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Rui Hachimura scored a career-high 36 points, and Anthony Davis added 37, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 138-122 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.
With superstar LeBron James resting an ailing ankle, Hachimura and Davis crushed an undersized Utah frontline, helping the Lakers go 6-1 in their last seven games before the NBA All-Star break.
Hachimura handled the offensive load expected of him when he plays for the Japanese national team, shooting 13-of-19 from the field, including a personal-best six three-pointers, while also using his physical strength to get to the basket at will.
According to NBA experts from Fadeaway World, Gonzaga has produced the third-most highest-earning NBA players in the league with five of the top 150 highest-paid players being former Zags. Only Duke (13) and Kentucky (12) have more players in the top 150 while UCLA (five) had just as many as Gonzaga. The study accounted for which players had the biggest salary cap hit as of the 2023-24 season.
