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Rui Hachimura
Japanese basketball playerPtsRebAstCurrent Season13.64.31.2Rui Hachimura (Japanese: 八村 塁, Hepburn: Hachimura Rui, born February 8, 1998) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs and has played for the Japan national team.
View the profile of Los Angeles Lakers Power Forward Rui Hachimura on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
Rui Hachimura is a power forward for the Washington Wizards, born in Japan and drafted in 2019. See his career stats, awards, bio, and more on Basketball-Reference.com.
- February 8, 1998
Feb 8, 1998 · Rui Hachimura is a 26-year-old forward from Japan who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. He averaged 13.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game in the 2023-24 season, and was named to the All-Rookie Team in 2019-20.
NBA and Japan superstar Rui Hachimura opens up on being a shy mixed race kid who "was always hiding from people" and how basketball helped him love himself: "It's really good to be who I am. I'm unique"
- Ken Browne
Oct 3, 2019 · Learn about the first Japanese-born player selected in the first round of the NBA draft, his basketball journey, his national team role and his media attention. Find out his stats, his background, his challenges and his achievements in this profile.
Jan 23, 2023 · The Lakers acquired the 24-year-old forward with two-way skills and upside from the Wizards in exchange for Kendrick Nunn and three second-round picks. Hachimura, a native of Japan, averaged 13 points and 5.1 rebounds in 30 games for Washington this season.
