Domantas Sabonis' All-Star snub will reportedly cost him $1.3M / News - Basketnews.com

Domantas Sabonis will miss out on $1.3 million as bonus money from the Kings, after not being selected among the All-Star reserves.

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Domantas Sabonis has been an anchor for the Sacramento Kings who currently hold a 27-19 record (5th in the West).

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Still, he didn't make the cut for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game. The three-time All-Star had tough competition to represent the Western Conference. Sabonis ranked top-10 among all frontcourt players in the West when it came to fan voting, player voting, and media voting.

All-Star reserves are chosen by the 30 NBA coaches in the NBA. Sabonis'omission was the most costly among the potential candidates. As noted by ESPN's Bobby Marks, not making the All-Star Game will cost him a $1.3 million bonus from the Kings.

The 27-year-old has been a double-double machine, leading the NBA with 42—including 29 consecutive double-doubles, which has tied Sacramento’s single-season franchise record (Oscar Robertson, 1961-62).

Over 46 games, Sabonis is averaging 19.9 points, 13.0 rebounds (leads NBA), and 8.0 assists (career-high) per game while shooting 61 percent from the field and a career-best 45% from three-point range.

Sabonis has also been racking up triple-doubles this season, with his 13 only trailing Nikola Jokic (14) for the league lead.

Sabonis currently ranks fifth-best among all NBA players in win shares, which is an advanced catch-all metric that measures overall value to a team. He trails only MVP frontrunners Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid.

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