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Feel like Rui still has potential to be a great 3rd option for a playoff team



If he keeps working his strong set of skills and lateral defense on the perimeter, he will be a force to be reckoned with in LA. RUi

by Guilty-Performer-745

26 Comments

  1. _Zap_Rowsdower_

    People say they remind him of Khawi guess what, it wouldn’t shock me if he reaches that level.

  2. I don’t expect him to reach his potential this year, but if we make a deep run, he will need to be a big part of it. I’m hoping we sign him long term.

  3. Eric_T_Meraki

    Rui has to go through a tournament arc to get to his next level.

  4. Durandau

    I have a feeling he will start soon over Vanderbilt lol

  5. nowayermat

    He definitely needs more minutes next year. Think he has great potential as a shot creator/defender. I don’t think he’ll ever be as good as Vanderbilt defensively because his feet just aren’t that quick but as a switchable 4 he can be solid.

  6. Bahamut727

    Is our best lineup AD/Rui/Bron/Reaves/Dennis in terms of two way potential

  7. Very down for him to stay long term. If he works on his handles and passing the dude should be our future 3/4 going forward after Lebron.

  8. Ya_Suk33

    If coach can get off Brown nuts and give the man some his PT

  9. aaronjaffe

    At minimum Rui has the potential to be a quality rotation player on a championship team.

    Troy Brown Jr. and Wenyan do not. If Rui could just try like…85% has hard as those two he should be playing 30+ minutes a game and they can channel their enthusiasm into cheering from the bench.

  10. the_far_yard

    LeBron is gonna tell Rui to play more bully-ball. Just wait and see. Our Japan Jordan is coming through.

  11. TitaniumHwayt

    He gotta knock those 3s down. Memphis will fuck off away from Vando and double AD if those two are playing together. If Rui’s plugged in and keeps knocking 3s or stretch the floor, JJJ will be forced to be the main defender for AD = bbq chicken.

  12. friedtwinkie

    Rui has been that guy for us when we are struggling to get buckets. His effort on the defensive end has been a surprise. He isn’t getting a ton of minutes but definitely has an impact on the game.

  13. Hamburger need to give him more confidence, he need to draw plays for him, he is really an elite mid range killer, it would make us impossible to guard with AD LeBron Reaves and DLo, so many scoring options to be utilized.

  14. CabbageStockExchange

    I want a Tifo of this at one of our games like they do at soccer matches

  15. I love Rui, but we see more Rui posts in this sub than any other player lol, what the hell is going on?

  16. Today I looked up the 2019 and was surprised to see Rui drafted #9 behind Zion.

    It’s hilarious that as of right now, the Lakers have the better active player from the first round of that draft, and they didn’t even have a pick.

    (And I’d rather have THT — taken with the 46th pick — than Jaxson Hayes, who NO took with the 8th).

  17. Makaveli84

    Is this the only picture of him in Lakers uniform cause it gets posted every time.

  18. blacPanther55

    Yeah he has some holes in his game but if he develops he has the potential to be an elite 3 and D wing. All star level.

  19. One full season with Phill Handy and he can turn into a deadly shot creator

  20. gameguyguru

    Rui has slowly but sure earned his spot. I can see him starting at one point if we get deep enough. It’s just if you take him and reaves from the bench we are losing a big strength but when rotations shrink he will just be more valuable than Vando. I’m glad he’s earning this because it makes it sweeter for him and he’s being rewarded

  21. Ok_Adhesiveness1578

    Terrible, he’s been in the leave for 4 years. He may reach 15-17 log. But he has no showed consistency enough at this point.

    Check out beginning of March when he was getting minutes, still below average stats. Great defender but offense is not fully there.

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