{"id":93769,"date":"2025-08-27T00:38:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T00:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=93769"},"modified":"2025-08-27T00:38:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T00:38:54","slug":"domantas-sabonis-next-team-after-the-kings-is-painfully-obvious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=93769","title":{"rendered":"Domantas Sabonis&#8217; next team after the Kings is painfully obvious"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_658,y_58,w_2166,h_1218\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/88\/01k3h4jz1xsh6whpww9v.jpg\" alt=\"Mar 24, 2025; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis (11) reacts after the Kings made a basket while being fouled against the Boston Celtics in the first quarter at the Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images\" \/>The Sacramento Kings would likely prefer to keep Domantas Sabonis on the roster for years to come. If Sacramento decides to enter a complete rebuild, however, the idea of trading Sabonis may become realistic. Sabonis, one of the better players in the NBA, is currently preparing for the 2025-26 season. His next team could be a familiar trade partner for Sacramento, though. The Chicago Bulls, who have traded players such as Zach LaVine to the Kings in past years, could emerge as a fit for Sabonis if Sacramento were to decide to move in a different direction.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">The Bulls could use an upgrade in the post. Nikola Vucevic is set to enter free agency following the 2025-26 campaign. Acquiring Sabonis would give Chicago a big man to build around for years to come. Sabonis will not enter free agency until after the 2027-28 season, and the Bulls could always try to work out a new contract extension with Sabonis after acquiring him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">Sabonis, 29, has been extremely consistent since the Kings acquired him from the Indiana Pacers in 2021-22. He averaged 19.1 points, 13.9 rebounds and 6.0 assists per outing during the 2024-25 campaign. Sabonis also shot 59 percent from the field and 41.7 percent from beyond the arc. There is no question that the Kings&#8217; big man is underrated.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">As mentioned, Sacramento would surely prefer to avoid trading Sabonis. The Kings endured an up and down 2024-25 season, though. If they take a step in the wrong direction, a complete rebuild may become their only option. Even if it is not this season, trading Sabonis could be a possibility at some point down the road.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">Many teams around the NBA will reach out to the Kings if Sabonis does become available in trade discussions. At 6&#8217;10&#8221;, he can play center or power forward. If a team already has a talented center, acquiring Sabonis would give them one of the better frontcourts in the NBA. Teams in need of a center could also look to trade for the 29-year-old.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">However, the Bulls will be worth closely monitoring if the Kings begin discussing a possible Sabonis deal. For now, the Kings are expected to keep Sabonis on the roster. A trade is not expected anytime soon. With all of that being said, there are no guarantees that a trade will not come to fruition at some point down the road.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will the Kings trade Domantas Sabonis to this team?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":93770,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Domantas Sabonis&#039; next team after the Kings is painfully obvious - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=93769\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Domantas Sabonis&#039; 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