The Indiana Pacers extended Domantas Sabonis at nearly the last possible hour. With about two hours remaining on the deadline to extend rookie contracts, the Indiana Pacers and Sabonis agreed to a four-year $74.9 million contract (excluding bonuses) for an average annual value of about $18.7 million.
It was rumored that the Pacers were listening to trade offers centered on Sabonis prior to giving the extension. Certainly, it felt like the idea of starting him and Myles Turner would be a forced fit, but at the final hour the Pacers got a deal done.