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@mp1335

3 ай бұрын

One stat that is VERY telling, which I was hoping you would mention is EFF. It takes into account your points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and takes away from the stat for missed field goals, missed free throws and turnovers and is divided by the number of games you played to get your overall average in efficiency as a player. Compare the NBA season leaders in EFF to the all star roster. It is almost identical 1:1. EXCEPT of course Domantas Sabonis, who is tied for 5th place in the entire league and is not even on the bench! EVERYONE in the top 14 by EFF in the league is an all-star, most of them starters except for him. It is also revealing of which few players are past their prime or not really good enough to make the cut, but did so because of the media hype around them, either due to past accomplishments or making a significant improvement to their game this season, even though they are in 20s, or even 30s spots by EFF. And couple of the ones you pointed out, KAT = 24th(with 24.4), Paul George = 41st(with 21.7) . Yet Sabonis (with 34.4) didn't make it.

@abrahamgaduang5094

3 ай бұрын

NBA is rigged

@iwontsubscribeifyoudo1297

3 ай бұрын

@@abrahamgaduang5094💀💀💀

@user-tu8sz9cz5r

3 ай бұрын

Where was zion at?? He man handled LeBron the boy too strong yooooo

@deanfirnatine7814

3 ай бұрын

YES

The fact that the Lakers have 2 all star representatives and the Kings have none tells you all that you need to know about the current state of the NBA.

@user-xd5zq8gg4f

4 ай бұрын

Bro Jazz every time

@KingslayerSrb

4 ай бұрын

22 years, and nothing changed.

@nicolascastillo7065

4 ай бұрын

The Lakers are 9 and the Kings are 8, so it's not that wild and with the pace the Lakers have been going recently, it's not unusual for them to qualify directly between 5 and 9. There's only 3 games difference. The difference in the west is not like the east, it is in bad faith not to show ad's numbers and to show sabonis's in fact if only one per team could be in the all star by numbers lebron would not have a chance with ad season

@s7654r

3 ай бұрын

Agree. AD should not be there. Lakers are 10th.

@s7654r

3 ай бұрын

At the time of All Star voting Kings was 5 or 6

Wemby, Jokic, Poorzingis, Sabonis, Luka, Giannis, Sengun, Wagner, Lauri, Vucevic, Gobert, Bojan, Bogdan, Dennis pretty good squad. We need all star game Europe vs USA.

@gedog77

4 ай бұрын

I keep saying this.

@arunas7780

4 ай бұрын

Maybe USA vs TheRestOfTheWorld or Europe? :)

@viktorianas

4 ай бұрын

@@arunas7780 the intensity of EU vs USA would be more fierce because of regional coherence, pride willingness to prove superiority. Probably would be the most interesting all star game since the 90s.

@Cjust15

4 ай бұрын

Don’t forget the rest of North America and Africa !

@kangkhai9112

4 ай бұрын

Yeah with the intensity that some of these guys play for their countries you just know that they’re gonna go at it 100% to beat the US and if we don’t wanna be embarrassed we’d have to respond in kind cause if it’s half assed effort we’d get destroyed

The allstar that finished 200-180 something. This is just a clown show. i hate current NBA.

@birbwatcher5515

3 ай бұрын

allstar show is not more than a fancy WWE

@brunofabiani1289

3 ай бұрын

you could stop watching then, the NBA is not that bad currently man like cmon, you can prefer tougher defense but to hate current NBA is just ridiculous.

@apostolostvable

3 ай бұрын

@@brunofabiani1289 I've always loved the NBA but the regular season is largely unwatchable, save for a few marquee matchups. The All-Star Game is terrible. They should scrap the actual game and just have a bunch of contests. Playoffs are a different story and exciting but that's because the game is officiated entirely different and teams try considerably more. So each possession is vastly more important.

Statistical dominance is crazy, how is Sabonis not an the all-star

@coops1992

3 ай бұрын

True, when Westbrick gets triple doubles he is MVP, all-star and 1st team All NBA lol.

@berryesseen

3 ай бұрын

Quota for white players is full. No place left for him. He has to be better than Luka first.

@LouieOcean.

