Among the cadre of young players the Los Angeles Lakers acquired at midseason that turned their season around, Rui Hachimura had one of the biggest impacts.
He struggled and seemed invisible at times during the regular season, but he had a number of big games during the playoffs to help the Lakers reach the Western Conference finals. After averaging 9.6 points a game in the regular season, he contributed 12.2 points per contest in the playoffs while making 55.7% of his shots and shooting an unreal 48.7% from 3-point range on 2.4 attempts a game.
