NBA News Roundup, Thursday, August 8th: Kevin Durant speaks out on his move to the Brooklyn Nets, Domantas Sabonis keen to stay with the Pacers and more

#2 Domantas Sabonis expects to sign a new deal with the Indiana Pacers

Domantas Sabonis has impressed during his two seasons with the Indiana Pacers

Domantas Sabonis joined the Indiana Pacers back in 2017 as part of the trade that sent Paul George to Oklahoma City.

After struggling to make much of an impact for the Thunder, the center wasn’t expected to develop into a key player in Indiana, although Sabonis has made a major impact from the Pacers bench.

Over 74 appearances last season, the 24-year-old averaged 14.1 points and 9.5 rebounds per game and a leading EuroLeague journalist believes he will sign a new deal with the franchise:

Domantas Sabonis told he expects to sign an extension with Indiana Pacers this offseason, but he remains patient: „Like my dad said: "You did your job. You did your best and now you just have to wait". Now I can't do anything. I just need to be patient and wait.“

— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) August 7, 2019

Domantas Sabonis told he expects to sign an extension with Indiana Pacers this offseason, but he remains patient: „Like my dad said: "You did your job. You did your best and now you just have to wait". Now I can't do anything. I just need to be patient and wait.“

— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) August 7, 2019

Sabonis is entering the final season of the four-year 12 million contract that he signed as a rookie. The Pacers are believed to be keen to sign him to a new long term deal, although negotiations could be impacted by Myles Turners' extension talks.