Jan 27- Jan 27·2 replies
Rui has been really good these past couple of games
Jan 27SilasRui Hachimura tells The Athletic that he’s open to a second-unit role despite his pending free agency:
“A lot of people think about stats and all that, but for me it’s like winning. That’s gonna help us to everybody get paid,” Hachimura told The Athletic. “… And especially with this second unit, I get more touches too. … I don’t mind. It’s more so like, who’s finishing the game? Or who’s playing more? For me, that’s more important.”
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6998028/2026/01/26/hachimura-lakers-bench-role-reaves-lebron-doncic/
He’s right tho in the starting lineup there’s not many shots to go around even with Reaves out, so a low usage guy like Laravia makes more sense
Way more touches available for a guy like rui who can score off the dribble in second unit where LeBron or Luka is on bench
- Jan 27
JJ Redick says that Rui Hachimura is back to who he was at the start of the year and also praised his defensive engagement the last couple of games.
- Jan 27
JJ Redick says that Luka is an engine that is "fully on" that needs a "creative element" to his game to thrive and as a coach, he has to allow that even if it tests his patience at times.
"You have to be willing to live with some of the stuff that he tries because more often than not, you're gonna get a great result."
- Jan 27
Luka says "playing together" has been key for the Lakers during their recent stretch.
"I think everybody's having fun out there."
- Jan 27
Jaxson Hayes on when he decided to go for the Eastbay dunk:
"I don't even know. I just got the steal and I saw him out the corner of my eye for a second and then I saw Rui in front of him, so I knew he wasn't running with me. So I was just like frick it, I'm gonna try it real quick."
Ye24 🧢Jan 27SilasRui has been really good these past couple of games
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Jan 27·1 replySilasRui has been really good these past couple of games
- Jan 27Leftside
Jan 27·2 repliesDude is on a generational run
- Jan 27RICHAXXVOYCE
Dude is on a generational run
- Jan 27
Ayton is Gabe Vincent 2.0 if we don’t ship him out of here by next month. Like this can either be a short or long-term pain
- Jan 27·1 reply
Reaves listed as out tomorrow
- Jan 27Silas
Reaves listed as out tomorrow
Did Shams delete his tweet?
Jan 27RICHAXXVOYCEDude is on a generational run
generational cardio merchant
- Jan 28
- Jan 28·1 reply
- Jan 28·1 replyhttps://twitter.com/TheDunkCentral/status/2016554606029840570Silas
We get a good center and Rui’s inconsistencies will be forgiven. Especially when AR gets back
Jan 28send everyone but luka to milwaukee asap
- Ye24 🧢Jan 28RICHAXXVOYCE
We get a good center and Rui’s inconsistencies will be forgiven. Especially when AR gets back
I’m a fan of Rui off the bench
If we can deal some useless players like Dalton & Maxi + picks (whether thats a first or multiple seconds) for a solid wing id be happy
- Ye24 🧢Jan 28·2 replies
Speaking of lmaooo
Jan 28Ye24Speaking of lmaooo
https://twitter.com/thedunkcentral/status/2016573821856211143Trade him for AJ Johnson
- Jan 28
Need to see these things or Rob has to go for wasting another season for Luka:
1) Get a good Center
2) Get rid of Jarred
3) Get rid of Dalton
4) Get rid of Gabe - Jan 28·1 reply
This is Rui 2.0
