Rui Hachimura reportedly agrees two-year deal to sign for Los Angeles Clippers

[p]The 28-year-old made the deal, according to The Athletic and ESPN, hours ahead of the NBA period opening to allow teams to sign free agents for the 2026-27 campaign.[/p][p]In seven NBA seasons split between the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/washington-wizards/W6vGWPsn/"]Washington Wizards[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-lakers/ngegZ8bg/"]Los Angeles Lakers[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hachimura-rui/jDf6HIxm/"]Hachimura[/a] averaged 12.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists over 405 games.[/p][embed guid="2abc6e3f-b328-4887-8de7-e9aafefc0e8a" url="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/2074153176056352874" social-type="twitter" /][p]Hachimura, selected ninth overall by Washington in the 2019 NBA Draft, helped the Lakers reach the playoffs over each of the past four seasons, hitting 56.9 percent from three-point range in this past post-season.[/p][p]Once contracts can be signed and deals finalised, the steps will be made to deciding the next team for one of Hachimura's former Lakers teammates -- superstar [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/james-lebron/nuIVxFJk/"]LeBron James[/a].[/p][p]The four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and four-time NBA champion announced last week he will not return to the Lakers, but agent Rich Paul has teased as many as 10 possible destinations for the 41-year-old forward, including his former clubs, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/miami-heat/CQ7AXnT5/"]Miami Heat[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cleveland-cavaliers/xGk13Tb6/"]Cleveland Cavaliers[/a].[/p]