"The quick and easy sell with Mamu fit wise is based around his 3-point shooting, and even more so, his above the break 3-point shooting - where he's been one of the highest volume big men in the NBA on a per possession basis. He shot 38-percent on those looks, which is relatively great, and more to the point: above the break threes are much more valuable than corner threes as far as the player shooting it goes."
"He's going to be playing backup 5 for us, but also he's a player who can stretch the floor. So, it's really gonna allow us, especially with the second unit, to go to different schemes, to look for different guys in pick and rolls and DHO's, to use him in spacing the floor, to use him in pick and pop."
"When Darko Rajakovic inherited the Toronto Raptors his team was built around three big wings/forwards: Scottie Barnes, Pascal Siakam, and OG Anunoby. While that team didn't stick together for very long, Coach Darko is once again saddled with three main features of his team being big forwards: Barnes, Brandon Ingram, and Collin Murray-Boyles. When I asked Coach Darko about playing these three together, he immediately referenced Sandro Mamukelashvili and how his skillset will help facilitate the way they want to play"
Darko Rajakovic's current roster centers on three primary big forwards: Scottie Barnes, Brandon Ingram, and Collin Murray-Boyles. Sandro Mamukelashvili will serve as the backup five and provides above-the-break three-point shooting that stretches defenses. Mamukelashvili shot 38 percent on above-the-break threes and ranks among the highest-volume big men on those attempts per possession. Above-the-break threes are easier to create, produce more dynamic driving and defensive reactions than corner threes, and generate gravity that opens space inside the arc. That spacing enables varied second-unit schemes, pick-and-rolls, DHO actions, and pick-and-pop opportunities while creating room for the trio of forwards.
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