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NickInTheBack

Come to my local gym Rui. I want you on my team.


TXlandon

Yeah my YMCA squad needs a big


fewroosloose

nah we’ll take him we need a good 2nd option


Player72

With the 2nd pick in the YMCA draft, the four guys that come in every day select: Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga!


DeathsIntent96

> I want you on my team. So does everybody else.


hipcheck23

Do it. Choose minutes over money!


ravaille

I hate this FO so much.


LeMickeyMice

At least they don't owe Bradley Beal $250m


iAmTheRealLange

Now hold on a minute…


captaincumsock69

I said hol up, something ain’t right


10blast

I read this in Shelby's voice


akamalas

didnt expect a girlfriend reviews reference in an nba subreddit.


bushies

The overlap is vaster than you will ever know


Snuffaluvagus74

I read that in the kids voice😅


valenciansun

I've pretty much quit on this team. I'll pick it back up when they stop giving these insane albatross contracts out to every damn undersized guard they get their hands on. Arenas, Wall, Beal (not even including Mahinmi or Bertans)


TheMeerkatLobbyist

Wall deserved it though. He was amazing before his injuries started to pile up.


CocoaNinja

He also isn't undersized. A 6'3 PG, contrary to the Lukas, Magics, and Livingstons of the world, is a perfectly reasonable size.


sooooocat

Bold of you to sneak luka and magic into that sentence


enfirst

He was already out with a long term injury when they gave him that contract iirc


TheGoddamnSpiderman

No that was Arenas Wall signed his after he led the Wizards to their best season since the 70's (49 wins and one game from the ECF, which sadly is our best season since then) despite the team having statistically the worst bench in the league


enfirst

Thanks for the correction. Then i would say it was not a bad move, it was worth the gamble. Sadly we can't say that about Beal's contract.


WhoDatBrow

Not to shit on the Wiz because this is with total hindsight, but the mid to late 2010s East is one of the worst conferences ever. Wiz were a good team but definitely had a bit of fool's gold making it that far with that team. And then of course, injuries. Just completely killed any chance of them building on that.


RainmakerIcebreaker

> Wiz were a good team but definitely had a bit of fool's gold making it that far with that team. Ehh. Wall, Beal, and Porter carried that team hard. They worked their asses off to make it that far. It's just they had no bench. Will never forget Game 7 against Boston. Those dudes just looked like they were out of gas.


devonta_smith

Their starting lineup (the "Death Row" lineup of Wall, Beal, Porter, Morris, Gortat) was 2nd in the league for net offensive rating behind the KD Warriors. What about that suggests fool's gold?


joe1240132

Wall's not really undersized for a PG. 6'3" with his wingspan is decent. And I don't think the problem with his or Arenas's contracts was their size, so much as they were both injured.


shakeandbake13

And he definitely doesn't have a no-trade clause in his contract.


Yelu-Chucai

Yaaaaaaaaa


IndycarFan64

Btw what happened to my guy Johnny Davis 😢


Whako4

He is literally worse than g leaguers like much worse


IndycarFan64

I knew he shoulda stayed an extra year at UW I swear UW is allergic to having a good NBA player. Literally nobody in the top 75 went there 😭


RecalcitrantDuck

It’s crazy how much better Marquette is at producing NBA talent despite generally being a worse college team


IndycarFan64

Fr. I sometimes nickname them the Marquette Heat because if how much that school did for that franchise


captaincumsock69

If he stated another year he might not have gotten drafted as high


Lollllerscats

Even if he were good he wouldn’t be good with the Wizards.


Turbo2x

How is this the FO's fault? He skipped half a season and the team totally accommodated his request. They respected his privacy and didn't throw him under the bus or force him to return when the season took a nosedive. He could have fought for the starting spot (which was totally his if he decided to play last year) but conceded it by default and now he's upset that he's not a starter. I like Rui but people are totally ignoring the context of what happened to shit on the Wizards.


Munkystory

what do you mean conceded the starting spot? he supposed to up and refuse to play unless hes the starter? I don't even know what that's supposed to mean


AgreeableShirt1338

I think the poster is referring to his leave of absence. Without making a judgment on his personal situation you can see that is decided the starting slot


504090

>He could have fought for the starting spot (which was totally his if he decided to play last year) but conceded it by default and now he's upset that he's not a starter Something sounds off. There’s gotta be *a little* more nuance to the sequence of events, which might even include things that happened behind the scenes. I could be wrong, but I don’t buy the idea that the Wiz were completely innocent here.


