The player who feels relieved after renewing with the Spurs when he thought he was going to leave

The offseason began for Sandro Mamukelashvili with a lot of pressure not knowing if he would be able to renew with San Antonio Spurs or not. In the end, the American player was able to sign an extension for another year in the NBA.

After all the stress generated by Free Agency, now, in statements collected by HoopsHype, Mamukelashvili talks about how the whole process went.

"When Pop (Gregg Popovich) called me his favorite player at the end of last season, deep down in my heart I thought, 'I hope this means I am coming back'. But you know it's business. A lot of things happen. You have to learn that once you get to the league," explains the 25-year-old player.

Sandro Mamukelashvili understands the game

"People might love you for who you are, but something might change their opinion, or something might not go as they want, so they change and go in another direction," adds Sandro Mamukelashvili who has perfectly understood what it means to be an NBA player.

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