When it comes to Rui Hachimura’s statistical doppelgängers, I come bearing bad news.
Late last season, I recall much ballyhoo about the progress he was making. In my analysis, he was actually less productive than he was as a rookie. While I thought his on-ball defense was modestly improved, his usage, efficiency, rebounding, assists, and steals all fell a bit.
For a player whose primary value is on the offensive end, the simultaneous decline in usage and efficiency is worrisome. As a rookie, he was about average in efficiency with an 18.8% usage. In year, his usage dropped to 17.