Overview
- The Lakers officially announced Mamukelashvili’s addition on Tuesday night, July 8, 2026, after the two sides reportedly agreed to terms on July 1.
- Multiple reports say the contract is a four-year, roughly $52 million deal with a player option in the fourth year and a year-to-year structure designed to preserve future cap room.
- Mamukelashvili arrives off a career season with the Toronto Raptors in 2025–26 when he averaged 11.2 points and shot 38.9% on catch-and-shoot threes, with NBA tracking data showing 1.17 points per possession on spot-ups.
- The team projects him as a floor-spacing power forward or small-ball center who can start or spell minutes alongside new addition Walker Kessler and change the Lakers’ frontcourt spacing.
- The signing is one piece of a summer overhaul that included a reported Kessler sign-and-trade and deals for Quentin Grimes and Collin Sexton, and it gives the Lakers on-court lineup options plus financial flexibility for next summer’s free-agent window.