{"id":275312,"date":"2025-05-01T06:10:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T06:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/rui-hachimura-publicly-makes-one-major-demand-from-lakers-front-office\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:40","slug":"rui-hachimura-publicly-makes-one-major-demand-from-lakers-front-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/rui-hachimura-publicly-makes-one-major-demand-from-lakers-front-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Rui Hachimura publicly makes one major demand from Lakers&#8217; front office\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4899315\" data-slug-id=\"2499514\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>LA Lakers forward Rui Hachimura made his thoughts clear on what the team needed going into the 2025-26 season. The 27-year-old was one of the bright spots in the team&#8217;s disappointing and season-ending 103-96 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media after the torrid defeat, Hachimura spoke of the lack of size that hurt the Purple and Gold. He stressed the need to get a player who can bag rebounds as the center-less Lakers struggled on that aspect throughout the series.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;When asked what the Lakers need in order to have their playoff performance to match up to their own expectations, Rui Hachimura says: &#8220;We couldn&#8217;t get rebounds. We need somebody to get rebounds&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>The LA Lakers lost a bonafide big in Anthony Davis as part of the Luka Doncic trade. They rescinded the trade for center Mark Williams over his &#8216;failed physical&#8217;. Jaxson Hayes fell out of the rotation, while Maxi Kleber played one game which was the all-important Game 5 after losing a major chunk of the season to a knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>Rui Hachimura has had a solid season by all accounts. He ended Game 5 with 23 points on 9-16 shooting from the field and 5-8 from the deep. He also recorded four rebounds and a block. 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