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Potential is a word that gets thrown around loosely in NBA circles. Front offices sell it. Fan bases cling to it. Eventually, though, every general manager reaches the same crossroads: deciding whether a player is still ascending or simply nearing what he is going to be. That tension is quietly...

A blockbuster NBA trade idea sending LaMelo Ball to the Dallas Mavericks, Klay Thompson to the Los Angeles Lakers and Rui Hachimura to the Charlotte Hornets has been created. NBA writer Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Mavericks, Lakers and Hornets: Dallas Mavericks get:...

An NBA trade idea sending Rui Hachimura, Jarred Vanderbilt, Jusuf Nurkić and Matisse Thybulle to the Miami Heat has been created. NBA writer Dan Favale of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers, Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers...

An NBA trade idea sending Rui Hachimura and Dalton Knecht from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Miami Heat has been created. NBA writer Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Lakers, Heat and Brooklyn Nets: Los Angeles Lakers get: Andrew Wiggins, Jaime Jaquez Jr.,...

An NBA trade idea sending Terry Rozier, Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent and Dalton Knecht to the Utah Jazz has been created. NBA writer Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea: Utah Jazz get: Terry Rozier, Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, Dalton Knecht, a 2026 first-round pick from L.A.,...

An NBA scout believes the Los Angeles Lakers should start Marcus Smart over Rui Hachimura next season, according to Lakers Daily. Smart signed with the Lakers after getting bought out by the Washington Wizards. Luka Dončić recruited the former Boston Celtics guard to Los Angeles. The NBA scout thinks Lakers...

The Los Angeles Lakers are not expected to sign Rui Hachimura to an extension this offseason, according to NBA insider Jovan Buha. Hachimura will make $18.3 million next season in the final year of his contract. "With the current intel I have, I do not expect Rui to be extended...