Yuta Watanabe is an undrafted Japanese player who was picked up by the Nets during free agency this offseason. He played for four years of Division I college ball at George Washington and has ...

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 ...

Nothing is official yet, but Urbonas classifies the move as “close.” Watanabe, 29, was born and raised in Japan, then played his college ball in the U.S. at George Washington from 2014-18.

Yuta Watanabe is an undrafted Japanese player who was picked up by the Nets during free agency this offseason. He played for four years of Division I college ball at George Washington and has ...

Of the 279 players to attempt more than 100 three-pointers this past season, Yuta Watanabe was one of only two players to shoot above 49% from the field and above 44% from downtown.

Brooklyn Nets forward Yuta Watanabe (18) in action during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, in Washington.

Watanabe, 28, averaged 5.6 points per game and shot 44.4% from three-point land in 58 games for Brooklyn, but saw his playing time drop after the trades of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving brought in ...