Tag: Terance Mann

Nic Batum sees a lot of Terance Mann in young Sixers guard Jaden Springer

Nic Batum sees a lot of Terance Mann in young Philadelphia 76ers guard Jaden Springer.

DETROIT — Young Philadelphia 76ers guard Jaden Springer continues to seek his spot in the league. He has taken steps forward on the floor defensively, but his offensive skills need polishing.

In his third season in the league, Springer has averaged 11.3 minutes, 3.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per night in 12 games. That is a big jump for him from 3 minutes per game as a rookie and 5.6 per game in the 2022-23 season.

While Springer is still looking to find his way, Sixers veteran Nic Batum compared the young guard to another young guard he played with while a member of the Los Angeles Clippers: Terance Mann.

“I like him,” Batum said of Springer. “I like him a lot. You know, it’s funny because I was talking to a friend about it like, he reminds me a little bit of Terance Mann when I got to the Clippers three years ago. It was same situation for him and Terance Mann, so he ended up doing pretty well so I can see the same growth in him.”

Mann has a similar skill set to Springer: an ability to defend at a high level, skills at multiple positions and the toughness to give the Clippers an option on the wing.

Mann is a guy Springer would love to emulate as they move forward. If the third-year guard out of Tennessee can add a 3-point shot that will make a big difference for both his and Philadelphia’s future.

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Terrance Mann’s unenthusiastic welcome for James Harden on the Clippers isn’t a big deal

Things are probably fine between these two. This is just a weird moment.

For months now, the Clippers and the 76ers have been holding trade discussions about a James Harden swap.

Right in the middle of all that was Terance Mann. The question was whether the Clippers should include him in a Harden deal or not. It was debated everywhere — including here.

Ultimately, the Clippers held on to their guy. The Harden trade officially went down on Tuesday and Mann wasn’t included in the deal.

You’d think that Mann might be thrilled with that result. He doesn’t have to switch teams — he can just stay right where he is and play with four future Hall of Fame players.

But, for whatever reason, Mann didn’t seem too thrilled when Harden came into the 76ers locker room.

Russell Westbrook was excited to greet Harden when he walked in, but Mann barely looked up from his phone.

That’s a bit strange. It’s a weird moment that probably looks more awkward than it is.

Mann seems to be excited about the Clippers moving forward. In an interview with Sportskeeda’s Mark Medina he said he was surprised he was still a Clipper but still seemed happy to be there.

“I’m shocked, but I’m here. It’s dope,” Mann said. “I was just shocked. Everybody has been talking about it. But I didn’t know it was going to happen, right then and there.”

That’s understandable. Things probably get a bit tense when you’re on the trading block. That’s a story most of us will never know, though.

Regardless, I’d probably just write this off as a weird moment that we all just got to witness. There’s nothing to see here. At least until there actually is.

Gilbert Arenas urges Clippers to trade Terance Mann to Sixers for James Harden

Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas urges the Los Angeles Clippers to move Terance Mann to the Philadelphia 76ers for James Harden.

As James Harden continues to wait for the Philadelphia 76ers to send him to the Los Angeles Clippers, per his trade request, there is one big holdup in the deal.

At the moment, the Clippers have made Terance Mann untouchable in the deal. While Mann is one of the better role players in the league, it is a bit confusing why Los Angeles is holding on to him rather than moving him to acquire an elite playmaker in Harden.

Harden is not the same ruthless scorer and MVP he once was, but he has transitioned seamlessly into a new role of being a playmaker who can also score when the time calls for it. He averaged 21 points while leading the league in assists with 10.7 per game in 2022-23.

Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas on an episode of “Gil’s Arena” is urging the Clippers to just move Mann for Harden:

If you’re the Clippers and you’re giving up a hustle man — and knowing your team and the stars you have, you have two stars that usually are going to miss a lot of games, and what usually happens is you don’t have enough scoring. So if you have a backup dude who can put buckets in the basket when those stars are out, and this is what I have to give up? … What am I losing?

Arenas is correct. If the Clippers actually want to acquire Harden, then move Mann, and this will all end. The Sixers need to get the right pieces in return for Harden so they can flip those pieces and acquire the impact player they need to get the job done in the Eastern Conference.

Therefore, President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey is going to wait and get the needed value from the Clippers. As for Harden, he has returned to practice. It remains to be seen if he will play in any games for Philadelphia.

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The Clippers should trade Terance Mann for James Harden if they’re not convinced he’s a starter

Why are the Clippers so attached to Terance Mann?

Although the regular season starts in just over a week, we have no resolution about where 76ers star guard James Harden will play next season.

The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Harden “has not been present” with the team since Sunday. But we may not have a resolution to this saga any time soon.

