The Aisin SeaHorses (24-2) are tied with the Toshiba Brave Thunders for the NBL's best record through Sunday. That alone isn't anything unusual for the powerhouse NBL team.
But if you look at the team's personnel, you'll notice the Aichi Prefecture-based club made some changes before the 2013-14 season. The biggest one was the summer acquisition of sharpshooter Kosuke Kanamaru.
The Japan national team guard/forward transferred from the Panasonic Trians, the predecessor of the Wakayama Trians. And the 24-year-old Kanamaru has quickly blossomed in his new environment, stepping up as the team's main offensive force instead of veterans such as J.R. Sakuragi and Shinsuke Kashiwagi.