3 ай бұрын

I had a stroke reading this

"...raised an eyebrow for the selection of Anthony Davis..." Nice wordplay! 👍

@AugustasSuliauskas

3 ай бұрын

Haha thanks! Thought someone will comment on that

Sabonis deserves to be an all star 100 percent

Sabonis is a top 3 center right now. 20-13-9 is his current stats. Only Joker can compete with those #s

@deanfirnatine7814

3 ай бұрын

Yep

@jdrmanmusiqking

3 ай бұрын

Hes not better than Davis. Not even close actually

@jdrmanmusiqking

3 ай бұрын

@@martynaskenstavicius1985 I repeat. Hes not better than Davis. Not even close.

@jdrmanmusiqking

3 ай бұрын

@@martynaskenstavicius1985 Your opinion is wrong. Davis is the much better player so you clearly dont understand hoops Bonis and Fox are the worst defensive duo in the league according to metrics. Davis is easily one of the top 5 defenders in the history of the game. The gap between them on the defensive end is astronomical

@sadmarinersfan8935

3 ай бұрын

@@jdrmanmusiqkingi don’t see how you can think that in my opinion but everyone can think different

Wasn’t it true that it was 15 players on the latest MVP ladder - 14 of them played in the all-star game. The only one who didn’t - Sabonis. And to think that nearly 10 players are lower in the MVP ladder. That to me is mind blowing.

Well, at least he is still playing. 😀 I remember Dino Rađa being the best Boston Celtics player in the mid-90s. Had 20 points & 10 rebounds. Not only was he snubbed for All-Star, but he was pushed out of the league.

@coldsnap5742

3 ай бұрын

He played only 25 games in the 1996-97 season, and no team would take him after that because he had no cartilage whatsoever in his left knee. It stinks, but he was going to fall off hard regardless. I'm sure his injury could have been dealt with had it happened today, but it is what it is.

There is only one All-Star-Game, which would be interesting. Europe or EuroLeague against NBA. A Ryder-Cup in BBall.

Europeans have guts. Us players like lebron or lillard is too soft.

@oxiclean4972

3 ай бұрын

Nah the NBA just hates the Kings

such an underrated player. hope this goes viral

Great takes! Completely agree! Sabonis over KAT or PG in my view.

The USA just does not like it being upstaged. You can see it in certain sport. The moment a European race car dominated in a competition in the USA, they changed the rules to eliminate that car. You see the medias reaction to dominating European players in the NBA, they try to put them down.

@Dm3rica

3 ай бұрын

You’re delusional. If Sabonis was on the GSW, Lakers, or any popular team, he would be in the game every single year.

Small market + quiet personality + (white) european player = underrated Don’t believe me? Other examples; franz wagner, markkanen, and maybe even porzingis Even when we look at this years draft; topic should be the consensus #1 but unfortunately for him his game and personality aren’t “flashy”

@Pakk

4 ай бұрын

Résumé, he is white, they already had 2 years of white jokic MVP this is enough white

@BrownieKuma72

4 ай бұрын

Cherry Picking 3 examples to fit your niche argument, doesn't hold much weight, bud.

@tadzhiks

4 ай бұрын

@@BrownieKuma72 You need to look up what cherry picking means, bud.

@jamesedwards1284

4 ай бұрын

@@BrownieKuma72 if u want more examples, you can make an argument for jokic, best player in the world and doesn’t even get talked abt. Sengun another mention (although not European), hartenstein should be in conversation for an all defense team and there are many more to list….

@BrownieKuma72

4 ай бұрын

@@tadzhiks fully aware, but how about you tell me? I can CONFIDENTLY tell you will be wrong.

1st of all Sabas does not care himself, I think last year showed he really has no interest in part taking in the circus. 2nd of all Best way to show he was disrespected is by having a good playoff run. Being an All Star for 82 games a year is not enough to be considered a true super star in the NBA. Fox is Clutch AF and he gets just as little love as Sabas. Also I think Allstar Weekend doesn't carry the same prestige it once did, I genuinely don't think the players themselves even care anymore. It's special the first time but after that you realize it's just a show and it's not even that much fun.

How tf its even possible man. Is it nationsl basketball association or national popularity contest?

