The Los Angeles Lakers began their miraculous comeback last season when they traded Kendrick Nunn and three future second-round picks to the Washington Wizards for forward Rui Hachimura.Rui Hachimura has been floating on the bench behind Kyle Kuzma and will get more opportunities to shine in Los Angeles
He proved to be the team’s complementary scoring option alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis, especially during the playoffs when he played a lot of big games.
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The 25-year-old Hachimura still has a lot of room for improvement. During a media session Thursday, Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and head coach Dalvin Hamm detailed how the forward will work with LeBron James during the offseason.
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As Hamm said, what made his performance even more impressive was some very effective defense against real stars like Nikola Jokic and Karl-Anthony Towns.
The Japanese primarily came off the bench last season, but will likely be promoted to Los Angeles’ starting lineup this season alongside James, Anthony Davis, D’Angelo Russell and Austin Reeves.