Kings’ Sabonis Climbs Franchise All-Time Offensive Rebounds List

Domantas Sabonis' 17-rebound performance against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday pushed him up the Sacramento Kings' all-time offensive rebounds list.

Sabonis surpassed Eddie Johnson and now sits at ninth. He entered Wednesday's game needing seven rebounds to pass Johnson's 954 and demolished the goal.

The three-time All-Star is having a career year cleaning the glass, leading the league with 14.9 rebounds and trailing first-place Moussa Diabate with 4.6 offensive rebounds. Sacramento's 6-foot-11 center grabbed 15 or more boards in five games, including back-to-back 18- and 19-rebound performances in the road and home openers.

Chris Webber is Sabonis' next milestone target at 969. He's four rebounds away from passing the franchise legend, and will assuredly rise to eighth place in Friday's game against the San Antonio Spurs.

At his career pace, the 30-year-old should shatter records and overtake multiple legends. Vlade Divac (1,019), Scott Wedman (1,109) and Olden Polynice (1,130) are the next Kings ranked above Webber.

Sabonis needs 165 offensive rebounds to become fifth on the all-time leaderboard. He'd need to maintain his career-high average over the next 36 games to surpass Polynice.

Opposing teams can't keep him off the glass. They don't have multiple physical bigs to fight in the trenches, box him out and keep him off the glass.

Health would be his biggest hurdle, and it's largely last season's outlier that silently follows him. A torn meniscus in his right knee limited Sabonis to a career-worst 19 games.

He tore his meniscus last November and missed 3-4 weeks. The Kings' star chose a non-surgical rehab approach to avoid surgery that would extend the recovery timeline.

Sabonis returned against the Washington Wizards on Jan. 13 and finished with 13 points, six rebounds and five assists. He played seven more games until symptoms resurfaced and he underwent season-ending surgery in February.

His tenure in Sacramento could end soon with growing rumors about his unhappiness.

ESPN's Brian Windhorst highlighted the offseason agency change to CAA, a common move when players want to be traded or sign a lucrative contract. NBA insider Sean Deveney reported that Sabonis is not "enthused" about playing next to a ball-dominant guard.

The noise around Sabonis' potential departure grows louder with each loss and outing attempting fewer than 10 shots.

Whether his time ends sooner rather than later, Sabonis has made a strong impact with the Kings. Climbing inside the top 10 in any all-time stat is a testament to a player's strength and longevity.