Predicting when every member of Clippers' starting 5 might leave
By Will Eudy
The LA Clippers are in a time of transition. Gone are the days of hosting home games at Crypto dot com arena and having to share space with the Lakers. Gone are the times where the Clippers have to play an early Saturday afternoon home game to leave time for a marquee game for another team that night. In just a few short months, the brand new Intuit Dome will be open, and the Clippers will move into their new permanent home.
It will be a welcome change after decades of sharing the old building with their biggest rival, all the while feeling like they are living in their shadow. As the team moves on to greener pastures, there are some very real questions about what the future of the Clippers looks like.
The team is clearly already very old, and is not getting any younger with LA's lack of draft picks. There is no telling how long each member of the starting five might stick around town. Judging based on current circumstances and contract situations, this is how long we may be able to expect each Clippers starter to stay with the team.
Terance Mann
An integral and underrated part of the Clippers' core for the last half decade, Terance Mann has been with the team as long as Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. He has proven himself time and time again as a skilled scorer and distributor, and the value he brings to the Clippers' starting lineup is palpable.
Who could forget his incredible 39-point performance to fuel a 25-point comeback in Game 6 of the 2021 Western Conference Semifinals? In just his second professional season, Mann had what is still likely the best game of his career and willed the Clippers to their first ever conference finals appearance with Kawhi Leonard out of the lineup. He will always have a place in Clippers' fans hearts for that.
After being paid $10.5 million last season, Terance will be owed $11.4 million in 2024-25, after which he will become a free agent. As of right now, all indicators are that Mann will re-sign and look to continue leading the Clippers in this new era, be it with Kawhi and Paul George or without. Unless something changes, Terance Mann looks to be a Clippers lifer.