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    I think it's save to say we have a new hope of Lithunian basketball. Arvydas' youngest son - Domantas Sabonis. I hope I wouldn't be exaggerating while saying that he's the most promising player of Lithuania after Valančiūnas and Motiejūnas today. That confirms the fact that Domantas just joined Unicaja senior team for a training camp. Also he gets plenty of offers of USA basketball schools and probably just instantly appeared on radar of NBA scouts.

    Domantas added 6 centimeters in one year and now 16 years old stands as 205 cm PF/C. He had 14,1 points, 14,4 rebounds, 2,4 assists and 1,4 blocks per game in U-16 European Championship.

    Lithuania's Domantas Sabonis was on the verge of breaking a new record on Tuesday night against Poland at the Dadu U16 European Championship Men, picking up 27 rebounds to tie with England'sDaniel Clark for the most rebounds in a game at a men's Youth European Championship.

    Averaging 12.3 boards a game prior to Tuesday, Sabonis is no stranger to life under the hoops, but unfortunately tying the record was no cause for celebration for the 2.05m centre with his team losing 77-69, placing them on verge of elimination.

    Picking up eight rebounds in the opening quarter, Sabonis was making his impact felt early. With a further eight in the second quarter, another record was just missed out on with his haul of 16 in the opening half enough to place Sabonis second on the list for individual rebounds in a first half.

    The rebounds kept coming for the big man in the third quarter, and with a frame to play the record was well within reach.

    Tying with Clark with two-and-a-half minutes still to play, it looked inevitable that the record would be broken, but the illusive 28th was not forthcoming.

    Son of Lithuanian basketball legend and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, Arvydas Sabonis, Domantas comes from a strong basketball pedigree. His older brother, Tautvydas, was part of the Lithuanian U20 men's team that won the U20 European Championship on Sunday.

    http://u16men.fibaeurope.com/en/coid...2.articleMode_...

    Domantas is only a young kid (barely 16), seems to be showing some promise. Heard he was the best of Arvydas' sons and he is apparently around 6'8-6'9. Doubt he gets to be 7'3 like his dad, just a player to watch and a monster rebounding game .


    I think he deserves a thread. Let's follow and dicuss this young talent.



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    LTU NT will snatch Eurobasket 2029 title with this roster:

    Jokubaitis, Marciulionis, Laurencikas
    Indrusaitis, Brazdeikis, Rubstavicius
    Buzelis, Lelevicius
    Murauskas, Sirvydis
    Tubelis, Krivas

  • #2
    It's ironic though that his U16 team did not have nearly the success of the U20 or U18 team's this 2012 summer.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Hepcat View Post
      It's ironic though that his U16 team did not have nearly the success of the U20 or U18 team's this 2012 summer.

      Yeah, but it wasn't his fault. Too many fouls, turnovers, and poor defense combined with poor free throw shooting did them in. No one extremely talented except Sabonis.

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      • #4
        Seems like Domantas is literaly growing. He's 2.08cm while he was 2.05cm or 2.04cm this summer. It will be interesting to see how tall he end up. Playing well in NIJT Roma so far.
        LTU NT will snatch Eurobasket 2029 title with this roster:

        Jokubaitis, Marciulionis, Laurencikas
        Indrusaitis, Brazdeikis, Rubstavicius
        Buzelis, Lelevicius
        Murauskas, Sirvydis
        Tubelis, Krivas

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        • #5
          17yo Sabonis will play for U18. 15 points and 7 boards in the first prelimenary game against Finland. Will be interesting to see how he'll look against older opponents.
          LTU NT will snatch Eurobasket 2029 title with this roster:

          Jokubaitis, Marciulionis, Laurencikas
          Indrusaitis, Brazdeikis, Rubstavicius
          Buzelis, Lelevicius
          Murauskas, Sirvydis
          Tubelis, Krivas

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          • #6
            Just for comparison, 17 year old Valanciunas averaged 19.3 pts/10.6 reb/2.5 blk/72 % FG in 2009 U18 tournament.

