When critics were savaging the Indiana Pacers’ return on the Paul George trade, most of the criticism was focused on then non-All-Star Victor Oladipo. Poor Domantas Sabonis was an afterthought at best. People were so low on him— or just uninformed — that he barely earned a mention.
But as soon as he was on the court wearing blue and gold, opinions were formed very quickly.
His chemistry with Lance Stephenson showed early on, but it wasn’t until he got the chance to start that it was apparent he wasn’t the same player we watched a season before with the Oklahoma City Thunder.