When Sandro Mamukelashvili signed with the Toronto Raptors this summer, both sides were hoping for the same thing: for their luck to change. For Toronto, the two-year, $5.3 million deal represented an opportunity to buck a trend of bargain-bin players accomplishing very little north of the border.
After three disappointing seasons, the Toronto Raptors are ready to push for a return to the playoffs. A minimum-contract big man could be a big aid in getting them there.
EuroBasket has seen its first major surprise result, with Sandro Mamukelashvili at the heart of it. The New York Knicks discovered late in the regular season that if you run into Sandro Mamukelashvili on the wrong night, he will make you pay.
On Tuesday, Sandro Mamukelashvili agreed to a two-year, $5.5 million deal with the Toronto Raptors, including a player option for the second year. Mamukelashvili served as the San Antonio Spurs' backup to Victor Wembanyama last season, averaging 6.3 points and 3.1 rebounds on 50.2% shooting in 11.2 minutes per game.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
The Toronto Raptors get their backup center. They reportedly sign Sandro Mamukelashvili to a two-year, $5.5 million deal, per ESPN’s Shams Charania: Raptors
Mamu showed flashes of improvement and had big games, but couldn’t make a convincing case to become a rotation player in the NBA. Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s 2024-25 player reviews!
Sheesh, y’all. Coming off a tough loss to the Boston Celtics, the Spurs faced the Golden State Warriors on a SEGABABA. What followed was a wire-to-wire domination from the Warriors.
A budding win streak is rudely tossed aside Not even a week since Sandro Mamukelashvili restored my faith in basketball, the Spurs and, frankly, life itself, I found myself deeply back in the pit.
SAN ANTONIO — It had been a while since Sandro Mamukelashvili heard "MVP" chants in an arena directed at himself. "That was crazy," Mamukelashvili said.
How unlikely was it that Sandro Mamukelashvili would be the player who’d make NBA scoring history? Through his first seven games in March, the reserve San Antonio Spurs big man scored a combined 36 points.
Sports often deliver moments that defy expectation, but few could have predicted the bond between hip-hop legend Flavor Flav and Spurs forward Sandro Mamukelashvili.
Every heroic saga needs an antagonist and the New York Knicks played the unwitting, unwilling role on Wednesday night. The San Antonio Spurs brought forth
A former Seton Hall Pirate stole the show against the New York Knicks. While the Knicks likely won't be able to appreciate it for obvious reasons, San Antonio Spurs super sub Sandro Mamukelashvili became one of the most unlikely heroes of the 2024-25 NBA season.
Sandro Mamukelashvili scored a career-high 34 points, 21 of them in a rousing fourth quarter, as the host San Antonio Spurs ambushed the slow-starting New York Knicks 120-105 on Wednesday.
Sandro Mamukelashvili led the San Antonio Spurs bench in +/- on Tuesday night against the Sacramento Kings en route to a 116-96 win for San Antonio. The former Seton Hall Pirate finished +7 on the night with nine points on 3-5 shooting from the field, all from long range.
The San Antonio Spurs will continue to have backup big man Sandro Mamukelashvili in the fold after the two sides agreed to a new contract, as reports on Tuesday night indicated.
The Spurs pulled their $2.7M qualifying offer to Mamukelashvili last week, making him a free agent. However, the two parties had interest in working out another agreement.
It is ridiculously hard to earn a single minute of NBA playing time. It's even tougher on a team with as much young talent as the San Antonio Spurs. There are no minutes wasted for a team that is trying to develop its young talent to be competitive in future years.
Sandro Mamukelashvili poured in 18 points to lead eight players in double figures as the host San Antonio Spurs rolled over the Detroit Pistons 123-95 on Sunday afternoon in the season finale for both teams.