Sandro Mamukelashvili badly wanted to return with the Spurs
Sandro Mamukelashvili: “When Pop called me his favorite player towards the end of last season, deep down in my heart, I was like, ‘I hope this means I will come back.’ But you know it’s business. So much goes on. You have to learn that as soon as you come into the league. People might love you for who you are, but something might change in their view, or something might not go the way they want, so they shift and go in a different direction.”
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