@michaelk4896

3 ай бұрын

The NBA has been nothing but a commodified product since David Stern... simply designed to generate more revenue. From a sporting perspective, college and HS basketball are much better to watch imo.

100% he was robbed. Kinda reminds me that all-star when lebron had to pick teammates and left Jokic last , as top 2 MVP candidate , and Jokic jokingly chose himself by getting up and hugging lebron , seems like Americans do not Value Flash over efficiency , especially in the all star games. i wish the NBA wouldn't select no Europeans and instead have a euro all-star game with NBA players in Belgrade or something.

It is outrageous Sabonis and Fox didn’t get selected for all star game but I honestly don’t think they even wanted to be there. They would rather spend time with their families

@AugustasSuliauskas

3 ай бұрын

That could be true but Sabonis also lost out on $1.3M dollars for not getting selected

Its hard to convince anyone how hard it is to create triple doubles, Domas is one of a kind! I hope that he’ll get recognised

Sabonis is the main reason why Sacramento is 8th in offense this season, but he's is also the main reason why they are 22nd in defence, so that should count as well

pls do video about KP not getting into ALL STARS

@liekegerritsen1620

3 ай бұрын

Completely agree! Should have taken Randles spot, before Randle got injured.

Michael Ballack coming through with the NBA insights

The Sabonis snub is egregious as hell. I'm not sure it's got anything to do with with where he's from, but you can't help but raise an eyebrow at this.

Sabonis is an absolute beast. What a shame he's getting ZERO recognition.

@AugustasSuliauskas

3 ай бұрын

He needs a good playoff run for people to start respecting him fully

I want an US vs World all star matvh!

The sabonis snub truly is an outrage

I get that KAT is selected this year. Wolves are 1st and he is doing great this season. But PG I don't understand, and I probably never will.

@AugustasSuliauskas

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I can definitely agree and see some of the logic behind KAT's selection

Good video

@AugustasSuliauskas

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

Sabonis the Ox 🐂 💪 Triple double machine

I'm guessing 90% of all coaches don't teach big guys to dribble when they're young.

IMO Sabonis should have been an All-Star, but there is some reason for him not making it. He's the offensive hub for a ream with a very mediocre offense this year (14th currently out of 30 in ORtg), despite the Kings having solid offensive players, and he's not a great defender.

@AugustasSuliauskas

3 ай бұрын

Hey Kristian! Thanks for the comment. Don't you think it has more to do with this playoff performance from last year?

@kristianpalotie186

3 ай бұрын

@@AugustasSuliauskas It's possible, but just really tough to say what factors the coaches used when they voted. Although, apparantely some head coaches don't bother/have time to vote, and just hand off their ballot to a video room guy.

@AugustasSuliauskas

3 ай бұрын

Didn't know that, interesting.@@kristianpalotie186

I really hate that Domantas is not selected to the All-Star Game... even Rudy Gobert deserved it more than KAT and LeBron/Davis (although LeBron was sure to be a lock...) and Sabonis deserved it more than Rudy! To be honest, the main issue is that there are so few spots for the All-Star Game: it did not grow alongside the number of players in the League, plus there are now more deserving players than before, and especially in the West. The Eastern Conference is weaker especially at the top, while it has more spots because of players getting hurt. Davis and James should have faked injuries to get replacement and rest. Instead they stead and played in an ugly 200+ points game with no interest...

thing about the all star game is that it isnt rly made to play well and try hard its just a game to show off your scoring abilities so people with talents like sabonis get over looked

Sabonis has ALWAYS been under rated.... He's also been on "small market" teams which hasn't helped... Along with the fact he's not too flashy of a player...

Good content but I'm a little puzzled by the title. Wasn't Domantas Sabonis born in Portland, Oregon?

I disagree one the "1 franchise 2 players". Clippers and Wolves deserves 2 AllStars, Lakers don't. So AD should be penalised by Lebron automatic ticket. But we all know AD is NBA's darling since the 75 years list.

