Domantas Sabonis not trying to get traded

Scott Agness: Sabonis is not trying to get traded either. He’s not trying to push his way out. He’s good with it here. He likes this team. He likes most of the people around it and playing for Rick Carlisle. He bought a house here over a year ago. He’s now a married man. He has a lot of frequent visitors. So I don’t think he’s looking to get out of here, doesn’t mean he wouldn’t embrace it.
Source: Spotify

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Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Giannis Antetokounmpo turned the MVP mode on while Domantas Sabonis had a commanding performance in a win
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/12… – 3:09 AM Brad Townsend @townbrad
Levert has 26 points, Sabonis 24 and Turner 17, but it’s Brogdon who has scored 7 of his 12 points in the 4th quarter.
That balanced scoring and another awful Mavs 3-pointer shooting night (4-29, 13%) doomed Dallas. – 9:13 PM Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Without their head coach, the Pacers beat the Mavs 106-93. A dominant 4Q.
LeVert scored 26, Sabonis had 24-10-7. Turner finished with 17 & 10.
After losing 8 of 11, they’ve won three straight this week and have two days between their next game.
Up next: Warriors on Monday. – 9:13 PM Tony East @TEastNBA
Pacers clearly making a point of getting deep into the paint this quarter in order to get Sabonis the ball around the rim. It’s working, but the defense has been weak. Still, after a LeVert 3 to end the frame, Pacers are up 82-80 heading into the 4th. – 8:42 PM Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Mavs down 56-54 at halftime despite shooting 54.8% getting 18 from Doncic and 14 from Porzingis. 2-13 3pt shooting though is the difference as IND has hit 8-23. Turner 12 Sabonis 11 LeVert 10 for Ind. Mavs trying for 4th straight road win. 2nd galf soon @theeagledallas – 8:07 PM Tony East @TEastNBA
Mavs close the half strong and eliminate the Pacers 9-point lead. But Myles Turner hits a 3 with just a few second left and the Pacers lead 56-54 at the break. Sabonis, Turner, and LeVert are all in double figures. Porzingis and Doncic combined for 32. – 8:01 PM Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Mavs starters: DFS, Porzingis, Powell, Bullock, Doncic
IND starters: Duarte, Sabonis, Turner, LeVert, Brogdon
6:10 tip @theeagledallas – 6:36 PM Micah Adams @MicahAdams13
The Warriors trading for Sabonis, sitting Curry on Monday then Sabonis going for 37-12-7 against the Pacers in Indiana feels about right. – 5:50 PM Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA
Lowe Post podcast: Kicking off NBA trade season with @Bobby Marks: Pacers noise, Sabonis/Turner, Simmons, Kyrie, gettable guys on rebuilding teams, Lakers remedies, much more:
Apple: apple.co/3EM1Jkz
Spotify: spoti.fi/3EM1Ix1 – 5:16 PM Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach
For @The Vertical: Domantas Sabonis, Myles Turner and an exploration of the tempered trade market for NBA bigs.
sports.yahoo.com/nba-fact-or-fi… – 2:55 PM Mark Montieth @MarkMontieth
Biggest factor in whether Myles Turner can play w/ Sabonis is his 3-point %. He’s at 40%, so you have a shot-blocker and a 3-point threat in the same player. Who would you trade for, a shorter shooter? A rebounding big who can’t shoot? They can thrive in a well-designed offense. – 10:34 AM Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
🏀 HABERSHOW w/ @Amin Elhassan 🏀
The brilliant @C2_Cooper shares her intel on the Indiana Pacers players that just hit the trade market; Sabonis vs. Turner potential fit on the Warriors; Why doesn’t Indiana love the Pacers?
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: spoti.fi/3pKPfU7 – 9:50 AM

More on this storyline

Scott Agness: There’s no obvious choice (between Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner) because there’s no obvious deal out there. There’s no significant or far-along dialogue with any teams pacers have made some calls- I’m told other teams have checked in and seen and evaluated the value that the Pacers want back for those guys and even others on the team because I think it’s open season a little bit. I wouldn’t classify it as a fire sale by any means. -via Spotify / December 11, 2021 Scott Agness: I believe, from what I’ve heard, Sabonis has more trade value. Yes, Turner is a little bit more interchangeable is the word that comes to mind because he can shoot outside. -via Spotify / December 11, 2021 The Pacers’ sudden willingness to field trade calls on two-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis and center Myles Turner, perhaps even to entertain a rebuild, does not bring them closer to the potential acquisition of Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons. The 76ers have essentially completed a third of their season at 14-12 but league sources say that president of basketball operations Daryl Morey continues to hold firm on his ambitions in a Simmons deal, seeking a return package for Simmons headlined by a player from the Damian Lillard/Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tier. -via marcstein.substack.com / December 10, 2021