NBA: Clippers sign guard Terance Mann to contract extension

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FILE – Los Angeles Clippers guard Terance Mann drives to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers have signed guard Terance Mann to a contract extension.

The NBA team announced the deal Wednesday.

Mann averaged 8.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists while shooting 51% from the field in 75 games last season. He was drafted by the Clippers with the 48th overall pick in 2019.

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He figures to have a bigger role this season with Paul George and Russell Westbrook having departed to other teams.

The 27-year-old guard has appeared in 43 playoff games, helping lead the Clippers to their first Western Conference Finals appearance in 2021.

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