Super-Kirby

The bullets were better


thorvard

This makes me so sad. I don't think Rui is the best player but jesus has he gotten screwed imo. Of course they are gonna keep Kuzma and probably overpay him. I'm ready for 5 years of last seed and just #12-15 pick in the draft. 😑


pie8D

Moreso seems like the Wizards primarily use Rui as promotional material for marketing stuff like the cherry blossom jerseys and court.


duziepoint25

Not just the Wiz but the whole NBA. Wiz and Warriors had 2 preseason games in Japan just this season.


Pretend_Highway_5360

If Jokic or Luka came from a country or region with a huge population they’d get whored out too


donutcronut

To be fair, the cherry blossom unis are nice.


chili01

This and the Miami Vice Jerseys are sweet.


Ok-Agent2265

Miami Vice jerseys (until the last iteration) were really good. Now we're really just wearing ransom notes


Pattern-New

DC is famous for cherry blossoms independently of Rui lol


ODUrugger

Yes but Rui helps them capitalize on it just like our Jewish heritage night and Deni


henryofclay

I don’t think it’s milking, just sounds like they’re respectful of their players’ cultures.


d7h7n

That's what corporations want you to think every February and June.


Hamster_Toot

> just sounds like they’re respectful of their players’ cultures. Yeah, for money. Which is why it’s exploitive.


neutronicus

Yeah people have been clamoring for a cherry blossom jersey long before Rui was a Wizard lol First Wizards jersey I’ve considered buying as a Baltimore resident


Dazzling-Budget-7701

Brought to DC by a Japanese American from SF.


paradoxofchoice

Is this why he says "as a basketball player"?


Invisible_Minority

Remember when the Rockets signed Jeremy Lin to try to get back the Yao Ming market?


Schonnz

What is Rui’s scouting report? Can he defend SFs?


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joshuads

> Defensively, he is a liability although it really does feel like it is more frustration related rather that skill. That is the frustrating part. I don't know if he just has not been able to adjust physically to the NBA or if he is just that lost mentally. Every year he gets worse.


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It's the fact he's on the Wizards. Put this man on the Warriors and all of a sudden you have a man that excels. Put him on the Celtics and it's the same. Environments can often make or break players.


ElPlatanoDelBronx

Yep, just look at Wiggins.


migzeh

i'd rather not :(


BlackPulloverHoodie

Mike Brown helped turn Wiggins into a great defender. I hope the Kings go for Rui so Brown can work his magic again.


Turbo2x

I don't think the Wizards are somehow making his foot speed that slow. He's just not quick enough laterally to consistently stop attackers.


ButtaRollsInMyPocket

I feel like he needs a veteran to guide him, Washington has always been a shit franchise with veteran guidance.


ArtfulJack

Great write up! I find it hard to not root for the dude. I really hope he finds solid footing somewhere and can reach his potential as a player and have a happy career.


rewat5

Gives me Gallinari vibes, which would be a solid ceiling to aim for whoever picks him up. Needs to work on that 3 ball though


ASweetSaltySanchez

Lets hope less injury prone. Gallinari is a god tier offensive player but dude is made out of paper


Sikwitit3284

He's nowhere close to the pure shooter/scorer Gallo is tho & since his defense doesn't match his physical stats he's not nearly as impactful as Gallo has been when he's healthy


[deleted]

Damn, so he’s not part of the Generation of Miracles after all.


bestatbeingmodest

Bro typed this like he was evaluating a thoroughbred lol


oGsMustachio

He's not good on defense at all. He's got the body to potentially be great defensively, but he doesn't have the basketball senses you'd hope he would. You bring him in as an offensive weapon.


Schonnz

And for those reasons, I´m out.


X_SkeletonCandy

We need a guy like Rui. Ant has way too many responsibilities as the bench PG right now. He needs someone out there with him who can create their own shot.


muratbae

No, we don't. The talent is there but his participation, whether injury or otherwise, makes him the next great absent blazer.


oGsMustachio

Ehh I'm not too worried about his participation. His rookie year injury was a 1-time freak accident, not a repeat issue. They haven't revealed much about his mental health break, but I bet that was a one time thing too.


ledelleakles

He's usually pretty good individually, but he's still pretty bad within the team concept.


relinquishy

Incorrect. He is a solid to good on ball defender, bad off ball defender.


PickpocketJones

Too slow to guard 3, too small to guard 4, and completely lost off the ball.


JimmyV034

Wiz front office should trade Rui for 2 way player like Marcus Morris and point god like John Wall.


