Rui Hachimura poured in a team-high 14 points (3-of-8 FGs, 7-of-7 FTs), three rebounds, one assist and one steal over 18 minutes in Saturday’s preseason game against the Raptors.
With little proven scoring help around him, Hachimura figures to shoulder an outsized offensive burden in his Clippers debut, with most of the opposing defense focused on containing Darius Garland. He got to the line for seven free-throw attempts and led Los Angeles with 14 first-half points. He dropped 21 points in his preseason debut earlier this week. He’s a decent late-round pick in deeper fantasy leagues based on the volume he figures to generate as one of the few reliable scoring threats for Los Angeles.
