
50th career triple-double
Posted his 50th career triple-double with 35 points, 18 rebounds and 12 assists (also 3 blocks) vs Phoenix.
47 consecutive double-doubles (Kings franchise record)
Recorded his 47th consecutive double-double (22/11/8) to surpass Jerry Lucas and become the Kings franchise leader in consecutive double-doubles in a season.
Became fifth player with 25+ triple-doubles in a season; 54 consecutive double-doubles
Recorded his 25th triple-double in the season and extended his consecutive double-double streak to 54, breaking the modern-era streak tie.
Consecutive double-doubles streak ends at 61
The streak of consecutive double-doubles ended (peaked at 61) after a 8 points, 13 rebounds game vs OKC.
Switch to No. 11 announced
Sacramento announced Sabonis would switch to jersey No. 11 to honor his father (gave blessing from Bob Davies' family who previously had the number retired).
59th career triple-double; tied Larry Bird
Posted his 59th career triple-double (29/12/10) tying Larry Bird for 10th-most triple-doubles in NBA history.
Historic turnover- and missless triple-double
Posted a triple-double (17 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds) becoming the first player in NBA history to have a triple-double without a missed FG, a turnover, or a foul.
Season-high 32 points and 20 rebounds
Recorded 32 points and 20 rebounds on 11-of-15 shooting in a win over New Orleans (season-high scoring and 20-20 game).
Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year (5th time)
Selected as Lithuania's Basketball Player of the Year for the fifth time (award announced Jan 7, 2025).
Career-high 28 rebounds (again)
Logged 23 points and a career-high 28 rebounds in a 114–97 win over the Boston Celtics.
Tied career-high 28 rebounds (Feb 13, 2025)
Had 22 points and 28 rebounds (tied career-high) in an overtime loss vs New Orleans.
60+ double-doubles for third consecutive season
Recorded 19 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists in a loss, becoming the sixth player since the ABA/NBA merger to have 60+ double-doubles for three straight seasons.
Play-In Game loss vs Dallas (April 17, 2025)
Recorded 11 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists in Sacramento's 120–106 play-in loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
Birth of son Tauras Levi
Third child, son Tauras Levi, born in June 2025.
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