He was the 1st Japanese-born player to earn a D1 Men's college basketball scholarship and the 2nd Japanese-born player to play in the NBA." Yuta Watanabe is declining his player option and leaving ...

Announcing via Instagram Live, former Phoenix Sun Yuta Watanabe revealed his decision to return to Japan in the 2024-2025 season, bringing an end to his six-year tenure in the NBA.

Yuta Watanabe is poised to make one of the biggest moves in Japanese basketball league history, as he is widely expected to join the Chiba Jets, per sources. — Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) June 11 ...

Former Phoenix Suns player Yuta Watanabe will decline his player-option and head back to Japan.

A free online comic documenting the ups and downs of a Japanese professional basketball team's 2024-25 season has proven a ...

Yuta Watanabe made a decision on Friday that will impact the offseason plans for the Memphis Grizzlies.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Grizzlies forward Yuta Watanabe announces he won’t pick up his 2024-2025 player option, instead deciding to leave the NBA to play in his home country, Japan. By… ...

Former Raptors shooter Yuta Watanabe via his Instagram Live just revealed his plan to go back to Japan for the 2024-25 season, ending his 6-year NBA career. Best wishes for him!

Watanabe is considered questionable for the 2024 Paris Olympics due to a calf injury, Kyodo News reports. Watanabe was absent from Japan's most recent exhibition against South Korea on July 8 due ...

Watanabe served as one of Japan's top options in their blowout loss to Germany, and he had an efficient outing from beyond the arc Saturday. The 29-year-old's status was up in the air due to a ...

What Yuta Watanabe's decision means Memphis ended its season with only one player on the 15-man roster scheduled to hit free agency (Lamar Stevens). Watanabe had a player option, and Luke Kennard ...

Yuta Watanabe made a decision on Friday that will impact the offseason plans for the Memphis Grizzlies.