July 3: The Raptors have officially signed Mamukelashvili, per NBA.com’s transaction log. Since non-minimum contracts can’t be signed during the July moratorium, we now have confirmation that the big man will be on a minimum deal.
July 1: The Raptors have made a deal to fortify their frontcourt, agreeing to terms with free agent forward/center Sandro Mamukelashvili on a two-year contract worth $5.5MM, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).
The deal will include a second-year player option, Charania adds. It will likely be a minimum-salary contract that’s being rounded up from about $5.26MM.
Mamukelashvili, 26, has spent the past two-and-a-half seasons in San Antonio after a stint with the Bucks earlier in his NBA career. He has been productive with the Spurs but has played limited minutes, including in 2024/25, when he made 61 appearances but averaged just 11.2 minutes per night. He put up 6.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in that role off the bench.
Mamukelashvili’s most memorable night came on March 19 when he went off for 34 points and nine rebounds in just 19 minutes of action against New York. He made 13-of-14 shots from the floor, including all seven of his three-pointers.
The Raptors had been in the market for a frontcourt addition with Chris Boucher in free agency. Mamukelashvili figures to vie for minutes behind starting center Jakob Poeltl.
Trade for Markkanen! Why is this team stalling?????
I like Markkanen but the Raps have enough forwards and a way better defensive/rebounding centre
You telling me Quickley and 2 role players with CMB and 2 firsts for Markkanen doesn’t improve raptors?
Geeze… glad you ain’t the GM!
They need more pure shooting
Markkanen is a pure scorer.
The guy in charge of putting player names on the back of uniforms is PO’d about this signing.
Spurs dropped the ball on mamu. Never forget the time he outplayed jokic after Zach Collins got ejected for choking MPJ’s buttface
He torched the knicks too.