Rui Hachimura sat in the gym of a UNLV campus building in a rare moment of down time. Practice on this Friday was closed to the media and most of the team had left to catch the bus. Hachimura, who became one of the most intriguing players at 2019 NBA Summer League, reflected on what’s been quite the month for the 21-year old.
Since he was drafted ninth overall by the Wizards on June 20, few NBA players have been as busy on and off the court as Hachimura. It started on draft night when dozens of Japanese media members swarmed Hachimura as he approached his first press conference as a Wizards.