Rui Hachimura

Rebounding was the first thing Clippers coaches raised with Rui Hachimura when he arrived, and Tyronn Lue wants 7 or 8 a game from him. After the preseason win over Denver, Hachimura admitted he doesn't always crash the rim when he could: "sometimes I just get lazy."

Keaton Wagler has been fearless from three, and Rui Hachimura wants the Clippers rookie to "keep being aggressive and to be who he is." Those threes, Hachimura said after the preseason win over Denver, open space for Darius Garland to get to the paint.

Yuki Kawamura played little against the Warriors, but Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said yes when asked if the guard will get more opportunity down the line. Rui Hachimura said Kawamura looked a little nervous but did what he needed to in his short stint.

Rui Hachimura is being asked to carry the Clippers' scoring. Tyronn Lue said he asked him whether he could average 18 points a game: "We're going to need everything... because we're starting the season so shorthanded." Hachimura said the staff wants him aggressive.

Max Strus and Rui Hachimura have picked up Tyronn Lue's system quickest of the Clippers' new players, Lue said at practice, and he is excited to see what he can run for them. Hachimura says roles are settled: "Everybody have roles now... we did a meeting about it too."

Lue said the early offense is mostly installed and set plays come next, some built to "call Rui's number" for Rui Hachimura. Keaton Wagler said he takes the best player in camp, often Darius Garland, full court: "I've been trying to guard Darius every time I can."

From Clippers practice: Tyronn Lue said camp's first five has been Darius Garland, Max Strus, Rui Hachimura, Derrick Jones Jr. and Isaiah Jackson, citing shooting and Jackson's rolling to the rim. Brook Lopez is in the second group: "that's all going to change. So we'll see."

Tyronn Lue wants Rui Hachimura rebounding more: "with our team and how small we are, we have to take advantage of him being a good rebounder." Lue noted Hachimura got fewer chances beside LeBron James. Asked about starters, he named none: fit with the first unit decides.