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2019 NBA Draft Profile: Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga University

Power Forward 6’9” 234 lbs 20 years old

59.1% FG%, 41.7% 3P%, 73.9 FT%

30.2 MPG 19.7 PTS 6.5 REB 1.5 AST 0.7 BLK 0.9 STL 1.8 TOV

Recruited out of Japan, Rui Hachimura has a lot of raw tools and athleticism, but hasn’t had the benefits of being able to cultivate those against elite competition. At Gonzaga, he has had to first learn English before he could be part of a team. English is a notoriously difficult language for Japanese speakers and vice versa. The two languages are from two different language families.