Yuta Watanabe is coming off a year where he played for the Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies. The six-year veteran finished the regular season with averages of 3.4 points and 1.6 rebounds per contest while shooting 35.3% from the field and 29.4% from the three-point range in 34 games.
A former Brooklyn Nets fan favorite is leaving the NBA to take his talents overseas. After declining his $2.6 million player option with the Memphis Grizzlies for 2024-25, Yuta Watanabe is expected to join the Chiba Jets in Japan’s Professional Basketball League, according to BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas.
After announcing during an Instagram Live session in April that he plans to return to his home country of Japan, Grizzlies forward Yuta Watanabe is expected to sign with the Chiba Jets.
Going undrafted in 2018, Yuta Watanabe has carved out a six-season career in the NBA thus far. It doesn’t appear that he will become a seven-year NBA veteran in the 2024-25 season.
The Toronto Raptors have to do more work than most franchises when it comes to signing players. As a small market, Toronto had to find diamonds in the rough during draft time or take chances on players in free agency.
The Memphis Grizzlies are getting some bad news as they prepare for next season. Grizzlies forward Yuta Watanabe is leaving the team and heading to play in Japan, per Bleacher Report.
He intends to leave the NBA to play in his home country of Japan for the 2024-25 season.
On Monday night, the Brooklyn Nets engaged in a competitive cross-conference matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies. Brooklyn snapped their losing streak with a 111-86 victory.
The Nets have finalized a trade to send forward Royce O’Neale to the Suns for matching salaries and three second-round picks.
Japan won its first FIBA World Cup Game in 17 years in 2023, and Suns wing Yuta Watanabe was a big part of that team. Watanabe reminisced on his summer to HoopsHype’s Sam Yip, expressing optimism for Japan’s future in basketball.
The Phoenix Suns are free-falling in the Western Conference, leading to major questions about their super-team roster construction and much more.
Yuta Watanabe wanted to stay in Toronto. Somehow one COVID-shortened season had made the former Toronto Raptors forward fall in love with the city. If the NBA wasn’t going to come calling with another opportunity, he wanted to be in Toronto.
The Phoenix Suns added numerous new faces to the mix this offseason, though none were labeled more "underrated" than Yuta Watanabe, a strong three-point shooting forward that is as versatile as they come.
The team has claimed a spot in the 2024 Olympics by winning a pair of World Cup classification games against Venezuela and Cape Verde.
Yuta Watanabe is the lone member of the Phoenix Suns participating in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, and though his performances have been strong, Watanabe's home country of Japan will not be going any further than the group stage.
2023 FIBA World Cup action is officially underway, and the lone (current) member of the Phoenix Suns has already helped open festivities. Suns forward Yuta Watanabe played a major role for Japan on both sides of the court despite their opening loss to Germany in 81-63 fashion.
The Golden State Warriors and first-year general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. are entering one of the most pivotal offseasons during the team's dynastic era.
The Phoenix Suns have been active since their 2022-23 season drew to a close.
Yuta Watanabe was a bright spot on a talented and ever-changing Brooklyn Nets team during the 2022-2023 season. He only averaged 5.6 points per game off the bench, but he struck the three-ball with accuracy like few others.
The struggling Brooklyn Nets will get a much-needed boost as Yuta Watanabe returns to the lineup after missing the last two games with back soreness. The
Everyone in the NBA loves Yuta Watanabe. Well, everyone except Chandler Parsons it seems. When Parsons discussed Watanabe in the three-point contest on FanDuel TV, he threw some massive shade toward the sharpshooter.
Yuta Watanabe has been on three teams across his five-year NBA tenure. He also spent time (56 games) in the NBA G League as well. He's always a happy
The Brooklyn Nets have reimaged Yuta Watanabe's right hamstring strain on Monday. Watanabe, who is dealing with a right hamstring strain, will miss Wednesday's matchup against the Washington Wizards. "He's still having some awareness in that hamstring," said Vaughn on Watanabe.
It wasn't long after the Toronto Raptors' 112-106 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night that Yuta Watanabe was pulled aside by Raptors general manager Bobby Webster for a brief conversation.
One day when the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us, I hope to walk the streets of Tokyo and see Toronto Raptors jerseys littering the crowds. OK, fine, maybe that's probably a pipe dream.
The NBA can be a very, very lonely place these days. Take Yuta Watanabe, for example. The Toronto Raptors' new fan favourite has been so locked in on this season that Yuta-mania hasn't even hit him.
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