Yes, he is a complete player better than other guys in the all star game... He should be there, hopefully in the next one

Nah Prime Jrue Holiday is the biggest snub of all time. Dude has been the 3rd best guard in the league behind Steph and CP for 10 years and couldnt sniff an all-star selection Watching this dude in NOLA was unreal. I watched him lock down KD and Klay Thompson in the same game and couldnt believe what i was watching Davis and Jrue were the literal top 2 defenders ive ever seen then LeBron came and RUINED OUR FREAKIN TEAM

@boogy1033

3 ай бұрын

Jrue Holiday the 2nd best guard benhind steph ? hahaha better than Harden, Doncic, Irving, Lillard, Trae Young, Westbrook in the last 10 years ?

@jdrmanmusiqking

3 ай бұрын

@@boogy1033 Yes. I watched Prime Jrue Holiday lock down Dame and CJ in 4 straight playoff games but also drop 20/6/5 WHILE GUARDING YOUR BEST PLAYER. One of the best defenders in history at any position but he can also run the offense, play team defense, be your #2 or #3 scorer, rebounds, he can pass and is a good play maker. Jrue literally has no holes in his game and has provided much more VALUE than any guard not named Steph or CP3 He carried overrated Giannis to a ring

@boogy1033

3 ай бұрын

Overrated Giannis? 🤣Jrue Holiday was traded because Jimmy Butler owns him, How many MVP's he got ? how many All Star selections? scoring titles ? please never talk about basketball again u just say that jrue is better than harden, irving, lillard an Doncic haha@@jdrmanmusiqking

@jdrmanmusiqking

3 ай бұрын

@@boogy1033Man youre a casual .The year before Jrue locked his ass up. Thats where the animosity comes from. But ya cant fix $tupid ya see how trash the Bucks have been without Jrue. Lillard is 100% a downgrade and Giannis is a free throw merchants who was literally SCARED TO TAKE THE LAST SHOT BUT JRUE GETS THE BLAME Lol just imagine if it was LeBron who played like Giannis did in that elimination game. Dude was A$$, cant hit FTs nor a simple mid range jumper but yall in his nuts

yes, he's crazily disrespected ! And it could be because of an pro-american NBA propaganda as well as because of his down-to-earth non-american, non flamboyant character...if Luka or Nikola would do a bit less extravagant stuff on the court or a bit less comical stuff off the court, Americans wouldnt vote them either, Im afraid! Greetings from Germany! Continue pls, amazing stuff!!!!

Domas deserved selection over PG. KAT and Minnesota were great this year... he deserved his spot

@AugustasSuliauskas

3 ай бұрын

I can see why KAT was selected over Sabonis. But with PG.. It's really hard

As a Lithuanian, I should be angry about the snub, however, I will believe that Sabonis is for real is when he performs like this in the playoffs (or for the national team)

@AugustasSuliauskas

3 ай бұрын

As a fellow Lithuanian, I get it. I believe that was the #1 reason for why he wasn't selected. Until he proves everyone wrong in the playoffs, he's going to get snubbed. Unless he averages like 25-12-9

1:00 it was actually Russell Westbrook in 2020-21 season - he was averaging nearly a triple double per game, but has been inefficient and his team record was 14-20

The lead question about the NBA being tired of Europeans Dominating is a great title. I loved the video and analysis and finally subscribed. But I think the bigger factors for poor Domantas getting the snub are possibly: a) Sacramento is a small market team, b) Many of the stars chosen ahead of him like Lebron, Davis and P. George are due to a bias for all star veterans who might be past their prime. Domantas is just peaking now. It takes a while before the fans, coaches and other players take such players as seriously. Right?

@AugustasSuliauskas

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment and sub. I believe the main problem is Domas' performance in the playoffs. Obviously, being from a small market doesn't help. If he's doing the same thing in NY or LA, we wouldn't have this conversation at all

I can't imagine why anyone would even want to play in an All Star game nowadays, imagine traveling half across the continent to take part in what is essentially a 3-hour light-hearted training of unopposed 3s and dunks.

I don't think Sabonis should care anyway, look how shit the all star game was

heˋs the guy I would select for my team, not for the all star.

