WOJ BOMB: Hachimura to Lakers

[Up-And-Coming]

The professionalism of some of these guys is crazy. To think he went from living in DC for 4 years to getting traded while on a road trip in Orlando to flying to LA to complete his medical, go through a practice and then play in LA all within 3 days is unimaginable.

Rob Pelinka mentioned in his introductory press conference that the front office has been putting an emphasis on acquiring high-character guys, which to be fair is a generic thing to say but I can see it in our younger players. Thomas Bryant, Lonnie Walker, Max Christie, Austin Reaves, Troy Brown Jr, Rui Hachimura all seem like professional "high-character" guys to me that know they got a role to fulfill emphasizing the "team" first.

Pelinka to his credit is putting together a handful of solid young role players whom I hope we can keep around and string some consistency instead of the constant revolving door.

[Vox Populi]

I think his ceiling is Tobias Harris

That is a decent comp. As long as he does not angle for Tobias Harris money, he will provide value to his team.

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[Kingdibs19]

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Guess he plays better when the only minutes he gets is not at SF, go figure.

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Guess he plays better when the only minutes he gets is not at SF, go figure.

Yeah it was a really bad fit for him on the Lakers

[prime1time]

I've been on the Rui train since we drafted him. I expect him to flourish in LA with competent players that can create for others. Wizards haven't had a competent creator since Westbrook left. Also, playing with Bron will be wonderful for Rui. He's on eof those players that's very laidback and just goes with the flow. He can be absent-minded sometimes - missing rotations, not reading the defense and passing it to the open man, etc - Bron will demand excellence from him. Rui will learn and ultimately become the best possible player he can be.

What will be interesting is how Rui's role evolves on the Lakers as they try to figure out how to compete

[prime1time]

Tobias Harris clone

I think Harris is a better scorer - especially when it comes to feel for the game. Rui's offense is very robotic. He attacks with a move, if it doesn't work things get awkward. Another big difference, is Rui is simply way stronger than Harris. When teams are switching defensively, and Rui gets a smaller player on him, he will force teams to double. There was a play against the Suns this season when Mikal Bridges switched onto Rui and Rui took him into the post. Rui got the ball and just buried Bridges under the basket in a couple dribbles and got an easy layup.

[John Murdoch]

Pretty solid debut for Rui tonight.

Looked comfortable in the Lakers defensive schemes, had a few nervous moments, like those two potential breakaway dunks that had to be turned into layups. He's instantly displaced Wenyen Gabriel in the rotation.

On offence, he mostly stood out on the wing and leaked out for transition buckets. He was given a few possessions in the low post and on the wing and he managed to get to his spots and either score or draw fouls.

Showed a bit of everything he was capable of tonight.

Imo Wenyen should still have a 10-15min role on this current roster tho...

[Ayt]

The professionalism of some of these guys is crazy. To think he went from living in DC for 4 years to getting traded while on a road trip in Orlando to flying to LA to complete his medical, go through a practice and then play in LA all within 3 days is unimaginable.

It's just basketball. I love the sport, but there is no reason to overstate what it is. It is far from "unimaginable."

[Dr Aki]

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Nunn had 23 points against the Hawks a few weeks ago and had a solid January overall

Lakers needed size and Nunn was expendable given Lonnie and Reaves are on the brink of returning to the lineup and freezing Nunn out

[3toheadmelo]

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Nunn had 23 points against the Hawks a few weeks ago and had a solid January overall

Lakers needed size and Nunn was expendable given Lonnie and Reaves are on the brink of returning to the lineup and freezing Nunn out

Yeah it was a good trade for both sides. Nunn should be able to get solid minutes on the Wizards and showcase his talents while the Lakers get a big wing in Rui.

[CobraCommander]

The professionalism of some of these guys is crazy. To think he went from living in DC for 4 years to getting traded while on a road trip in Orlando to flying to LA to complete his medical, go through a practice and then play in LA all within 3 days is unimaginable.

Rob Pelinka mentioned in his introductory press conference that the front office has been putting an emphasis on acquiring high-character guys, which to be fair is a generic thing to say but I can see it in our younger players. Thomas Bryant, Lonnie Walker, Max Christie, Austin Reaves, Troy Brown Jr, Rui Hachimura all seem like professional "high-character" guys to me that know they got a role to fulfill emphasizing the "team" first.

Pelinka to his credit is putting together a handful of solid young role players whom I hope we can keep around and string some consistency instead of the constant revolving door.

The wizards of the west!

[dooki667]

Pretty solid debut for Rui tonight.

Looked comfortable in the Lakers defensive schemes, had a few nervous moments, like those two potential breakaway dunks that had to be turned into layups. He's instantly displaced Wenyen Gabriel in the rotation.

On offence, he mostly stood out on the wing and leaked out for transition buckets. He was given a few possessions in the low post and on the wing and he managed to get to his spots and either score or draw fouls.

