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Rui Hachimura

Los Angeles Clippers · #28 · Rotation
PF6'8"230 lbage 287 yrs expGonzagaToyama, Japan
9th best of 13 on LACworth +0.7 wins to the rotation
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Capable scorer & interior finisher
LAC
Los Angeles Clippers
Western · Pacific · proj. 42-40 (▲+0.9)
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A clean, low-maintenance scoring forward who almost never turns it over and shot a scorching 44.3% from three on the catch. He'll give you 11.5 efficient points (62% true shooting) without needing touches, but the playmaking, rebounding, and perimeter defense are all light — he's a finisher, not a creator.

11.5
PPG
3.3
RPG
0.8
APG
0.6
SPG
0.3
BPG
GP 68MPG 28.3FG% 51.43P% 44.3FT% 69.4TS% 62USG% 15.2PER 11.6BPM -2.2VORP -0.1EPM +0.5
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Scoring82
Inside finishing80
Shooting79
Rim protection62
Playmaking56
Rebounding55
Perimeter defense55

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2019-20 to 2025-26 · 7 seasons
12.6
PPG
4.6
RPG
1.2
APG
405
GAMES
Points 5,098Win Shares 18.7Starts 264Best season 2024-25 · 13.1 ppg
Games played, last three seasons79%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 25 → 27
▼Declining

Rui, at 27, is trending downward — 2.1 → 1.0 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▼ Behind curve
Developing slower than his age would suggest.
2026-27 forecast▲ 3.7 wins (+2.7)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Range 2.5–4.9 wins.
Production (BPM)-0.9 → -2.2-1.326-27 forecast -1.5
His on-court production has slipped.
2023-24: -0.9 · 68 games2024-25: -0.7 · 59 games2025-26: -2.2 · 68 games2026-27: -1.5 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)2.1 → 1.0-1.126-27 forecast 3.7
His win contribution is trending down.
2023-24: 2.1 · 68 games2024-25: 2.3 · 59 games2025-26: 1.0 · 68 games2026-27: 3.7 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $9.0M vs $14.0M salary−$5.0M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$14.0M salary2023-24: $4.7M · 68 games2024-25: $5.0M · 59 games2025-26: $2.8M · 68 games2026-27: $9.0M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $14,000,000 cap hit · through '28. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$14,000,000Guaranteed
7% of the club’s payroll · 4th of 17 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$8,980,000 /yr
Surplus−$5,020,000
ABOVE VALUEpaid above his on-court value

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.