Japan men's basketball star Rui Hachimura is enjoying one of his best starts to an NBA campaign, helping the Los Angeles Lakers open the 2025-26 season strongly despite their injury-depleted roster.Now in his seventh NBA season, the most by a Japanese player, Hachimura currently ranks among the league's three-point leaders, hitting 48.1 percent from deep, while also thriving from mid-range to average 15.1 points on 56.6 percent field goal shooting through 14 games."I'm glad I can help lead the team with my shooting," he said.Hachimura's offense took a backseat last season as the Lakers inco…READ FULL ARTICLE