LA Clippers: 3 players most affected by Eric Bledsoe trade
By Evan Desai
No. 2 LA Clipper most affected by Eric Bledsoe trade: Terance Mann
Terance Mann was set to have a huge role with the LA Clippers this year. He still will, but Bledsoe entering the fold could potentially take away opportunities for him to start in smaller lineups.
Bledsoe isn’t a starter on this Clipper team of course, especially when Leonard gets back. That being said, if the Clippers want to go smaller, they may opt to go with inserting a Bledsoe into the starting lineup when they maybe would have originally gone with Mann.
Mann really succeeded in the starting lineup in the playoffs when he was in it. He even put up 39 while hitting 7 of 10 three-point shots to close out the Jazz in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semis.
I actually like Mann over Bledsoe, at least in the long-term, but Lue may opt to go with the veteran for his experience and defensive resume.
Mann will still continue to get looks for the Clips, but the number of looks may lessen a bit with Bledsoe in the mix.
Beverley is gone, but they got another point guard in Bledsoe in return. They can still go with two-point guard lineups, which very well may excuse Mann.