This wasn’t the first time Domantas Sabonis and Victor Oladipo had been traded together. Just a season prior, they were packaged by the Orlando Magic for Serge Ibaka. Now, they were on the move again, sent to the Indiana Pacers for Paul George.
Sabonis was the second person Oladipo reached out to (after his mom), and he simply told him “I promise, if you win here in Indiana, they’ll embrace you like no other.”. After a successful season in Indiana, Sabonis is learning this to be true.
Sabonis was the 11th pick in the 2016 draft, and was coming off a … disappointing rookie year.