Showed a bit of everything he was capable of tonight.

Imo Wenyen should still have a 10-15min role on this current roster tho...

Wenyen's really won me over this year I hope they find minutes for him or if not get him somewhere he can grow.

[CobraCommander]

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Nunn had 23 points against the Hawks a few weeks ago and had a solid January overall

Lakers needed size and Nunn was expendable given Lonnie and Reaves are on the brink of returning to the lineup and freezing Nunn out

Yeah it was a good trade for both sides. Nunn should be able to get solid minutes on the Wizards and showcase his talents while the Lakers get a big wing in Rui.

To trade the 9th pick for Nunn and some second rounders is NOT good for the wizards.

The correct word for the wizards GM is incompetent-

We had high hopes but the wiz are neither tanking or building a winning team…

the wizards are not on a treadmill - a treadmill doesn’t demand as much focus and energy as a stationary bike… so we are now the Washington Pelatons

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rui is quite big for his position. lakers have good size now and not shrimpy anymore

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The professionalism of some of these guys is crazy. To think he went from living in DC for 4 years to getting traded while on a road trip in Orlando to flying to LA to complete his medical, go through a practice and then play in LA all within 3 days is unimaginable.

Rob Pelinka mentioned in his introductory press conference that the front office has been putting an emphasis on acquiring high-character guys, which to be fair is a generic thing to say but I can see it in our younger players. Thomas Bryant, Lonnie Walker, Max Christie, Austin Reaves, Troy Brown Jr, Rui Hachimura all seem like professional "high-character" guys to me that know they got a role to fulfill emphasizing the "team" first.

Pelinka to his credit is putting together a handful of solid young role players whom I hope we can keep around and string some consistency instead of the constant revolving door.

The wizards of the west!

Ya preferably we keep Thomas Bryant and Rui Hachimura long-term. You guys can have Russell Westbrook back though Troy Brown Jr seems like a true professional too and a good guy so I wouldn’t mind bringing him back but I feel like Max Christie may be able to take his role next season. All in all when filling out a roster with star players it’s important to find unselfish quality players like these guys.

[CIN-C-STAR]

Nunn had 23 points against the Hawks a few weeks ago and had a solid January overall

Lakers needed size and Nunn was expendable given Lonnie and Reaves are on the brink of returning to the lineup and freezing Nunn out

Yeah it was a good trade for both sides. Nunn should be able to get solid minutes on the Wizards and showcase his talents while the Lakers get a big wing in Rui.

To trade the 9th pick for Nunn and some second rounders is NOT good for the wizards.

The correct word for the wizards GM is incompetent-

We had high hopes but the wiz are neither tanking or building a winning team…

the wizards are not on a treadmill - a treadmill doesn’t demand as much focus and energy as a stationary bike… so we are now the Washington Pelatons

They weren't going to re-sign him anyway though.
3 seconds is definitely better than letting him walk for nothing, though I agree that overall it's a massive disappointment for the 9th overall pick.

[Blazing_royale]

Poor mans Shareef Abdul Rahim.

[3toheadmelo]

Nunn had 23 points against the Hawks a few weeks ago and had a solid January overall

Lakers needed size and Nunn was expendable given Lonnie and Reaves are on the brink of returning to the lineup and freezing Nunn out

Yeah it was a good trade for both sides. Nunn should be able to get solid minutes on the Wizards and showcase his talents while the Lakers get a big wing in Rui.

To trade the 9th pick for Nunn and some second rounders is NOT good for the wizards.

The correct word for the wizards GM is incompetent-

We had high hopes but the wiz are neither tanking or building a winning team…

the wizards are not on a treadmill - a treadmill doesn’t demand as much focus and energy as a stationary bike… so we are now the Washington Pelatons

if Nunn regains his form i think it could turn out well for you guys imo. but i see where you coming from. probably could've gotten more for rui

[CobraCommander]

Rob Pelinka mentioned in his introductory press conference that the front office has been putting an emphasis on acquiring high-character guys, which to be fair is a generic thing to say but I can see it in our younger players. Thomas Bryant, Lonnie Walker, Max Christie, Austin Reaves, Troy Brown Jr, Rui Hachimura all seem like professional "high-character" guys to me that know they got a role to fulfill emphasizing the "team" first.

Pelinka to his credit is putting together a handful of solid young role players whom I hope we can keep around and string some consistency instead of the constant revolving door.

The wizards of the west!

Ya preferably we keep Thomas Bryant and Rui Hachimura long-term. You guys can have Russell Westbrook back though Troy Brown Jr seems like a true professional too and a good guy so I wouldn’t mind bringing him back but I feel like Max Christie may be able to take his role next season. All in all when filling out a roster with star players it’s important to find unselfish quality players like these guys.

and is this what the wiz doing? With the Beal signing and saying kuz ain’t for trade?

It’s not just the trade - its getting nothing for them that bothers me