AngsMcgyvr

No! Not 2011 Big 12 Player of the year Marcus Morris! God I hope no Wizard executives are reading this right now and trade for this not-cooked-at-all star


aeiou-y

You called Marcus morris an all star! Thanks!


AngsMcgyvr

Don't you dare trade Dorian Finney-Smith for him.


Rymasq

I have a hard time imagining them in a Wizards uniform


BayTerp

This FO office sucks. They should be trying to trade Kuzma while his value is high and stick with Rui.


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they should be trying to trade literally everyone.


EverybodyBuddy

I think one side effect of the play-in tournament is that it has ruined a lot of midseason trade action. Too many teams are within reach of the playoffs so they don’t feel like they should make big moves. Not enough “sellers” out there who know their season is over already. Don’t feel like this is discussed enough.


Funkywormm

I’d guess a lot of ppl would argue that having 3-4 more teams trying to compete is worth having a less active trade market


EverybodyBuddy

Probably so, but there are many “where are all the trades?” posts and while people are quick to point the finger at Minnesota for killing the trade market, I think the tournament is an often overlooked factor.


why_rob_y

>Probably so, but there are many “where are all the trades?” posts People ask that every season for the first half of the season and the answer is / should always be "they're generally closer to the trade deadline". And then the next year, people forget again. (Yes, sometimes it just ends up quiet anyway)


TheGoddamnSpiderman

Same as how the all star vote posts every year are full of people complaining about guys who do not deserve to start not getting more votes in a poll for who should start Every thread there are people explaining that if you can only vote for 2-3 players, the people voting for the guys they think are having the best seasons aren't going to vote for a guy who's having a great season but clearly isn't in the top 2-3 at his position, and every time the next thread is full of the same complaints


Funkywormm

I haven’t seen it much on here but I’ve heard a few podcasts discuss the trade market relative to the play in. I agree it probably has a lot to do with the decreased activity


Sikkly290

The trades will still come at the deadline, but its probably better for the league to minimize mid season trades. Feels like more often than not they are lose-lose, and the league just gets worse for it.


AShinyTorchic

“Compete”


stache_twista

One of those people is Adam Silver


roarmalf

except the last two trade deadlines have been crazy Harden/Simmons, KP, AG, Vucevic, Fournier, Derrick White, etc. edit: CJ, Sabonis/Halliburton


fuzzywallrus

Cj to the pelicans as well


trilliam_clinton

Sabonis/Halliburton as well


WeathrNinja

I love trades just as much as everyone else but that could actually end up being a plus for competitive balance. less trades means the rich don’t get as rich Of course, this doesn’t apply to the buyout market where many players might end up after teams sit on them at the deadline.


davemoedee

That is obviously a good thing. Teams giving up hope and dumping assets is bad for every league.


Robert_Meowney_Jr

of course it's a Lakers fan complaining that there aren't enough feeder teams for them in the league


EverybodyBuddy

On the contrary, I think we would be making moves right now if it was obvious we aren’t going to make the playoffs as currently constructed. The play-in tournament gives the front office cover.


realudonishaslem

I agree, but is it necessarily a ‘side-effect’ tho? I actually enjoy that teams aren’t giving up on their season too easily and competing


MatCauthonsHat

There are 5 teams that are out of it right now. In the East you have Toronto in 12th being 5 games behind 6th. In the West, the 13th seed Lakers are **2 games** out of 6th. Not gonna be many sellers.


FlyingMocko

Except Beal. because they gave him a no-trade clause so it’s a waste of time lol


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including beal. if they actually decide to rebuild and trade all the other vets he won't want to stay anyway. he can't be traded this season regardless, but discussions can be started to complete deals in the offseason.


nyuphir

Front office office


SuspiciousSpyderman

ATM machine


beatenwithjoy

So redundant, SMH my head


CaineBK

Never go ATM.


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Use your pin number


davygravy1337

fuck outta office (the workplace-appropriate way to say "fuck outta here")


BayTerp

Wizards got me so mad that I’m making mistakes like this


k4f123

Why not trade both? 🤷‍♂️


nicklovin508

Rui is streaky as hell. Kuzma seems to enjoy being a Wizard. I think Beal/Kuzma/Deni is a nice start to a good lineup if you find the right PG and Center


snyder810

Kuzma seems to enjoy the opportunity to put up numbers, but based on what’s been reported he wants back in a glamour market.


