Hawks-Clippers Trade Grades: Los Angeles Swings For Bogdan Bogdanovic

The Los Angeles Clippers are acquiring Bogdan Bogdanovic and three second-round picks from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Terance Mann and Bones Hyland, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.

The Los Angeles Clippers are trading Terance Mann and Bones Hyland to the Atlanta Hawks for Bogdan Bogdanovic and three second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/jffPjDYiVm

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 6, 2025

The Athletic’s Law Murray has clarified which second-rounders the Clippers landed in this deal.

Can confirm that Terance Mann and Bones Hyland are Hawks (espn first)

Bogdan Bogdanovic is a Clipper

Clippers RECEIVING:

– 2025 Minnesota 2nd
– 2027 Clippers (!) 2nd
– 2026 protected Grizzlies 2nd

— Law Murray 🔄 (@LawMurrayTheNU) February 6, 2025

The Clippers get the 2026 Memphis second round pick if it is between 31-42, per source

Bogdan Bogdanovic has a 2026 TEAM option worth $16m.

Clippers now have an open standard contract roster spot.

— Law Murray 🔄 (@LawMurrayTheNU) February 6, 2025

Bogdanovic has struggled to stay healthy and produce when on the floor this season. In 24 games, he’s averaging career-lows in points (10.0), rebounds (2.8) and assists (2.0), and shooting a career-worst 30.1 percent from deep. Hyland wasn’t part of Los Angeles’ rotation, while Mann lost his starting job in mid-November before seeing his minutes fluctuate greatly over the past three months.

Clippers Take A Risk And The Hawks Get Younger

Despite sitting second in defensive rating, the Clippers find themselves just 28-22 and sixth in the Western Conference. That’s largely because they’re 23rd in offensive rating and 18th since Kawhi Leonard debuted on Jan. 4, per Cleaning the Glass. This team desperately needs more offensive juice, particularly beyond the arc. The Clippers are 22nd in 3-point rate and 17th in accuracy.

Theoretically, Bogdanovic, a career 38 percent outside shooter who attempts 11 triples per 100 possessions, can address these weaknesses with versatile long range proficiency. But he’s been a dreadful marksman this season, is 32 years old and carries a substantial history of knee problems. It’s certainly not a guarantee he regains his form to provide the Clippers a lift with his movement shooting, off-ball spacing and complementary handling.

Atlanta, meanwhile, gets more rugged on the wing with Mann — a mercurial and limited but often useful player — and adds some ball-handling juice in Hyland behind Trae Young. Hyland hasn’t played a ton since being dealt from the Denver Nuggets in 2023, but remains just 24 years old and wields an enticing package of skills with his burst, passing and shooting exploits. The Hawks could use more creation outside of Young and there’s a chance Hyland can fill some of that void.

In sending out both Bogdanovic and De’Andre Hunter, they appear staunchly committed to retooling around Young by embracing youth. That may give Hyland the environment necessary to play through mistakes and develop with real-time reps. Competition for backup point guard minutes isn’t crowded or daunting either, though Caris LeVert has now joined the fold. Hyland should see run in Atlanta.

Grading The Deal

Los Angeles Clippers: B

If Bogdanovic can return to his form of prior years, the upside for Los Angeles here is worth the risk. I’m a little skeptical it’ll come to fruition, though. But a potential Bogdanovic resurgence is not the only benefit of this deal. The Clippers also netted three second-round picks and moved off of Mann, whose three-year, $47 million extension kicks in next year. That’s a lot of money for a player on the fringes of the rotation.

Bogdanovic is owed $49.3 million over the next 2.5 seasons (including 2024-25), but the final year is a team option. That means the contract could be expiring next year for Los Angeles, especially if he continues struggling and the team opts to pull the plug.

Independent of Bogdanovic’s play, the Clippers’ floor on this deal is pretty high and there’s a chance the ceiling is quite dandy as well. Ideally, he fits snugly around Leonard, James Harden and Norman Powell. The key will be turning that into reality.

Atlanta Hawks: C

I like nabbing Hyland and adding more youthful talent to elevate the offense with or without Young on the floor. Mann can also help bolster the wing rotation off the bench. But he’s on a sizable long-term contract and does not space the floor well, which the Hawks could use. Further, they’re loaded at forward with Dyson Daniels, Jalen Johnson and Zaccharie Risacher as linchpins of the future, so Mann probably won’t play much when this team is healthy in the ensuing years.

Sending out three second-round picks amid a rebuild seems head-scratching, too. I just see too many negatives to be a fan of this deal for Atlanta.