PHOENIX—There is no doubt that this has been the best season of Sandro Mamukelashvili’s basketball career, a breakthrough fifth NBA season that’s seen him become such an integral part of the Raptors’ second unit.
It is due to his skills, no question, and to the confidence drilled in him by the team’s coaching staff and his teammates. But there is another, non-basketball aspect that cannot be ignored. And the city of Toronto plays a big part.
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