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            • #7
              The kid can move for his size. If he will add some stenght and athleticism to throw this down, he's sure fire NBA prospect:

              2013 m. U18 Baltijos taurės turnyro rungtynės Lietuva - Lenkija
              LTU NT will snatch Eurobasket 2029 title with this roster:

              Jokubaitis, Marciulionis, Laurencikas
              Indrusaitis, Brazdeikis, Rubstavicius
              Buzelis, Lelevicius
              Murauskas, Sirvydis
              Tubelis, Krivas

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Listas View Post
                Just for comparison, 17 year old Valanciunas averaged 19.3 pts/10.6 reb/2.5 blk/72 % FG in 2009 U18 tournament.
                And after the first 3 games in 2013 U18 Eurochampionship, a 17 year old Sabonis is averaging 17.7 points on 54.3FG%, a whopping 17.3 rebounds, as well as 2.7 assists and 1.0 steal.

                The kid is a stud, beasting on players 1 year older than him. He has a nice post-game, GREAT knack for the ball and therefore elite rebounding, great passing. For now his only glaring weakness is his shooting touch. The guy shot around 50-60% from the free-throw line this past season when playing for Malaga, he doesn't seem to have a reliable 2pt/3pt jumper either. If he could somehow improve his shot, he might just become a lottery pick some day.
                Last edited by omgsomuchpotential; 07-20-2013, 09:41 PM.

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                • #9
                  Damn, the kid can rebound...

                  Lithuania will be packed at frontline with Jonas, Motiejunas and Domantas...

                  It's strange he's not a perfect shooter though. He's Sabonis after all

                  PS: Spaniards don't even think...
                  Last edited by Straight forward; 07-20-2013, 10:00 PM.
                  LTU NT will snatch Eurobasket 2029 title with this roster:

                  Jokubaitis, Marciulionis, Laurencikas
                  Indrusaitis, Brazdeikis, Rubstavicius
                  Buzelis, Lelevicius
                  Murauskas, Sirvydis
                  Tubelis, Krivas

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Straight forward View Post
                    It's strange he's not a perfect shooter though. He's Sabonis after all
                    He's still got time to develop. Jonas wasn't much of a shooter either in his U-tournaments, but look at him now - best NBA true shooting percentage by the rookie in ages.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by macleopard13 View Post
                      He's still got time to develop. Jonas wasn't much of a shooter either in his U-tournaments, but look at him now - best NBA true shooting percentage by the rookie in ages.
                      That's what I'm hoping for. He mentioned in some interview that he's currently developing his body strength while simultaneously playing for Malaga / National team. That might very well be the case for his relatively poor shooting percentages as of this moment. One thing is for sure, if he does develops his shooting touch, he will be one scary motherf*cker.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by macleopard13 View Post
                        He's still got time to develop. Jonas wasn't much of a shooter either in his U-tournaments, but look at him now - best NBA true shooting percentage by the rookie in ages.
                        JV always has been reliable FT shooter
                        People don't come with instruction manuals, that's why to figure them out, you have to press their buttons...

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by lafa View Post
                          JV always has been reliable FT shooter
                          this...Jonas always had a nice shooting touch. Shooting the basketball is not something that you can develop - a player either has it or not. Just look at Shaq's or Dwight Howard's shooting woes

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by madmax View Post
                            this...Jonas always had a nice shooting touch. Shooting the basketball is not something that you can develop - a player either has it or not. Just look at Shaq's or Dwight Howard's shooting woes
                            There are countless examples of players that were poor FT shooters in his youth and developed that shot late in his carreer. Felipe Reyes for instance not only went from 50-60% up to 70-80% from the FT line but also became a very reliable mid range shooter.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by madmax View Post
                              this...Jonas always had a nice shooting touch. Shooting the basketball is not something that you can develop - a player either has it or not. Just look at Shaq's or Dwight Howard's shooting woes
                              besides few samples like dwight shooting is something you can improve most in basketball when it comes to ft and catch and shoot 3's because distace is always same and it's automatic
                              Jordi Bertomeu sucks!

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