Overview
- Mann arrived in a summer three-team trade that sent Kristaps Porzingis to Atlanta and Georges Niang to Boston, with Brooklyn also receiving a Hawks first-round pick that became Drake Powell.
- At his basketball camp in Lowell, Massachusetts, he told the Boston Globe he is in his prime and ready to showcase more of his game than his previous role allowed.
- He said he plans to mentor the Nets’ five first-round rookies — Egor Demin, Victor Traore, Drake Powell, Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf — and help instill winning habits.
- Media analyses project he could earn an expanded role or even start next season, though Brooklyn has not announced rotation decisions.
- In 30 games for Atlanta last season, he averaged 9.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists while shooting 54.1% from the field and 38.6% from three.