Overview
- Hachimura signed a multi-year deal this summer to leave the Lakers and remain in Los Angeles with the LA Clippers as a featured offensive option.
- Clippers coach Tyronn Lue has praised Hachimura’s versatility and set a concrete goal for him to average eight rebounds per game to help the team on the glass.
- Through three early regular-season games Hachimura has shot 30 percent overall while making 38.5 percent of his three-pointers on roughly 6.5 attempts per game as he adjusts to more defensive attention.
- The Clippers are missing several expected ball-handlers, which has increased opponents’ focus on Hachimura and forced him to show more playmaking, aggressiveness, and decision-making when double-teamed.
- Hachimura arrives with a track record of elite shooting from his last three Lakers seasons — about 42.6 percent from three and roughly 52.1 percent overall — and the Clippers will test whether he can broaden his game into consistent passing and rebounding that stabilizes their offense.