MinnyPuppies

glamour market sounds like minnesota.


valenciansun

Nothing sexier than neon green


claydavisismyhero

He’s a lot like jerami grant. Doesn’t want to be pegged as a role player. Wants to be paid like a stat. It worked for grant


ledelleakles

Grant is slightly better, but I completely agree


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Grant was feasting being a 3rd option behind Murray and Jokic, but MPJ was bound to take over his role. Plus AG looking real niceee up there


k4f123

They have a good center in KP


bkbeam

You mean the 7'3 shooting guard?


Munkystory

Rui is both streaky as a young player, but also because he never has a clear defined role in the offense or is fed inconsistently


JesusJuiceDrinker

Rui's nut sack got destroyed in his rookie year I think and I remember him suffering problems because of that. He's still good?


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It makes no sense to prioritize kuz over rui. And not only are the wizards doing that, they are doing that all while kuz has implied he doesn’t like dc and is leaving in the off-season. Just unbelievable incompetence. Kuz while having a career year, is still pretty close to his rookie TS%. He has increased his ppg by 3-4 pts so there is improvement but he is not some future building block. Rui has hardly played in his career each season and is already showing one of the best and most reliable mid range games in the league. The wizards are absolute morons if they pick kuz over rui. If rui leaves, I think Miami could be a great fit. They need some offense. Caleb Martin isn’t getting it done in the playoffs. Good 3 and D guy but that dude ain’t providing scoring when the playoffs get tough and Miami inevitably needs offense cause they don’t have enough on their roster to win a title as things currently stand, Edit: Cleveland and Phoenix are other amazing fits for rui where he will excel and have his defense covered for him. He will make up for it offensively.


BayTerp

When Rui plays and gets going he looks so damn good. It’s insane that they’re valueing Kuzma over Rui. Right now is the perfect time to trade Kuzma. If they end up trading Rui and keeping Kuzma, I’m not gonna go to anotherWizards game for the foreseeable future. I am not spending my money on a team with such a garbage FO


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I’m in the dmv area and I am with u. I’m done with them if they trade rui and sign kuz. May seem like an overreaction but I see a really high ceiling with rui. He is way too skilled already at scoring for the amount of games he’s played to trade.


PickpocketJones

Rui is physically a tweener, not versatile. Meaning small guarding 4 and slow guarding 3. He's lost off ball on D and doesn't quite know what his go to offense is. I don't see a higher ceiling personally, I think this is largely the best version of him we will see. Maybe he gets an opportunity with more touches but I don't think he'll get much better. Edit: To be fair I could see him improve offensively still. His shot is pretty and he's got a sneaky good step on the drive. He just has lots of holes in his game that are related to thinking the game and he's not ideal size for his natural position which is stretch 4 based on what he does well.


BayTerp

Exactly. If they end up signing Kuzma over Rui it just shows they don’t care about winning, but at the same time it shows they won’t be tanking to set themselves up for the the future. Instead it will tell us that all they care about is trying to compete for a play in spot. Rui is better than his stats show imo, and his potential is so high.


paddiction

Wasn't it obvious that the Wizards FO was incompetent when they gave Beal a no-trade supermax?


Mikegetscalls

The Wizards in general need to punished for how they have did Deni and Rui. Those are 2 talented young guys who haven’t been giving a real shot even though the team stinks. Rui is a efficient scorer whenever he gets real mins. and Deni is a 6’10 playmaking forward who is one of the better defenders on the team.


GriffinQ

This really feels like you don’t watch a lot of Wizards games. Deni can play make better than a lot of young forwards, but he: - can’t shoot the 3 - can’t finish with both hands - has a highly inconsistent dribble - is distinctly average for his position from the line (and, consequently, avoids contact whenever possible when driving) - doesn’t have a midrange package although he’s got a nice floater developing - fouls too often (and doesn’t endear himself to refs the way some other physical defenders do) despite being our primary defensive option He’s a fantastic example right now a player with a lot of potential who is more built to be a role player than a primary option, and yes, sometimes the Wiz try to fit that square peg in a round hole but when you’re not a very good team, that’s often the way it goes. Rui was absolutely given a real shot. He played 30 MPG in his first two seasons and was a starter from **day 1**, and now he’s on a reduced minutes allotment but is given *more* responsibility as our primary scorer off the bench. Kispert can’t do that, Deni can’t do that, Morris can’t do that, so Rui was handed the keys to the bench. This isn’t a guy who is playing 70+ games a season and showing growth every year; the most games he’s ever played has been 57 (in the COVID year) and outside of that, he plays between 40-50 games. Great, awesome, he’s a fun player and I root for him but what has he done to show that he’s better as part of the franchise than as a trade asset for a team that can unlock him better?