There is apparently a “sizable gap” between the 76ers and Clippers when it comes to the negotiations on a potential deal for Harden, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

One of the main hurdles to jump through is whether or not the Clippers would willingly attach Terance Mann. However, according to league insider Jake Fischer, the Clippers are currently “unwilling” to include Mann in any deal for Harden (via Yahoo):

“Morey has been adamant he wants the Clippers to send a second first-round pick, plus a future pick swap and expiring contracts in exchange for Harden, according to league sources. Los Angeles has indicated no desire to part with more than one first-rounder and has little reason to do so, knowing there aren’t other bidders aggressively pursuing Harden’s services. The same goes for the Clippers parting with talented forward Terance Mann, sources said.”

So based on the aforementioned reporting, we can likely assume that if the Clippers decided to put Mann on the table, they could have Harden.

Mann was reportedly a coveted target of the Trail Blazers in talks for Jrue Holiday before he the former NBA champion was traded to the Celtics. The Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Keith Pompey, however, went as far as to say that Mann is “untouchable” in these particular talks.

While one would assume that their desire to hold on to Mann means they value him as a core member of the organization, that’s potentially not true.

Justin Russo noted that Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue said the starting power forward spot could go to Mann but he is also competing with vets like Robert Covington and Nicolas Batum.

That doesn’t make a ton of sense considering Covington and Batum were both hardly in the rotation for L.A. last season. Both logged their lowest minutes per game since their rookie seasons.

So why isn’t Mann beating these guys out for a certain starting spot if he is considered untouchable by the front office?

For what it is worth: They reportedly offered Mann to try and acquire Kyrie Irving last season, per The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor. Perhaps that just means that the Clippers don’t really want Harden all that much.

Despite all of the deserved criticism that we can throw at the 2018 NBA MVP, durability is not an issue for him. He has played at least 75.0 percent of all possible games for his team in all but two of his 14 professional seasons.

Since joining the Clippers in 2019-20, however, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George have both struggled with durability. Leonard has played in 52.2 percent of all possible games for L.A. while George has appeared in 61.3 percent.

Harden is still an elite playmaker and led the league in assists last season.

But maybe his rumored interest in becoming a scoring champion once again, as well as his willingness to demand trades, has given franchises pause about surrendering assets or offering him a long-term deal.

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Report: Clippers making Terance Mann untouchable in James Harden deal

The Los Angeles Clippers have made Terance Mann untouchable in a James Harden deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.

James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers are looking for the right deal in order to get the future Hall of Famer what he wants: a way out of Philadelphia.

Harden has let it be known that his relationship with the front office is beyond repair and he still wants to be moved. In the meantime, he has been a professional and has been working hard with the team in practice with the plan being that he will play in the team’s final preseason game on Oct. 20 against the Atlanta Hawks.

The Los Angeles Clippers are the one team that has been consistently mentioned in Harden trade talks as they are his preferred destination. However, the Clippers have been difficult when it comes to matching Philadelphia’s asking price.

Per Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer:

But the plan to add draft-pick swaps in a package for Harden hasn’t moved the needle for the Sixers. They’ve said they’re interested in a package that includes Clippers guard Terance Mann and first-round picks. But the source said Morey knows Mann is untouchable.

Terance Mann is a good player. There is no denying that. However, he is a role player and not a star player on Harden’s level. The Clippers are still not being the most reasonable franchise at the moment when it comes to the Harden trade talks. If they really want The Beard, they are going to have to stop being so stubborn and meet Philadelphia’s demands for a deal to happen.

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Takeaways: Losing streak reaches 10 as Clippers rally past Eric Gordon, Rockets

Eric Gordon tied his season-high in points and KJ Martin was a dunking machine versus the Clippers, but Houston’s losing streak lives on after another second-half collapse.

With a very short-handed roster, the young Houston Rockets (10-33) had  their losing streak hit a season-high 10 games in Sunday’s 121-100 road loss (box score) to the Los Angeles Clippers (23-22). The visitors have lost 15 of their last 16 games, overall.

Jalen Green and Jae’Sean Tate did not play in Sunday’s game due to the NBA’s announcement of a one-game suspension related to their role in an on-court altercation Friday night in Sacramento. Kevin Porter Jr. missed a second straight game with a left foot contusion.

As with many recent games, Houston was competitive until bench minutes late in the third quarter and early in the fourth, which is when the Clippers pulled away. Los Angeles was led by Kawhi Leonard and Terance Mann, who each broke 30 points in combining for 61 points on 24-of-40 shooting (60.0%) and 8-of-13 on 3-pointers (61.5%). Both players had 6 rebounds and 4 assists apiece, as well.

The Clippers outscored Houston, 30-10, in a decisive fourth quarter. Key statistics for the Rockets in Sunday’s game included:

  • Eric Gordon: Season-high 24 points, 8-of-16 shooting (50%), 7-of-8 free throws (87.5%) in 30 minutes
  • KJ Martin: 22 points, 9-of-14 shooting (64.3%), 9 rebounds in 33 minutes
  • Alperen Sengun: 15 points, 7-of-12 shooting (58.3%), 1-of-1 from 3-point range, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 turnovers in 30 minutes
  • Tari Eason: 11 points, 5-of-6 shooting (83.3%), 4 rebounds, 3 steals in 20 minutes

Scroll on for highlights, analysis, and postgame interview reaction from Crypto.com Arena. Next up for Houston, as its four-game West Coast road trip concludes, is Monday’s second game of a Los Angeles back-to-back versus the Lakers. Tipoff is at 9:30 p.m. Central.

