Yuta Watanabe
Career (regular season)
- GP
- 213
- PTS
- 4.2
- REB
- 2.3
- AST
- 0.6
Personal details
- Position
- Guard-Forward
- Height and weight
- 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) · 98 kg (216 lb)
- Born
- October 13, 1994 (age 32)
- Birthplace
- Yokohama, Japón
- School / club
- George Washington
- Draft
- Undrafted
- NBA career
- 2018-2023 · 6 seasons
Stats
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Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | MEM | 15 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 174 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 29.4 | 12.5 | 70.0 |
| 2019-20 | MEM | 18 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 105 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 44.1 | 37.5 | 37.5 |
| 2020-21 | TOR | 50 | 218 | 159 | 40 | 723 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 43.9 | 40.0 | 82.8 |
| 2021-22 | TOR | 38 | 163 | 92 | 21 | 445 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 40.6 | 34.2 | 60.0 |
| 2022-23 | BKN | 58 | 322 | 141 | 48 | 928 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 49.1 | 44.4 | 72.3 |
| 2023-24 | PHX | 29 | 104 | 45 | 10 | 382 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 36.1 | 32.0 | 66.7 |
| 2023-24 | MEM | 5 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 31.6 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023-24 | TOT | 34 | 117 | 54 | 15 | 464 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 35.3 | 29.4 | 58.8 |
| Career | 213 | 895 | 497 | 137 | 2,839 | 83 | 61 | 87 | 42.6 | 37.0 | 67.5 | |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | TOR | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0.0 | — |
| 2022-23 | BKN | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | |
TOT: season total across all the teams he played for.
Transactions
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· Free agency
The Memphis Grizzlies signed Yuta Watanabe to a two-way contract.
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· Signing
The Toronto Raptors signed Yuta Watanabe to an Exhibit 10 contract.
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· Extension
The Toronto Raptors converted Yuta Watanabe from a two-way contract to a regular contract.
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· Signing
The Brooklyn Nets signed Yuta Watanabe.
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· Signing
The Phoenix Suns signed Yuta Watanabe.
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· Trade
In a 3-team trade, the Brooklyn Nets traded Royce O'Neale to the Phoenix Suns; the Memphis Grizzlies traded Vanja Marinkovic to the Brooklyn Nets; the Memphis Grizzlies traded David Roddy to the Phoenix Suns; the Phoenix Suns traded Keita Bates-Diop, Jordan Goodwin, a 2026 2nd round draft pick (Jaron Pierre Jr. was later selected), a 2028 2nd round draft pick and a 2029 2nd round draft pick to the Brooklyn Nets; and the Phoenix Suns traded Chimezie Metu, Yuta Watanabe and a 2026 1st round draft pick to the Memphis Grizzlies. 2026 1st-rd pick was a right to swap with least favorable of PHO, WAS, and ORL, did not convey 2026 2nd-rd pick was least favorable of ORL/DET/MIL, became DET 2026 2nd-rd pick 2028 2nd-rd pick is MEM own 2029 2nd-rd pick is MEM own Memphis received a trade exception. Brooklyn received a trade exception.
Salaries
| Season | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | MEM | $0.1M |
| 2019-20 | MEM | $0.1M |
| 2020-21 | TOR | $0.3M |
| 2021-22 | TOR | $1.8M |
| 2022-23 | BKN | $1.8M |
| 2023-24 | MEM | $2.3M |
| Career total | $6.4M | |
Regular-season salaries; if a team waived him and kept paying, the amounts are added up. Data from Basketball-Reference, cross-checked with HoopsHype and ESPN.