Texas Legends assistant coach Takuma Ito gaining valuable experience in G League
Texas Legends assistant coach Takuma Ito has grown more comfortable in his role as part of the team's supporting cast this season, his second with the NBA G League club. Under first-year head coach George Galanopoulos, who also guides the Uganda men's national team, Ito's ...
Legends' Yudai Baba makes solid contributions in victory over Skyforce
Texas Legends bench boss George Galanopoulos, in his first season at the helm, got the type of performance from his team on Friday night that any head coach would be happy with. Balanced scoring was a vital factor for the Legends in a 125-117 victory ...
Rui Hachimura, Yuta Watanabe and Yudai Baba reunite during All-Star Weekend
Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura met up with basketball-playing compatriots Yuta Watanabe and Yudai Baba as part of NBA All-Star Weekend festivities on Friday in Chicago. The Windy City provided a unique opportunity for the three pros to visit one another during the ongoing season. ...
Yudai Baba shines for Legends in rout
Yudai Baba had his best all-around game in the NBA G League on Saturday. The Texas Legends rookie swingman finished with a season-high 14 points along with seven rebounds, four assists and three steals in a 125-98 road victory over the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Baba ...
Texas Legends' Yudai Baba to compete in NBA G League Winter Showcase for first time
Texas Legends swingman Yudai Baba is playing in this week's NBA G League Winter Showcase for the first time. The four-day event tips off on Thursday at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Twenty-eight G League teams are scheduled to compete in the ...
Alvark's Takeki Shonaka playing key role as a backup
When opportunity knocks, Takeki Shonaka is ready to answer the call. This season, the veteran guard has been thrust into a bigger role due to the Alvark Tokyo's depleted depth in the backcourt. Rising star Yudai Baba left the squad in the offseason and now ...
Yuta Watanabe helps Memphis Hustle improve to 5-0
The Memphis Hustle have opened their NBA G League season with five straight victories. Second-year pro Yuta Watanabe, who's on a two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, shined in the Hustle's latest win, a 137-120 triumph over the visiting South Bay Stars on Monday in ...
Hustle top Legends as Yuta Watanabe and Yudai Baba make NBA G League season debuts
Second-year pro Yuta Watanabe delivered an energizing performance on Friday to help the Memphis Hustle open their NBA G League season with a 105-95 victory over the visiting Texas Legends. Watanabe, a two-way player for the Hustle and the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies, started at power ...
Yudai Baba to play for Mavericks' NBA G League affiliate this season, GM Donnie Nelson says
Shooting guard Yudai Baba, who signed an "Exhibit 10" contract with the Dallas Mavericks last month, will play this season for the Mavericks' NBA G League affiliate, the Texas Legends, general manager Donnie Nelson revealed Friday. Baba, who received a camp invite as part of ...
Mavericks sign free agent Yudai Baba to contract
As expected, the Dallas Mavericks finalized a contract with Yudai Baba on Thursday, signing the 23-year-old free agent to a contract in the run-up to the team's 2019-20 preseason training camp. The Mavericks announced that terms of the contract were not disclosed. Baba becomes the first ...
Mavericks invite Alvark's Yudai Baba to fall tryout
Yudai Baba has stressed that he wants to be an NBA player, participating in a mini-camp and playing in July's Summer League. Now the 23-year-old speedster has made even further progress toward his dream. Baba's Japanese club Alvark Tokyo announced on Tuesday that the player will ...
Japan's shortcomings laid bare at FIBA World Cup
High hopes turned into devastation — and misery. With an 80-65 loss to Montenegro on Monday, the Japan men's basketball team concluded its campaign at the 2019 FIBA World Cup with a disastrous 0-5 record, the worst-ever outcome for the team in the sport's extravaganza. Considering ...
