This Mavs-Wizards Trade Features Rui Hachimura

When an NBA player gets picked in the lottery, they enter the league with expectations.

Why wouldn’t they? Fans of rebuilding teams spend months anticipating the draft. When it’s their team’s turn to select, they’re hoping to hear their preferred name called.

Lottery players are supposed to be the league’s premiere talents.

It doesn’t always go that way. If you’re strictly looking at the numbers, lottery players aren’t statistically likely to be stars. They’re just more likely to become them than non-lottery players.

For example, Rui Hachimura of the Washington Wizards does not look like he’ll be a star. Meanwhile, nobody’s expecting stardom from Frank Ntilikina of the Dallas Mavericks,.

Could the two former lottery picks switch sides this season?

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James Piercey

When it comes to exploring the endless possibilities of NBA trades, there's no one quite like James Piercey. With a keen eye for player dynamics, salary cap intricacies, and a knack for discovering uncharted trade territory, James has risen to prominence as the preeminent expert in the realm of hypothetical NBA trades. James is also known for his work covering the Houston Rockets for SB Nation's The Dream Shake — a blog that gives a daily, comprehensive look at the team. He has written for various outlets, including FanSided and Last Word on Sports, among others.

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