Tbh…idk if this is a European player problem as much of a Kings problem. If he was a Warriors player I don’t think it’d be a question abt him being an all-star. I mean, look at the top-level, Jokic is consistently leading MVP talks now and Luka is not far off. It’d be a stretch to say they’re not getting the credit they deserve

But the Lakers won the in-season tourny. They should definitley have 2 players in the game. Doesn't matter their seed...i am totally joking 😂

More deserving than Kawhi and Paul George for sure. The same goes for Rudy Gobert anchoring that defense in Minnesota and having the best record. But as usual, someone always gets snubbed. Remember when Dame got "snubbed" for 2-3 years..

@Amaling

3 ай бұрын

Kawhi has been absolutely torching it this season??? I agree with the sentiment that having FOUR LA players is ridiculous, but out of all of them, Kawhi has been the best. Yet LeBron is starting because believe it or not starpower is also a factor for the all-star game selection

@deanfirnatine7814

3 ай бұрын

There are snubs then there is this 20-13-9, there have been years in the NBA where he would be a legit MVP candidate with those numbers.

@wabdih

3 ай бұрын

clippers have been on an insane streak the last couple of months. I would have replaced George with Sabonis. Kawhi is one of the best in the league

@liekegerritsen1620

3 ай бұрын

This is a crazy take, have you not seen the Clippers and Kawhi play this year? Sabonis should have made it over Towns.

@middlemanning

3 ай бұрын

@@Amaling Uncommon opinion i do think lebron does deserve it considering how impactful he is when hes off the bench and his ability to snuff offenses is insane. He also allows for so many pass points and he leads the defense I think they could drop AD tbh

2:38 an eyebrow, haha..

all star games are trash. he was better off not to participate in that nonsense

I kind of understand, because despite growing up in Sacramento and being a die hard Kings fan, I myself underestimated what a stud Sabonis is. I’ve learned to appreciate his undeniable greatness, but he needs to score more. His most glaring weakness is not his Defense. That’s a myth. He’s actually a very active and competent Defender. His most glaring weakness is actually his ISO game. Sabonis is an excellent scorer, but you can’t just throw him the ball when you need a basket. Which is a bit strange considering what a gifted scorer he truly is. So, he really needs to fix that. At this stage, it might be near impossible to completely reframe his basketball identity. But, the scary thing is, he should be twice as dominant as he is. He should be combining 25+ points with his other numbers. He’s better than Jokic. He just refuses to accept that fact. And the only thing people hate more than a loser is a God who refuses to win. Sabonis is unselfish to a fault in the most literal terms. He’s the ultimate team player. But he needs to come to terms with the fact that he’s one of the top ten most talented players on the planet. Until he learns to live with that, some people will always hate his guts. Because, they’ll say to themselves, “If I were a God, I would do more.”

That Snub was one of the biggest of all time...

The NBA has regressed and when we don't win gold it'll be embarassing

This is gonna sound weird but I think just like a lot of people slept on Jokic, and didn't watch his games at the beginning, the same with Sabonis, I don't think I ever looked forward to watch a Kings match. Once they receive more media attention I would expect people to place him higher.

WTH!?!?!? Domas was born in the US!?!? He is an American!

NBA All Star game? "Yawn"

U killed this video. Hes also one of the most hated players by fans

@AugustasSuliauskas

3 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

Does it actually matter? I mean after checking the all star game highlights; maybe better he rested for better purpose...

@AugustasSuliauskas

3 ай бұрын

Thought the same after seeing it. Although Sabonis definitely enjoyed some time off, he lost on a $1.3M bonus for not being selected to the All-Star game this year. Being selected multiple times also allow you to get a bigger next contract, too. It's a lot into play for the guys

@Fabuis12

3 ай бұрын

@@AugustasSuliauskas thanks for the info! I wasn't aware

Things can only get better for Domas 💛💚❤. Imho, Paris'2024 is a much bigger prize than that beauty pageant in Indy..

@AugustasSuliauskas

3 ай бұрын

True. Long road to get there and win it all though

Really random but you look exactly like a young Michael Ballack. He was a German soccer legend. Have a great day dawg

when it comes to blueprints , you must have replaced sabonis with jokic and denver that been doing it for couple seasons now.

@AugustasSuliauskas

3 ай бұрын

I obviously had Jokic in mind. He's the guy and Houston + Sacramento are now doing the same thing with their bigs

AD is playing head and shoulders above Lebronze since he joined Lakers. specially this year, it is Lebronze who drags Lakers down.

only talked about half of the game you know there is one thing called defence

Appreciate the Sabonis support as a Kings fan, but I can assure you it’s just because the NBA as a whole just hates Sacramento, as Sabonis was born in America.