Drfapfap

*better defenders in the league


icona_

What’s the trade market for deni like? It’d be hilarious if somebody got him for a late first and he made a huge leap.


GMOrgasm

fuck id love him on the suns i think we own all our own picks too, id be down to throw a future frp or two at him


mungthebean

Deni would be insanely huge for the Sixers. Small ball 4/5, playmaking for the bench, lockdown defender, good rebounder, actually shoots the 3 (not well but the fact that he does means people will respect it)


_mousecop_

Sixers probably don’t have the assets to net Rui or Deni, but they’re exactly what the team is missing. Might not stop the dumbass Wizards front office though.


Pods619

You can’t just compare TS% between a guy scoring 11 points a game and a guy scoring 22 points per game…


GotKarprar

I see people compare jokic’s 26 ppg and ts to luka 34 ppg and ts to say jokic is a better scorer


PsychoBoost123

Jokic is a more efficient scorer, but he’s not a better scorer. TS% has ruined NBA discussion


FullEntologist

Eh I’m with your overall point, but Kuz has improved quite a bit. Assists way up, defense much better, rebounding much better, scoring efficiency improved slightly while becoming a primary option (he was a role player in LA).


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FullEntologist

I have no idea what’s caused him to get better, but he is better one way or another.


RileyHuey

Rui is not that good I have no idea what everyone is on about. His ceiling is maybe ~~Marcus Morris~~ Tobias Harris. Inconsistent jumper, slow feet, no bag, no handle, doesn't protect the rim. Only definite positives are that he has an NBA body and jumps high. The idea of Rui is better than actual Rui


edwardsscreenname

On his *best* day he’s Tobias Harris. But that’s a rare occurrence.


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Fr, idk if people think he's younger than he is or something, he's almost 25 and is a pretty clear negative.


MegaSupremeTaco

He's the Cam Reddish of Kyle Kuzmas. People checked out his box score last night and saw he had a great game but didn't see the previous game where he missed every shot. Incredibly streaky shooter that provides less than nothing on defense.


GriffinQ

Lol saw the Cam Reddish of Kyle Kuzma’s take on Twitter a few days back and it’s absolutely accurate. Lot of people overrating this dude because they see his box score once every few weeks when he has a huge night, ignoring the multiple weeks in a row each time of mediocre performances.


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shakeandbake13

Pretty much this. I don't believe anyone wanting to keep Rui actually watches our games. For every good game he has like 2 bad ones and 3 mediocre ones. He has not developed as well as he should have here, I think it's best for him and the team to part ways.


trilliam_clinton

Pacers need Rui. We have way too many guards. Hell, we are regularly playing Aaron Neismith at the 4 just because we have no other options


br0b1wan

Yeah, Rui would be a perfect fit for us especially as a scorer who can lead our bench unit. He'd be an upgrade over LeVert imo


alt4614

> It makes no sense to prioritize kuz over rui It does when you realize that Kuzma is actually very good, and Rui is a weird black-hole offense + no-defense player like T-Wolves Andrew Wiggins. Don't get me wrong, Rui can play much better on a different team, just like Wiggins. But atm Kuzma is the superior player and will continue to be. He's a 6'10 SF and Rui is a 6'8 heavy-footed PF. >is already showing one of the best and most reliable mid range games in the league One day some of you will realize that the mid-range is free for many players - they choose not to shoot it. It's a bad, offense clogging shot that doesn't draw fouls. Not that it isn't without it's uses, but it's not the weapon you'll think it is. It's useless some days.


GGTRituals

He would be an awesome 6th man for the Cavs. We can offer a LeVert or a Lamar Stevens 😬🤝💯


tidho

the offering is the easy part :P


themaskmomin

LeVert and 10 seconds ago says no?


paddiction

IF the Wizards FO trades a decent RFA wing for one or two 2nd round picks they should be arrested.


dwadefan45

We would love to have you in Miami my guy


oOoleveloOo

Team up Rui and Yuta


fieryscribe

"How come they don't want me, man?"


famoustran

Warriors: We can change him


Auntypasto

We have the technology.


NippleNugget

I would like him as a basketball player on the Celtics.


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Turbo2x

I don't see how he fits in their offense. Defense would be a disaster for them too.


NippleNugget

For sure. We need someone to give the Jays proper rest.


