As the Los Angeles Lakers enter a pivotal 2026–27 campaign centered entirely around Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, the post-LeBron James era presents a brand new challenge for JJ Redick.
The jury is still out on how the Los Angeles Lakers stack up to their Western Conference competitors. After losing LeBron James, along with several key role players, Los Angeles was forced to revamp the roster, and we have yet to see how well they mesh together.
Of all the signings the Lakers made this offseason, Sandro Mamukelashvili was perhaps the most unexpected. A reserve for the Raptors last season, the purple and gold not only moved swiftly to sign him, but gave him quite the contract as well.
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The Los Angeles Lakers are heading into training camp with a wide-open forward rotation after losing two starters this summer, and one team insider believes Sandro Mamukelashvili should be first in line for a starting job.
The Los Angeles Lakers still have at least one big starting lineup decision to make before the start of the 2026-27 NBA season, and Lakers insider Ryan Ward thinks Sandro Mamukelashvili should get the first chance at the power forward position.
The new-look Los Angeles Lakers were able to get some much-needed time together this summer, with superstar guard Luka Doncic hosting a minicamp in his home country of Slovenia.
The Los Angeles Lakers brought their new-look roster to Slovenia — funded and led by Luka Doncic — for a minicamp to help build early chemistry. The entire roster — minus rookie Cam Carr — flew out to Ljubljana for the event, with nearly the entire team coming from the United States.
Sandro Mamukelashveli has been enjoying his time with Luka Doncic as the Los Angeles Lakers teammates experience the European nation Slovenia. Mamukelashveli is preparing for the sixth season of his NBA career, his first with the Lakers.
The new-look Los Angeles Lakers are still over a month away from officially sharing the basketball floor together for the first time, with the team’s first game of the NBA preseason set to take place on Oct.
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New Los Angeles Lakers big man Sandro Mamukelashvili is representing his home country of Georgia in FIBA World Cup qualifiers this summer, and they have gotten the job done so far.
The Lakers got an indirect win over the Celtics on Monday. Sandro Mamukelashvili’s Georgia side pieced together a big second half to overcome a double-digit deficit and knock off Portugal and Celtics big man Neemias Queta, 98-90.
Amid the flurry of moves the Los Angeles Lakers made during this NBA offseason, one was signing former Toronto Raptors forward Sandro Mamukelashvili to a four-year deal, bolstering the frontcourt with a big man who can stretch the floor.
FIBA World Cup qualifiers are taking place this summer and even though Luka Doncic decided not to suit up for Slovenia, the Los Angeles Lakers are still well-represented as the newly-acquired Sandro Mamukelashvili is playing for Georgia.
Sandro Mamukelashvili is currently one of several NBA players on international duty for the second round of the FIBA Qualifiers this week. The Lakers’ new addition pulled off an impressive performance in Georgia’s 101-74 win over Montenegro.
Sandro Mamukelashvili and Georgia opened up the second round of FIBA World Cup qualifying on Friday with a thoroughly dominant win over Montenegro, 101-74.
Heading into this offseason, one of the main focuses for the Los Angeles Lakers was the center position and they addressed it by adding Walker Kessler, Sandro Mamukelashvili and Kevon Looney.
Sandro Mamukelashvili is not wasting time getting back to action following a trip to Slovenia with his new Los Angeles Lakers teammates. Mamukelashvili recently hit the court and played for his country, Georgia, in an exhibition matchup against Israel at Otar Korkia and Nodar Jorjikia Tbilisi Sports Palace in Georgia on Sunday.
The Toronto Raptors are figuring out how to move on from Sandro Mamukelashvili, who signed a four-year, $53 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers during the offseason.
Perhaps the most intriguing signing for the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason was big man Sandro Mamukelashvili on a four-year, $52 million deal. The 27-year-old is entering his sixth season, but didn’t fully rise to prominence in the NBA world until last season with the Toronto Raptors.
The Los Angeles Lakers went into this offseason with the most cap space in the league and they were quick to target players in free agency. One of those was power forward/center Sandro Mamukelashvili, who is coming off a solid season with the Toronto Raptors.
Just minutes after the Lakers’ pending acquisition of Walker Kessler was reported, they made another significant frontcourt addition. The Lakers have agreed to a four-year, $52 contract with big man Sandro Mamukelashvili, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets.
The Lakers were busy in free agency and the trade market on Wednesday.
The Los Angeles Lakers appear to be prioritizing depth over big swings at this point.
Toronto Raptors big man Sandro Mamukelashvili is almost certain to decline his $2.8 million player option to test the open market in free agency, presenting a potential major challenge for the team.
When they traded for Brandon Ingram and gave him a big contract extension a year ago, the Toronto Raptors thought he was the missing piece. Monday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, he was just missing.
Some NBA players just have that “it” factor that draws fans. That player for the Toronto Raptors is Sandro Mamukelashvili. It did not take fans to jump on board the Mamu hype train, as he was able to turn heads in his very first season with the Raps.
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.
The victory was arguably San Antonio’s most impressive of the season, considering the team has been without Victor Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox.
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