That's the craziest part about Sabonis. If you were picturing him at his ceiling, you would've have guessed this. He was used entirely different at Gonzaga and didn't have the playmaking opportunities, but in his final year he averaged 1.8asts to 2.6tos!
His Dad is the best passing big that I have seen. It is too bad he wasn't allowed to come over and play when he was in his prime.
Summer of 2024...100%...if he's paid accordingly....
probably next year.
can't do it.
It’s amazing how the narrative around the time of the trade was that domas is a very good offensive center and great rebounder….but you need to tailor your offense around him (I remember reading a lot about “Sabonisball”, like it was a bad thing) and he can’t anchor a successful defense. I’m just not buying the later argument at this point. You can tell the coaching staff places more emphasis on verticality as an absolutely critical piece of a strong defense. Perhaps even placing it at a higher level of importance than shot blocking. As that concept has been beaten into his brain we are starting to see less games where his is in foul trouble. With his size, strength and great footwork he can absolutely be a solid anchor to a defense assuming he is used correctly. Our coaching staff top to bottom is really something this year.
So I guess we can just expect one of these every 14 games or so.
The Pacers actually gave us a (second round) pick in the deal to take this apparent bum off their hands.
Good never great
If Tyrese did it, it’d be leading Sportscenter.
