Sandro

Mamukelashvili

Mamukelashvili had the best year of his career with the Raptors last yeah. The 27-year-old power forward averaged a career-high 11.2 points and shot 38 percent from behind the three-point line on a career-high 3.7 three-point attempts per game. Mamukelashvili finished 10th in the Sixth Man of the Year voting. He’ll continue to provide size and spacing as a role player with the Lakers.

Mamukelashvili, who would have made $2.8 million next season, stands to command a much better payday when free agency opens Tuesday night. Finishing tenth in NBA Sixth Man of the Year voting, the 6-foot-9 forward had the most productive season of his professional career. In 80 regular-season games, Mamukelashvili averaged 11.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.4 three-pointers in 21.9 minutes, shooting 52.3 percent from the field and 74.7 percent from the foul line. Given the rumored market, Mamu may be able to find a more prominent role for himself, which would raise his fantasy ceiling.

Effective in 20 minutes in Game 1, Murray-Boyles played 26 minutes in Game 2. And the rookie replaced Jakob Poeltl (two points, four rebounds and one assist) in the lineup to begin the third quarter, with the veteran center not playing at all after halftime. While there is a need for Poeltl’s size, he was ineffective in Toronto’s first two games. We should see a lot more of Murray-Boyles and Sandro Mamukelashvili (12/10/2/1 with one three-pointer) in Thursday’s Game 3 as the Raptors look to avoid falling into a 0-3 hole.

Murray-Boyles missed Friday’s loss to the Knicks with a neck strain, but will return against the Nets on Sunday. Sandro Mamukelashvili and Jonathan Mogbo could see fewer minutes with Murray-Boyles back.

Both missed Friday’s loss to the Knicks, with Murray-Boyles’ absence having a greater impact on the Raptors’ rotation. Jonathan Mogbo played a few rotation minutes, while Sandro Mamukelashvili’s playing time also increased.

With Jakob Poeltl (4/3/1/1) struggling in his 19 minutes, especially defensively, and Collin Murray-Boyles unavailable, Mamukelashvili’s playing time increased on Friday. The Raptors’ forward/center logged 25 minutes off the bench and led the team in scoring. Add in the rebounds and assists, and this was a productive night at the office for Mamu. With Friday’s defeat, the Raptors will have work to do on Sunday to secure a top-6 seed in the East and avoid the Play-In Tournament.

CMB is dealing with a neck strain, while TJD is still recovering from an illness. Jakob Poeltl is not on Toronto’s injury report, so he should handle the majority of frontcourt minutes, with Sandro Mamukelashvili backing him up.

Poeltl has scored in double figures in seven of his last eight appearances, providing more consistent production as he gets further removed from the time missed with a back injury. Add in Sandro Mamukelasvhili (11/5/1 with two three-pointers) and Collin Murray-Boyles (6/8/1/1/2), and the Raptors received positive contributions from their top three options on the interior.

Mamukelashvili was upgraded to probable Tuesday evening, so his availability isn’t much of a surprise. The 26-year-old power forward is more of a deep league option with Collin Murray-Boyles and Jakob Poeltl also available.

Mamukelashvili is likely to be available now that he’s been upgraded to probable for Tuesday’s game against the Heat. His fantasy value would increase if Collin Murray-Boyles (quad) was ruled out, but he’s also been upgraded to probable status.