He's probably happy for a week off tbf.

His dad was the best teenage player in the history of Basketball. What more charisma do you want!

That’s what wrong with yall youtube basketball media personnel that just keep yappin about stats. all star game is hugely impacted by popularity. That’s why you see more players voted as all star from big market team. Saying AD is not more valuable than Sabonis is also diabolical and just following the crowds and pure hating. If yall like stats sheets so much, which is very misleading. Why don’t you bring out the plus/minus of sabonis?

@trippinatormachine

3 ай бұрын

You’re thinking too deep. A player averaging a near triple double while also averaging 20+ should be in the all-star game regardless of popularity, period.

@Mr1000IFlightShutDown

3 ай бұрын

The league today are too saturated with good players that can put up stats. So naturally players will be snub. So, other factors such as popularity sadly will come into play in all star selection

@pimpnamedslickback7780

3 ай бұрын

@@trippinatormachine should? It's a popularity contest

@trippinatormachine

3 ай бұрын

@@pimpnamedslickback7780 right. But do you not see how silly it is to see someone like Sabonis, league leader in triple doubles, not make the all star game? I love the NBA but stuff like this makes people wonder if the league is rigged due to favoritism. So yes, he SHOULD have been in the all star game

The lack of respect on dudes name 😔 smh

NBA is trippin bro

Same reason as why Jokic got stolen MVP last year.

@ronaldchua2210

3 ай бұрын

he should be back in Serbia working in a mine or manufacturing facility instead of being in the NBA

Yes. I think so too

I think the video title "Is NBA tired of Europeans dominating?" is a little bit counterfactual to how the league itself hyped Wemby (A EUROPEAN BIG) to the ends of the earth before the draft. Domas is just unfortunate that he plays for a small market that has the LONGEST PLAYOFF DROUGHT in NBA history, if not in Major US sport leagues (NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS). It also doesn't help that the drought ended last season and they're booted out of the first round (by GSW in 7 games).

@thetruth4654

3 ай бұрын

Yes Wemby got hyped, but let`s not pretend that US`s nba Media aren`t heavily biased in favor of american born players, i mean SAS said he would take Ja Morant over Giannis, Perkins racist comment against Jokic, so that Embiid could win the MVP, so yeah The NBA related US media do seem to have issues with european players, especially white european players.

@elpoiro

3 ай бұрын

Is the NBA tired of Europeans and Internationals? Or the Americans ? Since 2017-2018 DPOY : Rudy 3, Giannis 1. Americans 2 MVP: Jokic 2, Giannis 2. Embiid went for 1, not European but still not American... And Harden 1, in 2017-2018 (seems so far) All medias talk about Jokic. Remember Doncic's hype before his Draft, Stephen A and others, dismissing him without ever watching him play in Madrid (it's his job and payed millions for that). Everyone was talking about him. Saying dumb, trash or even scandalous things, but still, he took the spotlight from Trae Young quickly. And just this year with Wemby. I'm French, and thanks to him i can watch the French League on the NBA app. It's easier for me to watch my country's League on NBA TV than French TV... May be americans casuals don't like this that much. And the scandale about that NFL player... "Champions of What?!" About being NBA World champion. Associated with all the US losses last years against European or African countries. Even Jxmy Highroller made a video where, for once, Imo, he had bad takes about that and i Saw a lot of people correcting him. The NBA World champ thing is mentioned now because the gap is closing years after years. This is a whole context and situation.

If Arvydas was his first name at this age group, we wouldn't have this conversation.

I would def trade either Paul or k Leonard for sabonis.

Did you know that you look like the german football player Michael Ballack?

Small market snub, noting to do with being european, has happened for decades in the NBA

Isn't it a privilege to not having to go to the All-Star weekend?

No se ha perdido nada. El All-Star da pena ver en lo que se ha convertido.

