Los Angeles Lakers Acquire Rui Hachimura lalnkioski January 23, 20233:16 PM PST

The Los Angeles Lakers have acquired forward Rui Hachimura from the Washington
Wizards in exchange for guard Kendrick Nunn and three second-round picks, it
was announced today by Vice President of Basketball Operations and General
Manager Rob Pelinka.

"We are excited to welcome Rui and his family to the Los Angeles Lakers, " said
Pelinka. "Adding both size and depth to the wing position has been a goal, and
the chance to accomplish that by acquiring a player with Rui's two-way skills
and upside was an opportunity that doesn't present itself often. We want to
thank Kendrick Nunn and his family for his time as a Laker, and we wish him
nothing but the best in the future."

Hachimura (6'8", 230) has appeared in 30 games for Washington this season,
averaging 13.0 points (.488 FG%, .337 3P%), 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in
24.3 minutes per game. In 177 career NBA games (118 starts) across four
seasons (2019-23) with the Wizards, the 24-year-old has averaged 13.0 points,
5.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 27.8 minutes, shooting 47.9 percent from the
field and 35.6 percent from 3-point range. Hachimura, who received All-Rookie
Second Team honors in 2020, has played in five career playoff games (all
starts) with the Wizards, averaging 14.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists
in 34.6 minutes per game.

The Japan native was selected with the ninth overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft
after a three-year collegiate career (2016-19) at Gonzaga University. In his
final season as a junior, Hachimura appeared in 37 games and averaged 19.7
points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 30.2 minutes per contest on his way to
being named a consensus First Team All-American.

Nunn averaged 6.7 points and 1.4 rebounds in 13.5 minutes per game in 39
appearances for the Lakers this season.'

Not sure how he can be assigned #8 jersey (from JSON roster) ???
I assume that will change.

Lakers 2022-23 Roster

No Name Pos HT WT DOB College Exp
0 Russell Westbrook G 6-3 200 88/11/12 UCLA 14
3 Anthony Davis F-C 6-10 253 93/03/11 Kentucky 10
4 Lonnie Walker IV G-F 6-4 204 98/12/14 Miami 4
6 LeBron James F 6-9 250 84/12/30 St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH) 19
7 Troy Brown Jr. G-F 6-7 215 99/07/28 Oregon 4
8 Rui Hachimura F 6-8 230 98/02/08 Gonzaga/Japan 3
10 Max Christie G 6-5 190 03/02/10 Michigan State R
14 Scotty Pippen Jr. G 6-1 170 00/11/10 Vanderbilt R 2W
15 Austin Reaves G 6-5 197 98/05/29 Oklahoma 1
17 Dennis Schroder G 6-1 172 93/09/15 Braunschweig/Germany 9
20 Cole Swider F 6-9 220 99/05/08 Syracuse R 2W
21 Patrick Beverley G 6-2 180 88/07/12 Arkansas 10
30 Damian Jones C 6-11 245 95/06/30 Vanderbilt 6
31 Thomas Bryant C-F 6-10 248 97/07/31 Indiana 5
35 Wenyen Gabriel F 6-9 205 97/03/26 Kentucky/South Sudan 3
95 Juan Toscano-Anderson F 6-6 209 93/04/10 Marquette 3