Rui Hachimura has been out due to personal reasons but has been getting individual workouts in at their practice facility with no media presence.
Hachimura has yet to play under new head coach Wes Unseld Jr., but the new coach has been working with him on how to get acclimated into this system, which differs on both ends than his predecessor, Scott Brooks.
“I think the biggest thing for Rui, as far as the basketball stuff, is just learning terminology.” Unseld Jr. said. “He’s been around for, I think, basketball long enough to know that there’s certain basics.
We all have different terminology. It’s just a change in verbiage more than anything. He’s got access to our video playbook and I know he’s taken a look at some of that stuff. We’ve talked about it.”
Hachimura has started in every single one of his 105 career games, but with Kyle Kuzma in the fold, and playing well, Hachimura may be pushed to the bench for the foreseeable future.
Regardless of where Hachimura plays, Unseld Jr. seems confident that Hachimura will be re-integrated without many problems.
“I think he has a general feel for how we play, what kind of shots we’re looking for, how we want to space the floor,” Unseld Jr. said. “It just boils down to getting those reps. When that time is right, getting him on the floor and getting him through some of those things will help expedite that.”
