Domantas Sabonis keeps moving up the Kings’ record book, and Wednesday’s work against the Los Angeles Lakers gave him another rung on the ladder.
The Sacramento center pulled down 17 rebounds and used that effort to jump past Eddie Johnson on the franchise’s all-time offensive rebounds list. Sabonis now sits ninth, having entered the night needing seven boards to move beyond Johnson’s 954.
This has been a monster rebounding season for the three-time All-Star. He leads the league with 14.9 rebounds per game and is also sitting second in offensive rebounds at 4.6 behind Moussa Diabate. Sacramento’s 6-foot-11 big man has already posted five games with at least 15 rebounds, including back-to-back outings of 18 and 19 in the road and home openers.
Next up is Chris Webber, who holds the franchise mark Sabonis is now chasing at 969. Sabonis is four rebounds away from passing the Kings legend and is expected to move into eighth place Friday against the San Antonio Spurs.
At his current pace, the 30-year-old is on track to keep climbing. After Webber, the next names ahead are Vlade Divac at 1,019, Scott Wedman at 1,109 and Olden Polynice at 1,130.
Sabonis would need 165 more offensive rebounds to reach fifth on the all-time list. To get there, he’d have to keep up his career-best average over the next 36 games to pass Polynice.
The challenge for opponents is simple: they haven’t been able to keep him off the glass. Most teams don’t have enough physical size to battle him in the paint, box him out and win those possessions.
Health remains the biggest question, and last season is still the outlier hanging over his production. A torn meniscus in his right knee limited Sabonis to a career-low 19 games.
He tore the meniscus last November and missed 3-4 weeks. Sabonis opted for non-surgical rehab to avoid surgery that would have stretched the recovery timeline.
He returned on Jan. 13 against the Washington Wizards and posted 13 points, six rebounds and five assists. After seven more games, the symptoms came back and he ultimately had season-ending surgery in February.
His future in Sacramento is also unsettled, with rumors growing about his unhappiness. Still, whatever happens next, Sabonis has already left a major mark on the franchise. Breaking into the top 10 of an all-time category says plenty about both his production and his durability.
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