2025-26 Season
RUI HACHIMURA
2025-26 Season
RUI HACHIMURA
PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology
TEAM COMPARISON
of 15 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 234 Forwards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Rui Hachimura’s first twenty games of the 2025-26 campaign were defined by maddening inconsistency, where efficient shooting nights frequently masked deep defensive flaws. Empty scoring routinely sabotaged his overall value. On 10/27 vs POR, he dropped 16 points but recorded a dismal -14.6 impact score because constant defensive miscommunications in transition bled easy points on the other end. He occasionally found ways to contribute without dominating the ball, like on 11/12 vs OKC. Despite a modest 13-point outing, he managed a +3.1 impact because sharp weak-side defensive rotations kept his floor game afloat. The absolute nadir of this stretch arrived on 12/25 vs HOU. He posted zero points and a catastrophic -18.4 impact score, operating as an offensive black hole who bricked wide-open looks and stalled the entire half-court system.
A turbulent midseason demotion to the second unit defined this frustrating stretch for Rui Hachimura, exposing a player whose raw scoring totals frequently hid deeply damaging floor habits. Take his 12/04 vs TOR start as a prime example of this illusion. He found the bottom of the net efficiently for 12 points, yet his overall value plummeted to a -9.8 impact score due to costly defensive errors that surrendered easy baskets. Bizarrely, he found ways to be highly effective when his shot completely abandoned him, like on 01/20 vs DEN. Despite scoring only 9 points on a heavy diet of forced, late-clock jumpers, he generated a stellar +9.6 impact score because his massive +12.0 defensive rating successfully anchored the bench. Sadly, that engagement was painfully fleeting. He completely derailed the offense on 01/28 vs CLE, failing to convert a single attempt for zero points while bleeding a catastrophic -14.7 impact score through a string of empty possessions. For a forward with such obvious physical tools, this maddening inconsistency makes him a dangerous gamble on any given night.
A maddening inconsistency and glaring hidden costs defined this frustrating stretch for Rui Hachimura, who bounced between the starting lineup and the bench while bleeding value on the margins. The slide began immediately during 02/10 vs SAS, where a brutal shooting slump—including a 3-for-12 mark from the floor—cratered his overall value to a staggering -9.6 impact score. Even when his shot fell, his refusal to do the dirty work severely punished the team. During a 40-minute start on 03/12 vs CHI, he dropped a respectable 15 points but still posted a dismal -7.2 impact because a severe lack of rebounding and playmaking handicapped the half-court offense. Conversely, he occasionally found ways to tilt the floor without filling it up. Despite managing only 8 points on 03/27 vs BKN, physical on-ball defense anchored his value and generated a stellar +8.0 impact score. Ultimately, this twenty-game sample revealed a forward whose empty-calorie scoring too often masked a damaging passivity on the glass.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Hachimura's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~6 points per game.
Reliable shooter — hits 45%+ from the field in 73% of games. You can count on efficient nights more often than not.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Hachimura locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
Hot right now — 6 straight games with positive impact. Longest positive run this season: 6 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 65 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.
ON OFFENSE: WHO GUARDED HIM
His shooting stats against each primary defender this season
ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED
How opponents shot when he was the primary defender. Lower FG% = better defense.
SEASON STATS
GAME LOG
69 games played
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