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 ...

After being traded, Yuta Watanabe said he went from sad to exciting when he found out he’d be joining the Memphis Grizzlies. Skip to Navigation Skip to Main Content ...

Yuta Watanabe is moving on from the NBA. After a tumultuous year with the Suns and Grizzlies, Watanabe will return to his native Japan to continue his basketball career. The six-year NBA veteran ...

National Basketball Association player Yuta Watanabe announced April 20 he will return to Japan next year to play in the professional B. League. Watanabe, 29, played for the Memphis Grizzlies ...

Kawamura is the second Japanese player in Grizzlies’ history, joining Yuta Watanabe who played 38 games for the Grizzlies during his initial stint between 2018-19 to 2019-20. Watanabe returned ...

Following a rocky start to his B-League career with the Chiba Jets, national team star Yuta Watanabe is determined to get on ...