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Why the Wizards were willing to trade Rui Hachimura to Lakers | NBA Today



Adrian Wojnarowski joins Malika Andrews on NBA Today to discuss how the trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Wizards came together, sending Rui Hachimura to LA for Kendrick Nunn and three second-round picks. Ramona Shelburne, Chiney Ogwumike, Richard Jefferson and Kendrick Perkins discuss the impact of the deal

0:00 Woj joins the show
2:45 What Lakers are getting
5:58 Perk grades the deal
7:32 Highlights of Lakers vs. Blazers

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38 Comments

  5. Unlearn Church

    These announcers don't know what they are talking about! They dismiss and undervalue small sneaky moves!! They focus way too much on only the big names.

  8. WML

    Hachimura is actually good, but this move might not make sense if you just stick him in the corner and he has to sit and watch LeBron, Davis, Russ, Schroeder do everything. The best version of him is doing stuff on the ball, like off the dribble pull ups

  10. Dominic Lee

    Rui Hachimura straight swap for Kendrick Nunn I can accept. But to throw in 3 second-round picks as well that is daylight robbery!
    This dude doesn't play defense.

  11. Karim W.

    I’m rooting for Rui. This experience will be great for him. Wizards are a disaster

  12. gavriel45

    Well everyone on ESPN is talking like the 12 seed lakers are a contender. No hate as a lifelong lakers fan. Just saying I hope we can turn it around

  17. Mike Panton

    Lakers saw Nunn taking terrible fouls at the end of that Grizzlies game and said, you outta here!

  19. Chikuwa

    Rui is a versatile scorer and a capable ball defender. I hope Lakers development team can turn him into Kawhi. He's got all the talents to be great.

  20. Russell Ong

    Is it just me… or are the Lakers just trading for Washington Wizards players… first Westbrook, then Thomas Bryant, and now Hachimura?

  21. Mike Panton

    I know I'm way too excited about this deal, but this gets me pumped to see what is to come. Feeling optimistic for the Lake Show

  22. Qharisma

    … It looks like the Lake show just traded for a low budget Kuzma imo … Sad because they already had the real Kuzma on their team.

  24. The1stFishBone

    Wizards fan here. Rui has been statistically one of the absolute worst defenders in the NBA for his entire career. He also sat out half a season because he felt basketball burnout and was out of shape. He can score one on one and hit midrange shots. The Lakers really just needed to clear out some of their glut of guards.

  25. jd5179

    Nunn will be
    Running around for 30 mins scoring zero points in Washington lol

  26. J` Mac

    if it's a scripted commentary, Richard J got it good.. But if it's NOT, and it's what he really thinks, NAH such a d*mb*ss for real

  30. Zechariah Zenith

    The question is Will the Lakers give Rui playing time. If they just put him on the bench then the trade will go to waste.

  32. sloburnjo

    I like Rui H. I've watched A lot of Wizards games up til his last. Besides being LAKERS BLUE since 1980 this is good.

  34. Nell Wash

    meth sprinkled crack… is what wizards front office was smoking when they this was a good idea

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