Domantas Sabonis remains a double-double powerhouse

Dominating the league for multiple seasons, three-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis continues to raise the bar with an unmatched performance for the Kings during the 2024-25 season, solidifying his reputation as one of the greatest bigs in the game.

The star big man is coming off a huge 29-point, 18-rebound, four-assist performance in a comfortable 123-100 win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday. That outing extended his double-double streak to 19 consecutive appearances. Sabonis is averaging 20.5 points, 15.9 rebounds and 6.3 assists across 35.5 minutes per game over that stretch. He’s recorded a double-double in all but two games this season, giving him 37 double-doubles in 39 appearances.

This isn’t anything new for Sabonis, though. He already led the league in double-doubles in 2023-24 after reaching that feat in 77 of his 82 regular-season contests. Few players bring Sabonis’ mix of rebounding ability, scoring prowess and passing skill to the table on a game-to-game basis. He averaged a career-high 8.2 assists per game in 2023-24, and while that number is down in the current campaign, his 6.3 dimes per contest are still an above-average mark for a center, even in today’s era of elite big passers. In fact, it ranks fourth among non-guards this season.

The Kings have managed to right the ship and have surged up the standings since installing Doug Christie at the helm as interim head coach, but they will likely only go as far as Sabonis can carry them.