On December 24, the Clippers suffered a heavy defeat in the NBA regular season, with the Celtics winning 145-108. In this game, the Clippers' leader player Leonard was unable to play due to injury. In the face of the Celtics' strong three-point firepower, the Clippers fell into a passive situation early. The team was mediocre as a team, and starter Mann was in terrible form, becoming the only player on the team to fail to score. Mann played 24 minutes in the game, but couldn't hit a single shot, and even made 0 of 6 three-pointers, didn't score a point, and only contributed 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
His in-court efficiency of -33 is the second-lowest in the game and slightly better than Harden's -34. Suffice it to say, Mann lost his crosshairs in this game and played badly. It was undoubtedly Mann's worst game of the season and his entire career, and it reflected a decline in his overall form. This season, Mann earns a whopping $11 million a year, but only averages 63 points, 34 rebounds and 2 assists, which set a new low since he joined the league. By comparison, he played just 8 minutes in his rookie season8 minutes, while this season his playing time has increased to 265 minutes.
In addition to that, he has a shooting percentage of 392% and 21 three-point shooting4% also set a new career low. Originally, Wei Shao gave up the starting position to give Mann more opportunities to show himself, but it seems that Mann did not take advantage of this opportunity. In last season's playoffs, Mann scored a staggering 39 points against the Jazz, earning him a lucrative contract. However, this season he has seen a noticeable drop in both scoring and rebounding compared to last season.
Although last season he shot a whopping 519%, and the three-point shooting percentage also reached 389%, but now his form has clearly declined, which is unimaginable for him who was once seen as the main chip in the 76ers' Harden trade. If Mann continues to perform like this, his starting position could well be in jeopardy.