Graded PSA 10 Gem Mint Domantas Sabonis 2016-17 Donruss Optic #161 Rookie RC Basketball Card

🏀 Graded PSA 10 Gem Mint Domantas Sabonis 2016-17 Donruss Optic #161 Rookie RC Basketball Card — Son of NBA Legend Arvydas Sabonis, Gonzaga University, 11th Overall Pick 2016 NBA Draft Oklahoma City Thunder, 3x All-Star Sacramento Kings, Investment-Grade Condition

Basketball royalty. Domantas Sabonis carries one of the most decorated surnames in the history of the sport — his father, Arvydas Sabonis, is widely regarded as one of the greatest big men in European basketball history, a player who even arrived at the Portland Trail Blazers at the age of 30 with diminished athleticism and was still one of the most skilled centers in the NBA. Domantas took that name and built something entirely his own: a relentless double-double machine, a passer from the post who makes the game easier for everyone around him, a player who has grown into a franchise cornerstone in Sacramento. This is his first professional basketball card — the 2016-17 Donruss Optic #161 Rookie RC — graded PSA 10 GEM MINT, the highest grade attainable. Slabbed, sealed, investment-grade.

🌟 Domantas Sabonis — Gonzaga University; A Basketball Family Legacy

Domantas Sabonis played two seasons of college basketball at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington — the Gonzaga Bulldogs, a program that in the 2010s became one of the most consistently excellent teams in college basketball under Mark Few, producing NBA talent year after year and reaching two national championship games. Sabonis fit perfectly into the Gonzaga system, which rewarded skill, passing, and basketball IQ over raw athleticism — the same qualities that define his professional game. When he declared for the draft after his sophomore season, NBA scouts knew they were looking at a skilled big man with rare playmaking ability and basketball genetics that pointed toward a long, productive career.

🏆 2016 NBA Draft — 11th Overall Pick — Oklahoma City, Indiana, Sacramento

The Orlando Magic selected Domantas Sabonis 11th overall in the 2016 NBA Draft and traded him to the Oklahoma City Thunder that same night, along with Ersan Ilyasova, in exchange for Serge Ibaka. In 2017, the Thunder traded him along with Victor Oladipo to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Paul George. In Indiana, Sabonis grew into one of the most productive big men in the NBA — leading the league in double-doubles, posting night after night of 20 points and 10 rebounds, and demonstrating a passing ability from the post that few power forwards in the game could match. Traded to the Sacramento Kings in 2021, he became the centerpiece of a rebuild that led Sacramento back to the playoffs for the first time in over a decade. Three All-Star selections followed. The growth from the player on this 2016-17 Donruss Optic rookie card to the franchise player in Sacramento is one of the better development stories of his draft class.

⭐ 3x NBA All-Star — Double-Double Machine — The Post Vision

Domantas Sabonis was selected to the NBA All-Star Game in 2020, 2021, and 2023 — three appearances that reflected his emergence as one of the premier big men in the league. His passing from the elbow and short roll is a dimension of the game that most bigs of his era cannot replicate; his father Arvydas had it, and Domantas inherited it completely. This 2016-17 Donruss Optic #161 is the physical record of where he started — the rookie season, the first year in the league, the very beginning of a career that grew into something far beyond what most projected. PSA 10 GEM MINT. The highest grade available. Investment-grade condition.

📦 PSA 10 GEM MINT Certification Details

Card: Domantas Sabonis 2016-17 Donruss Optic #161 Rookie RC. Grade: PSA 10 GEM MINT — the highest grade attainable, awarded to cards with perfect centering, four sharp corners, flawless surfaces, and zero print defects. Certification: Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA). Player: Domantas Sabonis. Father: Arvydas Sabonis, NBA legend and Hall of Fame-caliber European big man. College: Gonzaga University. Draft: 11th overall, 2016 NBA Draft. Teams: OKC, Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings. Accolades: 3x All-Star (2020, 2021, 2023). Condition: PSA 10 GEM MINT — slabbed and sealed.

🏀⭐ Basketball royalty. Gonzaga. 2016 Draft. 11th overall. Oklahoma City. Indiana. Sacramento. The double-double. The post vision. The All-Star. His father Arvydas. His own path. Donruss Optic #161. PSA 10. GEM MINT. The highest grade. Investment-grade condition.