Domantas Sabonis

A relentless double-double machine and elite passing big, Domantas Sabonis honored his Hall-of-Fame father's number while building his own three-time All-Star résumé as the heart of the Sacramento Kings.

Domantas Sabonis was born May 3, 1996 in Portland, Oregon — while his father, Hall of Famer Arvydas Sabonis, played for the Trail Blazers — and represents Lithuania internationally. He wears No. 11 in his father's honor. He starred at Gonzaga before Orlando drafted him 11th overall in 2016 and traded him to Oklahoma City.

After a rookie year with the Thunder, a 2017 trade to Indiana in the Paul George deal turned him into a two-time All-Star. A 2022 swap centered on Tyrese Haliburton sent him to Sacramento, where he became the franchise centerpiece.

In Sacramento he made a third All-Star team, won three straight rebounding titles, earned back-to-back All-NBA Third Team honors, and posted a 61-game double-double streak — one of the modern era's most durable interior forces.

Sources: Wikipedia, NBA.com, Basketball-Reference.

Sabonis comes from basketball and pageant royalty: his father Arvydas is a Naismith Hall of Famer, and his mother, Ingrida, was the inaugural Miss Lithuania in 1988. He married Shashana Rosen in 2021, and the couple has three children.

He co-launched the wine brand 'Ones by Sabonis' in 2024 and has spoken about the family observing Jewish traditions — details noted here briefly and factually.

Tireless, cerebral and unselfish, Sabonis is a throwback big who dominates through rebounding, passing and efficiency.

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Where he sits in history

The franchise centerpiece, recovering from a 2026 knee surgery.

Sabonis is signed long-term on a renegotiation-and-extension worth roughly $217M and remains Sacramento's offensive hub. A February 2026 surgery to repair a torn left meniscus interrupted his season; his 2026-27 readiness is the key question around his outlook.

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