For months at the end of 2021, Domantas Sabonis was the subject of trade speculation with the Golden State Warriors. Would the Warriors give up a young prospect to get him? Would the rebounding and scoring of Sabonis make up for his defensive deficiencies? Today, a Northern California team did give up a promising young player to get Sabonis - but it was the Sacramento Kings.
The Indiana Pacers traded the 25-year-old Sabonis, a two-time All-Star, along with Jeremy Lamb and Golden State Warriors legend Justin Holiday to the Kings in exchange for last year’s lottery pick, Tyrese Haliburton, along with sharpshooter Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson, whose last relevant NBA moments involved taking cheap shots and yelling at Draymond Green while getting swept in the 2018 Finals.