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 ...

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 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Grizzlies forward Yuta Watanabe announces he won’t pick up his 2024-2025 player option, instead deciding to leave the NBA to play in his home country, Japan. By declining his ...

One of the first key decisions of the Memphis Grizzlies offseason has been made. Forward Yuta Watanabe, who joined the team in February after a trade from the Phoenix Suns, is declining his $2.7 ...

PHOENIX -- After being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies at the NBA trade deadline, former Phoenix Suns shooter Yuta Watanabe announced on Instagram live he would be declining his $2.65 million player ...

Nick Nurse was supposed to spend his summer in Tokyo coaching the Canadian Senior Men's Basketball Team at the Olympics and sipping on coffee with Takeshi Shibata. Shibata, who is the manager of ...

The Brooklyn Nets have 52 jersey numbers worn by over 600 different players over the course of their history since the franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball ...

Watanabe (recently traded) isn't on the injury report for Saturday's game versus the Hornets. Watanabe was traded from the Suns to the Grizzlies on Thursday as part of a three-team deal. While the ...

Japan has never been a powerhouse on the global basketball stage, and hosting part of the 2023 World Cup was something that they wanted to help put themselves on the map. Considered one of the better ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Grizzlies forward ...