Spurs Cut Isaiah Roby, Sign Bucks Ex Sandro Mamukelashvili

The San Antonio Spurs are making a small roster move on Friday. Now, the team employs Greek forward Sandro Mamukelashvili, who last played for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Jeremy Brener | Mar 3, 2023

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The San Antonio Spurs are making a small change to their roster Friday afternoon.

According to The Athletic, the team is signing former Milwaukee Bucks forward Sandro Mamukelashvili. In a corresponding move, the team is cutting Isaiah Roby.

Roby, 25, has played in 42 games for the Spurs this season, averaging 4.1 points per contest. However, he hasn't played since Feb. 13 after being sidelined with an ankle injury.

To replace Roby, the team is calling upon Mamukelashvili, a 6-11 forward with 65 games of NBA experience the past two seasons with the Bucks.

Mamukelashvili, who was playing under a two-way contract during his time in Milwaukee, spent four seasons at Seton Hall and was the No. 54 overall pick by the Bucks in the 2021 NBA Draft.

The Spurs likely didn't see much of a path with Roby to improve, but the potential is there with Mamukelashvili. He didn't get much playing time with the contending Bucks, but that should change as he suits up for the rebuilding Spurs.

As the team parted ways with Jakob Poeltl at the deadline, San Antonio is severely struggling in the size department. The 6-11 Mamukelashvili brings the team some height in the frontcourt next to Charles Bassey and Zach Collins.

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Published Mar 3, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.