Arguably the country's top mid-major prospect, Domantas Sabonis strengthened his pitch to the NBA during his second year at Gonzaga.
He'll enter the draft with a diverse resume that includes pro experience overseas, Hall of Fame genes (he's the son of NBA luminary Arvydas Sabonis) and volume college production. Sabonis is coming off a breakout year, and despite the lack of NBA-caliber front lines he faced, he put on a show for scouts in the NCAA tournament against Utah's Jakob Poeltl, the projected top center in June's field.
“Just confidence-wise, I've been a lot better, and trusting more in myself, trying out new things, and just knowing that coaches trust me more this year, and I have a bigger role to help my team, that's helped me a lot,” he told USA Today's Lindsay H. Jones.
Sabonis has his well-documented flaws, but over the course of his sophomore season, they became easier to overlook.
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Sabonis' remarkable efficiency stands out more than anything else from the numbers. He shot 66.8 percent as a freshman and 61. ...
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2016 NBA Draft Prospects: Breaking Down Pro Future of Domantas Sabonis
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