Everyone in the NBA loves Yuta Watanabe. Well, everyone except Chandler Parsons it seems. When Parsons discussed Watanabe in the three-point contest on FanDuel TV, he threw some massive shade toward ...

Phoenix Suns forward Yuta Watanabe walked off the Okinawa Arena court with a noticeable limp and in tears celebrating one of the biggest wins in Japan’s history in international men’s basketball ...

Yuta Watanabe became one of the NBA's best 3-point shooters on the Brooklyn Nets last season, hitting career-bests 44.4% on 2.3 attempt per game. The 6-foot-8 lefty proved in the Phoenix Suns' ...

The Phoenix Suns added numerous new faces to the mix this offseason, though none were labeled more "underrated" than Yuta Watanabe, a strong three-point shooting forward that is as versatile as they ...

Announcing via Instagram Live, former Phoenix Sun Yuta Watanabe revealed his decision to return to Japan in the 2024-2025 season, bringing an end to his six-year tenure in the NBA. Reflecting on his ...

Making history: The Japanese forward, who became the second Japanese to play in NBA history following Phoenix Suns' Yuta Tabuse (2004), made his debut in 2018 with the Memphis Grizzlies. Rui Hachimura ...

Brooklyn Nets small forward Yuta Watanabe has earned the admiration of fans and teammates for elevating his 3-point shooting this season to an NBA-best 57.1 percent. In the 14 games he’s played this ...

After announcing during an Instagram Live session in April that he plans to return to his home country of Japan, Grizzlies forward Yuta Watanabe is expected to sign with the Chiba Jets, sources tell ...

The international star of NBA Summer League doesn’t crave the invariable attention he’s accustomed to. He doesn’t yearn for the television cameras or the interviews that accompany his global ...

There isn’t quite a stat that sums Yuta Watanabe’s impact on the Nets early into the season. A player’s net rating is usually a good place to start because it calculates a team’s score against an ...

LAS VEGAS — A few hours before Yuta Watanabe’s mother and father are set to fly back to Japan, he wades through the crowds in the Bellagio Hotel and Casino and takes a seat inside a restaurant.