Domantas Sabonis

Lithuanian-American basketball center/ power forward for the Sacramento Kings (2022–) of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Lithuanian national team. Son of the Hall of Fame player Arvydas Sabonis, Sabonis is a two-time All-NBA Team member, three-time NBA All-Star, and has led the league in rebounds twice. He was a member of the Lithuanian Olympic national team during the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Domantas was born when his father, Arvydas Sabonis, was playing for the Portland Trail Blazers. His mother is Ingrida Mikelionytė, the first Miss Lithuania in 1988. He has two older brothers, Žygis (born 1991) and Tautvydas (born 1992), and a younger sister, Aušrinė (born 1997).

Sabonis started his career in Spain with Unicaja Málaga (2012–2014). He then moved to the United States and played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. After being drafted 11th overall in the 2016 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic, Sabonis was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder on draft night, spending his rookie season with the team before being traded to the Indiana Pacers in 2017. He played five seasons for the Pacers (2017–2022) and was named an All-Star twice during his tenure. In 2022, Sabonis was traded to the Sacramento Kings for rising star Tyrese Haliburton, in a move considered shocking to many. Named to his first All-NBA team and third All-Star selection in 2023, he led the Kings alongside De'Aaron Fox to the third seed in the 2023 NBA playoffs and helped them break their NBA record 17-year playoff drought.

Sabonis married Shashana Rosen on 15 August 2021 in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France; the wedding was officiated by a rabbi. They welcomed their first child, a son named Tiger, on 11 March 2022, and are expecting a second child in summer 2023. The family keeps Shabbat and eats only kosher food. In April 2023, his wife announced that Sabonis was in the process of converting to Judaism.