June 26 Mailbag Answers Part 2: Rui Hachimura as a late bloomer and who he’ll be like

Hi all,

Here is the second part of our mailbag, where our writers wrote fuller answers to some of your questions. I wasn’t able to get everything in on Wednesday and Thursday was a big news day, so here are the answers. Thanks!

— Albert

Daniel (email): I want to believe Rui Hachimura will grow into a complete NBA player, but there are a lot of draft analysts who insist that his lack of “feel” for the game will prevent him from ever being an effective defender or passer in the league.