Wizards' Rui Hachimura becomes first Japanese player taken in NBA draft's first round(1/3)

Japan’s Rui Hachimura, of Gonzaga, poses for photographs after the Washington Wizards selected him as the ninth pick overall pick in the NBA basketball draft Thursday, June 20, 2019, in New York. Rui Hachimura became the first player from Japan to get chosen in the first round of the NBA draft, taken with the No. 9 overall pick by the rebuilding Washington Wizards on Thursday night (Photo/Agencies)

Japan’s Rui Hachimura, of Gonzaga, hugs loved ones after the Washington Wizards selected him as the ninth pick overall pick in the NBA basketball draft Thursday, June 20, 2019, in New York. (Photo/Agencies)

Japan’s Rui Hachimura, of Gonzaga, walks on stage after the Washington Wizards selected him as the ninth pick overall pick in the NBA basketball draft Thursday, June 20, 2019, in New York. (Photo/Agencies)