The Clippers celebrating Terance Mann’s career night was just the best thing ever

Sports are great, man.

Terance Mann just played the biggest game of his life in game 6 against the Utah Jazz.

He showed every bit of star potential he had against one of the league’s best defenses with 39 points and 7 made 3-pointers. He was absolutely phenomenal.

But what made his night truly special was how genuinely happy his teammates were for him. They all really seemed to enjoy Mann absolutely cooking the Jazz.

We saw exactly what that looked like after the win when Mann finally entered the Clippers’ locker room after his postgame interview.

They absolutely showered Mann with love…and champagne. It was such an incredible moment.

Nic Batum shared the moment on Twitter.

That’s just amazing, man. This is what sports is all about.

Mann better soak all of this up, though. As Batum said, though, he has 24 hours to enjoy it. The Conference Finals start on Sunday.

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Clippers overcome 25-point deficit to win Game 6, advance to conference finals

Terance Mann and former Thunder players Paul George and Reggie Jackson led a comeback charge to lead the Clippers over the Jazz and advance to the Western Conference Finals.

The Los Angeles Clippers are headed to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history.

On the back of second-year wing Terance Mann and former Oklahoma City Thunder players Reggie Jackson and Paul George, the Clippers overcame a 25-point deficit to take down the Utah Jazz in Game 6 and clinch the playoff series.

Mann was unbelievable, scoring 39 points on 15-for-21 shooting and making seven 3-pointers.

He had never scored 30 points in a game and broke 20 only four times in his career prior to Friday night. As a rookie, Mann scored a total of 99 points before earning a role this season.

Jackson has emerged in these playoffs as a threat, breaking 20 points for the third time in this series. He finished the game with 27 points and 10 assists, his first double-double since February 12, 2020.

The guard shot 10-for-16 from the field and had three steals.

George had 28 points, nine rebounds and seven assists while shooting 10-for-24 from the field. He has been phenomenal this series, averaging 29 points, 9.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game while shooting 44.1% from the field and 41.6% from 3.

The Clippers trailed by 25 points before embarking on a comeback in which they put together separate runs of 11-0 and 17-0 in the third quarter to get back into it.

Los Angeles went 14-for-19 from 3 in the second half, including a pair late in the fourth quarter by Patrick Beverley, and outscored Utah 81-47 over those 24 minutes of play.

The Clippers overcame Donovan Mitchell’s 39 points and the enormous deficit to get the win.

With the victory, Los Angeles advances to the Western Conference Finals to face off against the Phoenix Suns. This this is the Clippers’ first ever appearance in the conference championships and the Suns’ first since 2010. Los Angeles has never been to the NBA Finals, while the Suns have not been there since 1993.

Clippers’ Terance Mann has a lucky Rajon Rondo card in his wallet, and now they’re teammates

This is a fun story.

Here’s a neat story that came to light as a result of a deal during the 2021 NBA trade deadline: Rajon Rondo is now a member of the Los Angeles Clippers.

Wait, that’s not the neat part. He’s now teammates with guard Terance Mann, now in his second season after the Clips drafted him out of Florida State in 2019. And as Mann told the media — and showed them on Zoom — he’s been carrying a Rondo card in his wallet since middle school, and after he made a travel team the day he received it, he thought of it as a good-luck charm.

And now they’re teammates! How cool is that?

We need a follow-up — will Mann get Rondo to autograph it? Will Mann still keep it in his wallet if it is?

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Terance Mann had a career performance in Clippers’ loss to Nets

After playing sparingly this season, Clippers rookie Terance Mann went for a career-high on Sunday during a loss to the Nets.

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After playing sparingly this season, Los Angeles Clippers rookie Terance Mann recorded a career-high 14 points on Sunday during a 129-120 loss to the Brooklyn Nets.

Mann shot 6-of-7 from the field, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range, while he also added three rebounds in 23 minutes off of the bench. Mann was called upon with Paul George (rest) and Patrick Beverley (calf strain) out of the lineup.

The performance by Mann was highlighted by the fact that he played most of the fourth quarter, recording eight of his 14 points in the period, and played ahead of Lou Williams and Reggie Jackson, who suffered an ankle injury.

The loss by the Clippers was a rather surprising result considering Kawhi Leonard scored a team-high 39 points and the Nets are using several replacement players during the season restart. However, Mann took advantage of his opportunity and it could bode well for his chances of cracking the rotation during the postseason.

The Clippers play next on Wednesday vs. the Denver Nuggets.

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