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NBA star Rui Hachimura has been selected for the Japanese men's national team's training camp for the second round of the 2027 Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers later this month, the Japan Basketball Association said Monday. The selection comes as Hachimura has recently expressed his intention to return to play for Japan after distancing himself from the national team over concerns about its management following the 2024 Paris Olympics. Free agent Yuki Kawamura, who played for the Chicago Bulls in the 2025-2026 season, is also among 14 players who will join the training camp starting on Aug. 11.
Anthony Slater: "Rui Hachimura is a guy that (Warriors) looked at. They wouldn't have gone to the full mid-level type number that they were willing to get to for LeBron James because again that would have cost Moses Moody on a trade and then a Draymond Green pay cut that clearly Draymond was executing only for LeBron James."
Law Murray: I’m told that Rui Hachimura was on the Luka Doncic preferred return list. Lakers wanted more defenders. Clippers had the cap space Lakers didn't have. Rui Hachimura wanted to stay in Ohtani's town. Matchmaker made a match.
Sam Amick: Story on Rui Hachimura signing with the Clippers, at @TheAthletic , with @DanWoikeSports and @LawMurrayTheNU Source says Rui, who wanted to stay in LA, prioritized Clippers over interest from Brooklyn, San Antonio, Golden State, Minnesota, and Portland.
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Benjamin Royer: Rui Hachimura’s message to Lakers fans: “Thank you Lakers nation for the past 3 years, we had some great moments and I will always remember the memories we made together.”
Jake Fischer: The Clippers are signing Rui Hachimura by way of their mid-level exception, per source. The two-year, $28 million deal has a team option in the second season, and I’m being told does not rule out Los Angeles from a sign-and-trade pursuit of Nuggets restricted free agent Peyton Watson.
Yossi Gozlan: Los Angeles Clippers salary cap with Rui Hachimura. This framework fits in the mid-level exception, which would hard cap them to the first apron. They could alternatively sign him with cap space. They still have plenty of luxury tax space to take on more salaries in trades.
Law Murray: I did mention that there was another transaction for the LA Clippers to make... Rui Hachimura stays in Southern California I am told that he is on a two-year deal, and the Clippers have a TEAM option on him in 2027.
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Shams Charania: Just in: Free agent Rui Hachimura has agreed to a two-year, $28 million deal to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, sources tell ESPN.
As the market has developed, sources say Rui Hachimura's representation has now been in contact with Minnesota and Golden State as well. The Timberwolves have a well-chronicled need for a power forward after committing to trade away Randle and Naz Reid so they can pair LaMelo Ball with Anthony Edwards and Hachimura is said to stand as their current top choice at the position.
Sources say Hachimura was very much in play for San Antonio before Tobias Harris rejected an offer to return to the Detroit Pistons. Harris and the Spurs swiftly agreed to a two-year, $31 million deal after San Antonio and Brooklyn were most frequently mentioned as likely Hachimura suitors before free agency officially began Tuesday at 6 PM ET.
