It’s the final weekend before the NBA regular season begins, which means you’re coming here for your fantasy basketball drafts.
Should you draft Rui Hachimura this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Los Angeles Lakers Power Forward.
Should You Draft Rui Hachimura in Fantasy Basketball?
Rui Hachimura enters 2025 looking to build on a solid yet abbreviated campaign in which he averaged 13.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.7 threes across 59 games. He logged a career-high 31.7 minutes per contest when healthy, but increased frontcourt depth in Los Angeles makes a similar workload unlikely. With the addition of Deandre Ayton, Jake LaRavia, and even Marcus Smart, Hachimura’s touches may be slightly reduced despite an expected starting role.
Early in the season, Hachimura should play a key role while LeBron James recovers from a sciatic issue, offering a scoring punch from the forward spot. His reliable midrange shot and ability to space the floor make him a good fit alongside Ayton, though his limited assists and defensive stats cap his overall fantasy ceiling.
Hachimura offers mid-to-late round value, particularly for managers seeking efficient shooting and double-figure scoring with threes. However, his lack of peripheral contributions makes him a better fit for points leagues than category formats.
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What Are Hachimura’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Hachimura to score 1,549.3 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 12.9 points per game.
This includes 4.9 field goals per game, 1.6 three-pointers per game, 1.4 free throws per game, 4.2 rebounds per game, 1.2 assists per game, 0.7 steals per game, and 0.4 blocks per game.
Where Does Rui Hachimura Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Hachimura is ranked 174th overall and 28th at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include Scotty Pippen Jr., Kris Dunn, Dennis Schröder, Ayo Dosunmu, and Cole Anthony.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Nikola Jović, Jaylen Wells, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Alex Caruso, and Mason Plumlee.
The five players ranked ahead of him at his position include Jaden McDaniels, Bobby Portis, Jabari Smith Jr., Lauri Markkanen, and Moussa Diabaté.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include Saddiq Bey, Cameron Johnson, Chris Boucher, Royce O’Neale, and Isaiah Jackson.