Sabonis and fox are penalized by their playoffs run last year, you was top seed first round exit and you went from 19/12/7 to 16/11/5 while shooting 20% from 3 and 57% from ft. This what make Poeple think that seeding doesn't mean nothing and if the kings reach the playoffs I would pick the Lakers without thinking twice

@KingslayerSrb

4 ай бұрын

then why is Embiid an MVP candidate each year lol he never went out of the second round

@ghcanestro5859

4 ай бұрын

@@KingslayerSrb you saw embiid what was doing? He was putting wilt numbers, if embiid kept the same numbers of last year he would have being out of mvp consideration plus Joel is a superstar and established as a name like doncic etc. Sabonis he is like Randle. Fir me sabonis deserve it over pg and Kat. But I was saying why maybe some folks will rid him off.

@Sassarai916

4 ай бұрын

The all star game is not based on playoffs. It's numbers and team winning which he has both.

@ghcanestro5859

4 ай бұрын

@@Sassarai916 team winning doesn't mean nothing man. We are in mid season. What if the Lakers finish as 6th and the kings 8th what that means in February? Ask markannen last year jazz was a to team in February and he made it to the all star and then they tanked. If the allstar wad at the end of the season then the standing can be important

@ghcanestro5859

4 ай бұрын

Right now ask any kings fan would you rather have ad or sabonis this year and see what they will chose.

the nba may be tired of it, but me as a european fan am absolutely not tired of it.

Absolutely

Answer? Emphatic no. Game is game, no matter where it comes from. Love Sabonis' game - a joy to watch. Dragic was one of the best I've ever seen.

Yeah, this was a huge submission. This dude is pure and he got my vote as an All-Star. BTW, he would look so much better in a Pistons uniform.

They are angry for the world cup match... o wait, he didnt even play xDDD

My conclusion is like it's not because Americans hate Sabonis, but because he's in the west. If he's in the East, do you think Banchero and Randle will be chosen instead of him? Just look at West snubs like Sabonis, Fox, Gobert, Sengun, Harden, Jamal Murray, Zion, Ingram, Kyrie, Markkanen, or even Wemby and Holmgren, it's just show how crazy the West is with talents. And I slight disagree if people say KAT shouldn't make it because if it's all about stats, both Fox and Sabonis will be pick instead of Edwards and KAT because both of them have better stats. But is it fair for no. 1 team in the West don't have any all star?

Jamal Murray?

Oh man im so ready for european basketball to be better then nba

Its a lack of people watching kings games. If people watched him more then he wouldnt be snubbed.

Domas is not just hyped up like Davis and George that's why fans and people inside the nba don't vote him.

Ahhh Sabonis, the father of AD

Who do you take out, realistically? I hate KAT and AD as players (KAT is boring, and AD only plays well when he wants to). Objectively, picking them over Sabonis (who I love to see play) makes sense

@Amaling

3 ай бұрын

No??? Sabonis has been playing better than both of them lol

@croskoal

3 ай бұрын

@Audreyxpp I agree, I enjoy his game infinitely more. I would have picked him over both. I'm just saying, I can see how someone wouldn't

If you think the All Star snub is bad, just wait until the Kings play a big market team in the Western Conference championship....

He's not from Europe, but you know the league's freaked out by Air Congo aka Jonathan Kuminga.

Agree!

Uhhmm, maybe the NBA is hating on European players but Sabonis was born in Portland, Oregon when his dad played for the Blazers and he spent almost the first half of his childhood in the US until his dad retired. So…not a good example, and I tend to think this it’s just an all star snub

He's not an athlete like Giannis, and one Jokic is more than enough. Numbers aside, NBA will always look down on European players. Of course they're tired and they don't like current situation at all.

@noname-xz2ns

4 ай бұрын

"NBA will always look down on European players" but the league and the US media themselves hyped Wemby to the ends of the earth before the draft.

@MladenDjukic

4 ай бұрын

@@noname-xz2ns True, because he's a freak of nature. But "boring" and "non-attractive" players like Jokic and Sabonis, with great stats, that's the main issue.

@slickvik4508

3 ай бұрын

@@MladenDjukic so its not about europeans then its just about boring players. also sabonis is awful in the playoffs so that hurts his rep

sabonis is almost not noticeable because jokic is in the league... if we he wasn't... sabonis would be the focus of every mvp discussion