Florida State basketball: 10 best NBA careers in Seminoles history

Mar 22, 2021; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Florida State Seminoles guard Scottie Barnes (4) passes the ball around Colorado Buffaloes guard Keeshawn Barthelemy (11) in the second half in the second round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports /

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Oct 19, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; LA Clippers guard Terance Mann (14) celebrates against the Denver Nuggets in the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 9 best Florida State basketball NBA career: Terance Mann

Potentially Malik Beasley’s greatest career achievement was being traded for a future Hall-of-Famer, but Terance Mann has him beat. Mann has only played four years in the NBA, all for the Clippers, and has averaged just 8.0 points a game, but LA considered Mann to be an untouchable piece in the James Harden trade that just went through.

Harden has certainly had his issues and diminished his value, but the Clippers refused to budge on Terance Mann for Harden who led the league in assists in 2022-23. That says a lot about the 6-foot-5 shooting guard who still has a lot of his career ahead of him.

Not getting traded for James Harden is a pretty solid career achievement and warrants Mann being No. 9 on this list.

During his time at Florida State, Mann was part of three straight tournament runs including a run to the Elite Eight in 2018.

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