11月2日，来自24直播网的最新消息透露，知名记者Sean Deveney指出，萨博尼斯对于与阿卡夫这类“控球黑洞”后卫的搭档合作并不感兴趣。
记者Brenden Nunes of the King News Agency, following the release of the article, retweeted it with the following remarks: "Insiders from the team have confirmed that the rumors in question are entirely unfounded. Indeed, there has been a consistently amicable exchange of information between Arkav and Sabonis."