Kings sign All-NBA center Domantas Sabonis to four-year, $195 million contract extension

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All-NBA center Domantas Sabonis wasn't a free agent this summer. And he won't be for the next few summers, either.

Sabonis has agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Sacramento Kings, one that will keep him signed through the 2027-28 season, a person with knowledge of the talks confirmed Sunday.

The extension includes a raise on his salary for this coming season to nearly $31 million, and his salary for the four subsequent years will average about $47 million, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the signing.

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Domantas Sabonis #10 of the Sacramento Kings reacts after missing a basket against the Golden State Warriors in the first half of Game Two of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Golden 1 Center on April 17, 2023 in Sacramento, California.  (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

The total value of the deal is about $217 million. ESPN first reported the agreement on Saturday night, and The Sacramento Bee subsequently confirmed it as well.

It was part of a big-spending start to free agency this summer: Counting free agent deals that have been struck, signings of this year's rookie class and extensions, NBA teams have combined to hand out more than $3 billion in contract value since Friday night.

Sabonis would have been in line to hit the free agent market in the summer of 2024, but the Kings ensured that won't be happening. He's a huge part of the Kings' current surge; the team made the playoffs this past season for the first time since 2006 and has the entirety of its starting five — Sabonis,