The expansion Kanazawa Samuraiz made cerebral backcourt leader Tsubasa Yonamine their first veteran acquisition, reuniting him with his former Oita HeatDevils backcourt mate Yukinori Suzuki, the team's new coach.
Yonamine, 32, spent the past two seasons with the Iwate Big Bulls. He brings a wealth of playoff experience to the first-year franchise, which announced the move on Wednesday afternoon.
The Okinawa native has played in four Final Fours and won a championship during the 2011-12 season with the Ryukyu Golden Kings, for whom he played from 2009-13.