The Clippers traded Terance Mann and Bones Hyland to the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday for shooting guard Bogdan Bogdanovic and three second-round draft picks. Shams Charania of ESPN was the first to report the trade.
Mann has long been coveted by the Clippers, who have previously declined offers to include him in potential trades. But this season, the 6-foot-5 wing has fallen behind in coach Tyronn Lue’s rotation, in favor of such players as Kevin Porter Jr. and Amir Coffey. He played mostly with the second unit or insignificant minutes in blowouts.
Mann was averaging 6.0 points a game, the lowest since 2019 when he was a newly drafted shooting guard averaging 2.4 points.
The Clippers acquired Hyland, a high-energy guard, from the Denver Nuggets in 2023 in exchange for two second-round draft picks. In his first 14 games in Los Angeles, Hyland scored an average of 10.8 points and 3.5 rebounds. His flashy style often gave the Clippers a lift down the stretch.
But he recently saw his role slowly decrease and had appeared in just 20 games this season.
In Bogdanovic, the Clippers get a 32-year-old seasoned swingman who can still be a third or fourth scoring option and knockdown shooter. He is in the middle of a down season but could still make an impact on the Clippers’ second unit.
He has one guaranteed year left on his contract at $16 million for 2025-26 before a $16 million team option in 2026-27.
Bogdanovic is averaging 10 points this season, down from 16.9 points last season. He scored a season-high 23 points in his second-to-last game with the Hawks.