The former Clippers Prince was regarded as a non-sale product, but now it has become a top deal and has been traded twice in half a year!

Not long ago, several more trades in the NBA were in progress, and the most eye-catching one was probably the Celtics. After using Ju Holiday as bargaining chips, they further liberated the team's salary space and sent Porzingis, who performed extremely poorly this season, to the Hawks, who gave Terence Mann and a second-round pick. For the Hawks, although Porzingis's performance has declined, he was once an All-Star insider and made great contributions in helping the Celtics win the championship in the 23-24 season, so this transaction seems to be acceptable.

But what we are going to talk about today is not Porzingis, but Mann, as the trading target. As the former Clippers Prince, when the team negotiated a deal with James Harden with the 76ers, the 76ers asked to join Mann, but was directly rejected by the Clippers. The team directly stated that Mann was a non-selling product. Moreover, during the years he has been with the Clippers, his treatment is quite good, but now in half a year, he has been traded twice and has completely become the leader in the transaction. So what exactly happened caused Mann's treatment to rise and fall like a roller coaster. Let’s review his situation this season together to see where the problem lies!

1. It was unable to make progress and was eventually traded by the Clippers.

First of all, we go back to the early stage of this season, before Mann was traded by the Clippers, it has to be said that his position in the team was relatively stable at that time. In the 23-24 season, he played as a starting game, and averaged 8.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. Although the Clippers were eliminated by the Mavericks in the playoffs, his performance was also remarkable. He averaged 9.3 points, 5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in 6 games, and his three-point shooting percentage reached 45.5%. Overall, the team is quite satisfied with his performance, after all, his condition is visible. But the team's lineup has undergone earth-shaking changes in the summer. Paul George, Russell Westbrook and others all left the team. Chris Dunn, Derek Jones Jr., Kevin Porter Jr. and others came to the team one after another. Moreover, because Kawhi Leonard was absent due to injury again, this caused a huge change in the team's tactical system. This became a fuse. The change in the tactical system caused Mann to lose the trust of his past teams in him, which eventually led to his departure.

Of course, this cannot be entirely blamed on the Clippers. Let's take a look at the team's situation at that time. Due to Leonard's absence, the team urgently needed attacking firepower, so Norman Powell was placed in the starting lineup. With Jones from afar, the two directly snatched the starting No. 2 and No. 3 positions. Although Dunn's offensive ability is slightly weak, his organization and defense are indeed quite online. In addition, although Porter Jr. has an extreme personality, his ability is real. Therefore, compared with these players, Man does not have any advantages, but Coach Tyron Lu did not have no chance. With the whole nation being a soldier, the main focus is on a competitive position. But what about Mann's performance? In 37 games, his average data dropped directly to 6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists, and his shooting and three-point shooting percentage reached a career low of 44.6% and 34.7%, respectively. He has not had any major injuries in his career and is still at the peak of 28 years old. Not only has he not made any progress, but he has also experienced a serious decline. Therefore, even if the team was optimistic about him in the past, since you no longer have the spirit, the team naturally cannot give you more opportunities.

2. The positioning of the eagle was awkward and was traded and left again.

Before the trading deadline, in order to further strengthen the team, the Clippers were also actively asking prices in the trading market, and their goal was also to be the defender of the Hawks, Bogdan Bogdanovic, the captain of the Serbian national team. The Hawks were unwilling to continue to cooperate with Bogdan, so the two sides hit it off. Using Mann as a bargaining chip, the Clippers got Bogdan, and Mann left the team that he had played for almost 6 years and went to the Hawks to report. Unlike the Clippers, although the Hawks reached the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021 and entered the playoffs many times in recent years, there is still a big gap between the lineup and the Clippers, and they sent DeAndre Hunter away. In addition, Jaylen Johnson, one of the team's core members, accidentally encountered injuries and announced the reimbursement of the season in advance. Therefore, after coming to the Hawks, Mann was quickly reused and was highly expected by the team, hoping to make up for the lack of firepower.

In the 30 games he played for the Hawks, his playing time was indeed guaranteed, and his data also increased to 9.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists, with shooting and three-point shooting percentages of 54.1% and 38.6% respectively. It seems that both the data and efficiency are very good. Logically speaking, the team should keep him with such performance, but why is it still traded? In fact, Mann's positioning in this team is very embarrassing. Although his efficiency in the team is pretty good, his offensive methods are still limited to off-ball cutting and fixed-point shooting. What the team needs is players who can have independent scoring ability. Moreover, his role is not that obvious. In addition to scoring, it is difficult to satisfy the team whether it is organization or defense. In addition, the Eagles were also revealed that they had been coveting Porzingis for a long time. Therefore, after obtaining the permission of the Celtics, they were naturally willing to use Mann, who was not in the team's plan, as a bargaining chip to join the transaction.. This time, he was traded to the Nets, and he may not be able to stay in the team. If other teams give high-quality quotes, perhaps Mann may be further traded. He has been traded twice in just half a year. It has to be said that Mann’s experience is indeed an incredible sigh.