Saitama – Yuji Ide emerged as a team catalyst for the Tokyo Cinq Reves last season.
He averaged 15.0 points per game and was named the bj-league’s Most Improved Player award for the 2013-14 season, his second in the league, though he played only 54 total minutes for the Shimane Susanoo Magic the season before.
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