Lakers News: Reporter Skeptical LA Can Flip New Contract Of This Role Player

Did he get paid too much?

Even though the Los Angeles Lakers were able to uncover some of the potential that Rui Hachimura showcased he was a lottery pick back in 2019 for the Washington Wizards, there will be critics nonetheless. Certain experts are pondering whether or not the mid-range maestro cashing in on a new deal worth $51 million was too much for someone who had not been really inconsistent before this year.

Hachimura was nothing less than huge for the Lakers as he was a spark plug off the bench in most of their playoff games and he averaged 12 points, and three boards on a scorching hot 55 percent from the field to with 48 percent from three-point land. But seeing that he is 25-years-old and the Lakers paid Austin Reaves and D'Angelo Russell as well, analysts aren't too sure if LA would be able to deal away Hachimura if they looked to upgrade their roster at the deadline.

Experts Brian Windhorst and Zach Lowe touched on this in their most recent episode of 'Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective.'

"I think that the contracts they signed are traceable with the exception of.. I will see on Hachimura," said Windhorst. "That contract might've been a little high for him. If he ends being the player that he was in the playoffs versus who he was in the regular season, then it will have been a really good contract."

(Via Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective)

I personally do not think that the Lakers should look to trade Hachimura because once the LeBron James & Anthony Davis era is over, he will be pivotal in their roster. He will already have multiple seasons under his belt with the squad, will have adapted to the culture and will hopefully be able to carry a huge scoring load by then.

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