A humbling NBA moment brings cheers from Japan
Going viral because you got dunked on? Yikes — unless you’re Yuta Watanabe, whose effort has endeared him to a growing wave of basketball fans in his home country, Japan.
Hard-working Yuta Watanabe draws praise from Toronto media
The guard/forward's efforts this season have been rewarded after the Raptors signed him to a general NBA contract.
Toronto Raptors forward Yuta Watanabe has signed a standard NBA contract, the club said Monday, enabling the Japanese player to make an unlimited number of appearances for the top team this season after he joined on a two-way contract in December. The 26-year-old Watanabe spent ...
Yuta Watanabe reaches double digits for third straight game as Raptors beat Thunder
Yuta Watanabe followed up a career-high 21-point outburst on Friday with another personal milestone as he reached double digits for a third straight game in the Toronto Raptors' 112-106 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. The 26-year-old forward chipped in 10 points to ...
Watanabe went 7-for-11 from the floor, sinking two of his four three-pointers, while sinking all five of his free throws.
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Raptors' Yuta Watanabe makes first NBA start in loss against Pistons
The third-year forward went scoreless but grabbed four rebounds in 11 minutes.
Birthday boy Hachimura gets double-double as Beal leads Wizards past Bulls
Bradley Beal scored 35 points to lead the Washington Wizards to a 105-101 road victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. In a matchup of two of the NBA's best scorers, Chicago's Zach LaVine matched Beal's point total with 35 points of his own. But ...
Yuta Watanabe's hard work pays off as he earns spot in Raptors' rotation
The next two games carry special meaning for the 26-year-old as the guard-forward takes on his former team and faces compatriot Rui Hachimura.
Raptors' Yuta Watanabe determined to earn regular NBA deal
Watanabe believes he’ll be a good fit for the Raptors’ style of play, especially on the defensive end.
The 26-year-old Japanese forward will potentially play his third season in the NBA following two seasons spent moving between the Memphis Grizzlies and Memphis Hustle on a two-way deal.
Yuta Watanabe has mixed feelings over 2019-20 season
The 25-year-old described the 2019-20 season as a campaign where he grew to a degree.
