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Wizards' Rui Hachimura has drawn interest from several Western Conference teams.

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The Washington Wizards have begun trade discussions with multiple teams centered on fourth-year forward Rui Hachimura, according to Shams Charania and Josh Robbins of The Athletic.

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Hachimura, who is set to become a restricted free agent in July, has drawn interest from several Western Conference teams in need of scoring, via the report.

"The Wizards also have received interest from multiple teams on potential deals involving star forward Kyle Kuzma, but moving Hachimura would reduce a logjam at the forward spots and place the franchise in a better position financially to focus on re-signing Kuzma and potentially re-sign Kristaps Porziņģis in the offseason," Charania and Robbins further report.

Hachimura, 24, averages 12.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.2 assists over 28 games this season.

The Japanese forward was the No. 9 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft out of Gonzaga.

He has career marks of 13.0 points and 5.1 boards in 175 games (118 starts).

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