Terance Mann

Mann parlayed a strong 2021 postseason (7.6 points and 2.7 rebounds in 19 games) into a sizable role during the 2021-22 campaign. During his breakout season, he averaged 10.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists across 28.6 minutes per game -- all career highs. He shot 48.4 percent from the field and 36.5 percent from three (2.6 attempts per game). Regardless of what position he's asked to play, he appears to have earned coach Lue's trust and should have a solidified role heading into Year 4. However, the Clippers are one of the deepest teams in the league and are expected to have superstars Paul George and Kawhi Leonard healthy again, plus the team added John Wall in free agency this offseason. Not to mention last year's trade deadline acquisitions -- Norman Powell and Robert Covington -- will be major keys to Los Angeles' success. All of the aforementioned players would be considered veterans and likely subject to multiple rest days throughout the season, while Mann is not. There's certainly a role for Mann's versatility on both ends of the court, though, barring injury, he's unlikely to eclipse his career marks from a year ago.

The Florida State product's regular season was nothing great, as he averaged 7.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in 18.9 minutes. However, Mann did impress from beyond the arc with a 41.8 percent mark from three. After seeing inconsistent playing time throughout the year, Mann's role immediately changed once Kawhi Leonard went down with a knee injury in the playoffs. The 24-year-old saw 28.5 minutes per game while posting averages of 12.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists. Mann started in six of the remaining eight playoff games after Leonard's injury and even added in a memorable 39 point series-clinching outburst against the Jazz. With Leonard most likely out for the start of the year, if not the whole year, Mann should see his playing time increase, but the team did add more competition for him as well. Eric Bledsoe is back with the team, and the Clippers also acquired Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson and Brandon Boston in the offseason as well. While Mann impressed in the playoffs, the team's roster upheaval and his inconsistent play makes him a harder option to trust in fantasy formats this season.

A 6-foot-7, 215-pound senior out of Florida State, Mann went to the Clippers with the 48th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. He was voted to the ACC All-Honorable Mention Team in both 2018 and 2019, and he made it onto the ACC All-Tournament Second Team last season. As a senior, he averaged 11.4 points (50.5 FG%, 39.0 3P%, 79.0 FT%), 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 31.7 minutes. Arguably Mann's best in-conference performance occurred during an 80-62 regular-season victory over Syracuse, where he racked up 22 points on nine shots, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals. Appearing in three summer league games with the Clippers, Mann averaged 8.7 points on 6.7 shots, along with a surprising 11.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.0 steal in 27.5 minutes despite not showing much upside as a rebounder or passer in college. As a rookie, Mann's path to minutes is cloudy. LA has no shortage of wing depth, starting with the elite talents of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, not to mention Landry Shamet, Lou Williams, Mo Harkless and Rodney McGruder. As a result, Mann might spend large portions of 2019-20 in the G League.