The rest of the squad for the first-ever 32 team World Cup includes Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas and Indiana Pacers forward Domas Sabonis. Both players appeared in two of the country’s games in the European Qualifiers.
Domantas Sabonis Rumors
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Position: F-C
Born: 05/03/96
Height: 6-10 / 2.08
Weight:240 lbs. / 108.9 kg.
Salary: $3,529,554
Born: 05/03/96
Height: 6-10 / 2.08
Weight:240 lbs. / 108.9 kg.
Salary: $3,529,554
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The Pacers seem committed to starting Sabonis and Turner, sources say, which makes Thaddeus Young a goner. The league at large is skeptical about the staying power of the Sabonis/Turner duo, and that skepticism grew louder when the Pacers drafted another center — Goga Bitadze — last week.
The value of Aaron Holiday continues to thrive as the NBA Draft arrives Thursday and free agency opens at the end of the month. If the Indiana Pacers are going to make any significant move to jump from No. 18 or reshape the roster, it’ll likely come through moving Domantas Sabonis or Holiday. Holiday was informed that he potentially was on the move in February, with his name attached to a deal for Mike Conley with the Memphis Grizzlies, league sources told IndyStar then.
Lithuania NT head coach Dainius Adomaitis revealed the nation’s preliminary roster for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China and the list includes NBA stars Jonas Valanciunas and Domantas Sabonis. Coach Adomaitis also made public that Arturas Gudaitis is getting stronger after his ACL injury and “is ahead of medical staff predictions by 6-7 weeks”, per Donatas Urbonas’ report.
Pacers center Domantas Sabonis is a finalist for the Kia NBA Sixth Man Award, the NBA announced on Friday. Sabonis, a 6-11 center, is one of three finalists for the annual award. The other two finalists are both from the Los Angeles Clipper: Montrezl Harrell and Lou Williams. In his third NBA season and his second in Indiana, Sabonis appeared in 74 games in the 2018-19 season, coming off the bench in 69 of those contests. He averaged 14.1 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game, all career highs.
