Domas breaks his own incredible Sacramento-era Kings rebounding record originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Domantas Sabonis reached an incredible milestone last season when he became the only Kings player in the Sacramento era to reach 500 rebounds in the first half of the season.
But sometimes you are your own biggest competition.
Halfway through the 2024-2025 NBA season, Sabonis has now broken the record he set when he grabbed 517 rebounds last year. With 14 boards in Sacramento’s nail-biting win over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night, Sabonis has a total of 536 rebounds at the midpoint of the season.
Oh, and he was one rebound shy of that in his first full season with the team during the 2022-2023 season.
Sabonis is having a career year in his ninth NBA season, averaging 20.6 points on efficient 60 percent shooting from the field and 47.8 percent from three-point range, with 14.1 rebounds and 6.3 assists in 36 ,1 minutes.
The Lithuanian big man has led the league in rebounds the past two seasons, and that holds true through 41 games this year.
Sabonis was named Western Conference Player of the Week for his contributions to the continued tension in Sacramento last week, including snapping a seven-game win streak and winning eight of their last 10 games.
That stretch also coincided with the firing of former Kings coach Mike Brown, who was replaced by interim head coach Doug Christie, whom Sabonis has worked closely with since being traded to Sacramento. Sabonis – and many other players – have credited Christie’s simplistic strategy and ability to play more freely on the field.
The Kings are now just a game and a half out of sixth place in the Western Conference playoffs, and they will rely heavily on the efforts of their rebounding machine to build on their inspiring turnaround.
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