Wizards Rui Hachimura named 2nd team All-Rookie

Photo by Ashley Landis - Pool/Getty Images Washington Wizards Rui Hachimura named 2nd team All-RookieWashington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura was named to the 2019-20 NBA All-Rookie second team, the NBA announced.

Hachimura is the first Wizards player to earn the honor since Jarvis Hayes in 2003-04. He’s the fifth Wizards/Bullets player to make the team.

This was expected news. He was a solid performer throughout his rookie year, though he did struggle in the bubble. Back in July, I wrote that he deserved inclusion on the first or second team depending on how voters wanted to handle Zion Williamson’s scant playing time.

As is the norm for rookies, Hachimura’s performance game-to-game was…