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14. Domantis Sabonis

14. Domantis Sabonis

When Indiana knew they were going to have trade Paul George, they landed Victor Oladipo, who lived up to his potential, and Domantis Sabonis, a Center who had played only one year at OKC.

In the two seasons that he has played for Indiana, he has been used off of the bench, but he has hit double digits in Points per Game (12.9), and last year, he was 17th in Rebounds per Game and 8th in Rebound Percentage.  Those are incredible numbers for a player who has not averaged 25 Minutes per Game!  He also had a PER of 19.8 in those two seasons.

With that type of production, Sabonis and his skills became the starting Power Forward and would become an All-Star with an 18.5 PPG and RPG of 12.4.  The Pacers had an undiscovered gem, though the NBA was now aware of what the son of Arvydas could do.  In 2020-21, Sabonis kept his Rebounds per Game at 12, while increasing his PPG to 20.3 with his Assists going up to 6.7 per Game, and it looked like he statistically could be in the top five in franchise history, but there is only so many reasons to keep you if you are not a contender.

Sabonis was dealt to Sacramento during the 2021-22 Season, ending his run in the Hoosier Stae with averages of 16.3 Points and 10.5 Rebounds per Game.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Center
  • Acquired: Traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder with Victor Oladipo for Paul George 7/6/17.
  • Departed: Traded to the Sacramento Kings with Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb, and a 2023 2nd Round Pick for Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield, and Tristan Thompson 2/8/22
  • Games Played: 319
  • Per Game Averages: 30.3 MP
    .567 eFG%
    .731 FT%
    16.3 PTS
    10.5 RB
    4.2 AST
    0.8 STL
    0.5 BLK

    11 Playoff Games
    23.8 MP
    .538 eFG%
    .719 FT%
    11.8 PTS
    5.5 RB
    1.9 AST
    0.4 STL
    0.3 BLK
  • Advanced Stats: 20.6 PER 
    .605 TS%
    11.6 VORP
    32.5 WS

    11 Playoff Games
    17.6 PER 
    .576 TS%
    0.2 VORP
    0.9 WS
  • Major Accolades and Awards: All-Star (2020 & 2021)

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