Rui Hachimura, ‘the Japanese Jordan’ who will play with LeBron James in the Lakers

The NBA day had two new things, the transfer of Hachimura and the collapse of Boston. Antetokounmpo came back and the Bucks crushed the Pistons.

Rui Hachimura is a new player for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards receive in exchange for kendrick nun and three first-round picks. He was born to a Japanese mother and a Beninese father in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. After excelling in university basketball in his country, he was invited to Jordan Brand Classic. He played three years for gonzaga university and in The 2019 draft was picked by the Wizards ninth.

The Japanese forward will now play for one of the winningest franchises in the history of nba. HachimuraThe 24-year-old averaged 13 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game this season with Wizards; with 40.8% of the triples he has shot over the last two seasons and over the course of his four NBA seasons he is 35.1% from the arc. The base kendrick nun he leads the Wizards with averages of 6.7 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game.

This is how Rui Hachimura, the new player of the Los Angeles Lakers, plays

NBA Day

Orlando Magic 113-98 Boston Celtics

Amway Center, Orlando

• Paolo BancheroMagic: 23 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
• Jason TatumCeltics: 26 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists

Chicago Bulls 111-100 Atlanta Hawks

United Center, Chicago

• DeMar DeRozan: 26 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists
• bring a childHawks: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 13 assists

Detroit Pistons 130-150 Milwaukee Bucks

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

• Bojan BogdanovicPistons: 33 points, 3 rebounds
• Giannis AntetokounmpoBucks: 29 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists

Houston Rockets 119-114 Minnesota Timberwolves

Toyota Center, Houston

• Jalen GreenRockets: 42 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists
• Anthony EdwardsWolves: 31 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists

Utah Jazz 120-102 Charlotte Hornets

Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake

• lauri markannenJazz: 25 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists
• Terry RozierHornets: 23 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists

Portland Trail Blazers 147-127 San Antonio Spurs

Fashion Center, Portland

• Damian LillardBlazers: 37 points, 1 rebound, 12 assists
• Keldon JohnsonSpurs: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist

Sacramento Kings 133-100 Memphis Grizzlies

Golden 1 Center, Sacramento

• Domantas SabonisKings: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists
• Desmond BaneGrizzlies: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists

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