Clippers rejecting trade inquiries about Terance Mann

Mann is the starter now. The front office is not likely to part with him, and there is belief that Mann could be the team’s starting point guard beyond this season, a team source told The Athletic. But Mann is a player that Lue ideally sees as a small forward, and who was out of Lue’s first half rotation as recently as New Year’s Eve at Indiana. Lue prefers to keep a traditional point guard in the rotation. Which leads to… -via The Athletic / January 23, 2023

Law Murray: Asked T Mann about LAC inconsistency: “Why do I feel like it? I mean, I don’t know why. I can’t really pinpoint one reason why. I think just picking and choosing when we’re playing hard. We need to be a team that plays hard for all four quarters and be physical for all four.” -via Twitter @LawMurrayTheNU / January 9, 2023

Andrew Greif: Asked Ty Lue what Terance Mann’s role is when the team is back to full strength, after he didn’t play in the first half but featured prominently in the small lineups, and he said “I don’t know.” -via Twitter @AndrewGreif / December 31, 2022