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Rui Hachimura

LA Clippers
Number #28
Position F
Age 28
Height 6-8
Weight 230LBS
Draft 2019 R1 Pick 9
Nationality Japan
Born Feb 8, 1998
College / Team Gonzaga

Key Insights

2025-26
Luka Doncic beside him changes where he shoots from
Luka Doncic

He takes fewer of his shots from mid-range when Luka Doncic is beside him: 25% of his attempts, against 46% otherwise.

20.5 points of shot mix over 326 attempts together and 272 apart. 100th percentile of 4366 qualifying teammate pairs league-wide, 2025.
His team is at its best with him and Jarred Vanderbilt out there together
Jarred Vanderbilt

Los Angeles Lakers are 16.0 points per 100 possessions better with him and Jarred Vanderbilt on the floor together than when that pair sits.

+16.7 net rating together vs +0.6 apart, over 400 shared minutes. 97th percentile of 1864 qualifying duos, 2025 (both players rotation regulars).
Put him out with Luka Doncic and Marcus Smart and the team takes off

With Luka Doncic and Marcus Smart, Los Angeles Lakers are 15.5 points per 100 possessions better than when that trio is off the floor.

+15.8 net together vs +0.4 apart, 473 shared minutes. 98th percentile of 2805 qualifying trios, 2025 (all three rotation regulars).
The offence leans on him far more when Bronny James is out there
Bronny James

His usage rises from 14.6% to 24.1% of the offence with Bronny James on the floor.

237 possessions together, 3784 apart. 95th percentile of 4366 usage shifts among qualifying pairs, 2025.
He passes to Austin Reaves far more than it comes back the other way
Austin Reaves

Austin Reaves has assisted him 47 times this season; he has returned the favour 5.

9.4x in one direction. 94th percentile of pairs with 20+ assists one way, 2025.
This group is where his defence actually shows up

With Deandre Ayton, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Marcus Smart, that five allows just 95.8 points per 100 possessions.

238 defensive possessions, 116 minutes, forces turnovers and ends possessions. 98th percentile of qualifying 5-man defenses, 2025.

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Combine & Bio Data
DOB Feb 8, 1998
Birth Country Japan
Draft 2019 (R1 / P9)
College Gonzaga