Some players enter the NBA ready to assert their will immediately. Those players make it clear as rookies that they’re going to star in the NBA, and it’s just a matter of when.
Other players are late bloomers. They may have the physical characteristics of a star, but their game still needs a little refinement.
Oftentimes, they started playing basketball a little later in life.
Rui Hachimura certainly fits that description. He didn’t start playing the game until he was 14-years-old. He hasn’t reached his lofty potential at the NBA level yet. Could he be due to do so sooner than later?
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If he is, will he do so on the Washington Wizards? It’s fair to say that Hachimura is no stranger to trade rumors. It feels like this Wizards team could be ready to cut ties with him at any moment.
If they are, here are three teams who should take advantage of that situation.