Coach Lue likes to experiment. He has new players KPJ, Dunn, etc. He is going to try different things with the addition of KL.

We all know what kind of player T. Mann is. Clippers FO is not going to trade T. Mann.

Adam A. said that he doesn’t think KPJ is the odd man out. KPJ for all of his warts, is a necessary piece to keep us afloat during the scoring doldrums until KL is back at full speed.

How many times that we shook our heads at PG and Russ make turnovers?

In the big picture, we’re a lot better than any point in the 213 era. Have to make this work out.

Hope that DJJ isn’t hampered with that left hand/elbow jam.

However If Ty is going to keep Mann on the bench than we mite as well trade him for a need.

I think we could probably get Robert Williams from Portland for PJ as a straight salary dump. RW has another year on his deal & is racking up DNP’s for Portland.

As for clearing the guard glut, sending out KPJ, T Mann & Bones for Sexton would be a nice move. However, to get a deal like that done, it would take a 3rd team that really wants T Mann & is willing to give up FRP for him. Perhaps Memphis could facilitate such a trade.

In any event, with KL back now, Ty’s rotations/tinkering has made me nervous & the FO needs to intervene quickly before it is too late.

If we really are trading Mann we sure as hell better be getting a good player back in return and not just a replacement level/adequate PF/C. I don’t want to give up Mann for like Precious Achiuwa.

Word on the street is the LAC scouts have been attending Toronto Raptors games. My guess is they want Olynyk. There are many trades that work as Olynyk is at 12.5M for 2 years. If Toronto wants to shed salary, we could give them PJ Tucker’s expiring + another player like a Mo Bamba. A more costly deal would be to include a Kris Dunn, Amir Coffey or Terance Mann in the package (a bit like giving up Reggie Jackson for Plumlee, which really didn’t work). That said, my guess is the F.O. is going to want to break up the logjam at the guard position. Based on performance this year, Mann would be the player to trade, but I just don’t believe that Dunn or Coffey are better or more versatile than him. I don’t think either is built for the playoffs like Mann.

If I were the F.O., I’d sell high on Dunn and make my point to the coaching staff that ‘we invested in Mann in order to play him…so f’ing play him!’.

Olynyk in the middle on the 2nd unit and in staggered units with first unit players provides size that will make up for any reduction in perimeter defense efficiency with Dunn out.

I also think there is value in keeping your homegrown talent. Mann and Coffey are Clippers. The fans care about them. Keeping them helps the brand. They’re both good players who contribute.