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Originally Posted by Groundhog
I won't argue with Doumboya and Coby White on that score, but Hachimura doesn't belong in that category IMO. He's pretty well developed I think - I watched him play with the Japanese national team against Australia a little while ago and he looked like he belonged on the court - even though it was our B-squad, these were still veteran professional basketballers versus a college kid. He has a mature offensive game I think, and a "pro build" already. I think he could end up being a nice 3/4 man in the NBA, but probably not an All-Star.
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He's just real raw for his age - he started playing later and doesn't have a lot of basketball awareness. I do think he is one of the guys who could end up being a solid player because of his character, but he will be an unmitigated disaster on defense for the first year or two with his slower feet and lack of awareness. He's basically a raw TJ Warren without the injury concerns.