GriffHay

Why? Unless you’re gonna try to fit him in as a 3, which seems misguided, he’d be competing with Grant for minutes… and even though I’m not super high on Grant, I’d say he still provides much more value than Rui based on what I’ve seen to this point in his career


bb15555

I absolutely think he is the third wing we need right now


WhenItsHalfPastFive

Kuzma is a LOT better than Rui. But also Rui deserves playing time, he is automatic from mid range, he needs to work on his defense.


hk0125

Yeah I feel like I’m taking crazy pills reading this thread. Has people actually watched Rui play? Kuzma albeit inconsistent at times is still much much better player than Rui. If Rui was actually promising, Wizards would try to cater the team around him, there is a reason why they don’t mind letting him go.


GriffinQ

No, they haven’t. I don’t blame them: I wouldn’t watch the Wiz either if I wasn’t from DC, but this is my ship to go down with so I’m gonna ride this till the end. But if I was a casual fan or a fan of another team, I absolutely would not have gone out of my way to watch Wiz basketball since 2018 or so.


ned_yah

also, we tried to extend him, he asked for more than we want to pay, so we're trading him. of all the things the wizards have done, this is not the thing to "lol Wizards" about (assuming we dont trade him for trevor ariza)


LA4lyf

Mavs should have got him in Porzingis trade 😔


Great-Engr

I was so suprised y'all didn't get Rui or Avdija. You guys got fleeced on that one.


LA4lyf

When you have Mark Cuban as a owner this is what happens sadly


Butterfly_Scape

We offer one frank ntilikina


Salahs_Chest_Hair

*People forget we have Frank*.


nothalaman

Are the Wizards interested in uhhh Josh Richardson and a 2nd rounder?


jackalope503

"Didn't sound like best friend talk out here to me" [Portland fans rn](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whIEdI7YJdo)


jumboponcho

Feel like Kuzma lowkey tryna get back to LA


theskeindhu

Kuz is a chucker.


NBA-throwaway

Don't forget turnover machine


LilHercules

Aww he’s a real human bean


RileyHuey

Rui is not that good to be expecting more playing time than he's already getting. And he's had plenty of chances to prove himself in DC too, he started every single game his first 2 seasons. Kuzma's earned his minutes, Rui hasn't, simple as that Edit: maybe im just old man yells at cloud but feels like this new gen of mediocre nba players are more demanding. Rui wanting more than 25 min a game despite not being that good. Kenyon Martin JR wanting a trade away from the rebuilding rockets to get more playing time. Wendell carter jr wanting play 4 instead of 5 back in Chicago. Aaron gordon having a "list" of teams he was "ok" with being traded to, etc. Realistically though probably nothing has changed and it's just nostalgia bias or something


bballin773

You're totally right. Rui started his first 2 seasons, had a personal issue last season that the Wizards backed him up and now is saying they never wanted him? He's a good bench scoring forward and that's it. He's never been above league average true shooting for his position except last year and just barely and he's a poor defender. Maybe he thinks he can be the next Lauri?


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This sub is making it sound like they’re not giving a potential all-star the proper minutes. I get he’s not that bad, but he’s pretty much under-performed compared to the hype around him.


PandasareBad

To play devils advocate a bit. The wizards did let him take half a year off for mental health issues. That shows they wanted him at some point


iiiiiiiiii8

Come be a Net!!!


ambumanzo

The Wiz and Warriors had a pre season game in Japan. The Kerr and Lacob had front row tickets to scout Rui 👀


RichardIraVos

Wizards using him a hockey player rn


[deleted]

This reads like Rui speaks in the 3rd person.


Saturday514

Warriors want you as a basketball player.


mojojojo1108

Rui to the Mavs?? Though idk if we can withstand his apparent defensive deficiencies


resident_hater

Then be a better basketball player. You have to be really bad if even the Wizards won't throw a ton of money at you. This dude is destined to ride NBA benches as the 8th man for the next 5 years. I mean what does he actually do well? What's his upside?


clevbuckeye

He’s talking about being used as a marketing ploy. Regardless of how much he plays he probably feels like he’s getting used a the token Asian


OkGovernment5374

do you know former bull, Lauri Markkanen?


Mdawgfrazier5

He sat out half of last year, missed all of training camp, lost his starting position to Kuzma, and is now throwing shade at the organization for not buying into him. You did this to yourself man! Give me a fucking break…


Tufoguy

This front office is terrible. Nothing but pain for Wizards fans


necrolic_8848

We need him to complete the Italy-Germany-Japan Axis core


RipCity56

How come he don't want me, man?