Domantas Sabonis
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Sabonis with the Thunder in 2017
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| No. 3 – Oklahoma City Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / Center | ||||||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||||||
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May 3, 1996 Portland, Oregon |
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| Nationality | Lithuanian / American | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| College | Gonzaga (2014–2016) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall | ||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Orlando Magic | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012–2014 | Unicaja Málaga | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | → Clínicas Rincón | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Oklahoma City Thunder | ||||||||||||||||||
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Domantas Sabonis (born May 3, 1996) is a Lithuanian American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played in Spain for Unicaja Málaga's junior and senior teams before playing two seasons of college basketball for Gonzaga. He is the son of the Lithuanian basketball player Arvydas Sabonis, and was born in Portland, while his father was playing for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Despite being only a 16-year-old, on September 5, 2012, Sabonis debuted for Unicaja Málaga against Cibona Zagreb. He was later loaned to Clínicas Rincón for the 2012–13 season. He returned to Málaga for the 2013–14 season and debuted in the Liga ACB on October 13, 2013, becoming the youngest Unicaja player to debut in the ACB (17 years, 5 months and 10 days).
On October 18, 2013, Sabonis debuted in the Euroleague against Olympiacos Piraeus. In February 2014, he finished in the top 10 for the 2013 FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award voting. His best ACB game came on May 3, 2014, when he scored 13 points on 100% shooting. On May 10, 2014, Sabonis helped Unicaja's junior team win the Spain Youth Basketball League silver medal. In the final game, he recorded 14 points and eight rebounds. In January 2015, he finished in the top 5 for the 2014 FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award voting. During his time with Unicaja, he never signed a professional contract with salary in order to remain eligible for the NCAA.
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