Yuta Watanabe F  #18

Current Team: Memphis Grizzlies

Born: Oct 13, 1994 (29 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Kagawa, Japan

Nationality: Japan

Height: 6-9 (206cm)     Weight: 215 (98kg)

Current NBA Status: Under Contract (Memphis Grizzlies)

Free Agent: PO-2024; UFA-2025

Agent: Joe Smith, Thaddeus Foucher

Draft Entry: 2018 NBA Draft

Drafted: Undrafted

Pre-Draft Team: George Washington (Sr)

High School: St. Thomas More School [Oakdale, Connecticut (United States)]

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Yuta Watanabe Player Profile

NBA Career

5 Years Of Service

Yuta Watanabe 2023-2024 Game Log

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2018-19 MEM 15 0 11.6 2.60 1.00 3.40 .294 0.13 1.07 .125 0.47 0.67 .700 0.27 1.80 2.07 0.53 0.27 0.07 0.40 0.73
2019-20 MEM 18 0 5.8 2.00 0.83 1.89 .441 0.17 0.44 .375 0.17 0.44 .375 0.39 0.72 1.11 0.28 0.28 0.06 0.11 0.50
2020-21 TOR 50 4 14.5 4.36 1.58 3.60 .439 0.72 1.80 .400 0.48 0.58 .828 0.72 2.46 3.18 0.80 0.52 0.38 0.38 1.14
2021-22 TOR 38 4 11.7 4.29 1.47 3.63 .406 0.71 2.08 .342 0.63 1.05 .600 0.47 1.95 2.42 0.55 0.29 0.42 0.50 1.00
2022-23 BRK 58 1 16.0 5.55 1.97 4.00 .491 1.03 2.33 .444 0.59 0.81 .723 0.52 1.91 2.43 0.83 0.43 0.29 0.38 1.38
2023-24 * All Teams 34 0 13.7 3.44 1.21 3.41 .353 0.74 2.50 .294 0.29 0.50 .588 0.32 1.26 1.59 0.44 0.35 0.21 0.56 1.15
2023-24 * PHX 29 0 13.2 3.59 1.21 3.34 .361 0.83 2.59 .320 0.34 0.52 .667 0.38 1.17 1.55 0.34 0.31 0.24 0.55 1.17
2023-24 * MEM 5 0 16.4 2.60 1.20 3.80 .316 0.20 2.00 .100 0.00 0.40 .000 0.00 1.80 1.80 1.00 0.60 0.00 0.60 1.00
CAREER   213 9 13.3 4.20 1.50 3.53 .426 0.72 1.94 .370 0.48 0.71 .675 0.50 1.84 2.33 0.64 0.39 0.29 0.41 1.10

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2018-19 MEM 15 0 174.4 39 15 51 .294 2 16 .125 7 10 .700 4 27 31 8 4 1 6 11
2019-20 MEM 18 0 104.8 36 15 34 .441 3 8 .375 3 8 .375 7 13 20 5 5 1 2 9
2020-21 TOR 50 4 722.8 218 79 180 .439 36 90 .400 24 29 .828 36 123 159 40 26 19 19 57
2021-22 TOR 38 4 445.4 163 56 138 .406 27 79 .342 24 40 .600 18 74 92 21 11 16 19 38
2022-23 BRK 58 1 927.9 322 114 232 .491 60 135 .444 34 47 .723 30 111 141 48 25 17 22 80
2023-24 * All Teams 34 0 464.4 117 41 116 .353 25 85 .294 10 17 .588 11 43 54 15 12 7 19 39
2023-24 * PHX 29 0 382.2 104 35 97 .361 24 75 .320 10 15 .667 11 34 45 10 9 7 16 34
2023-24 * MEM 5 0 82.2 13 6 19 .316 1 10 .100 0 2 .000 0 9 9 5 3 0 3 5
CAREER   213 9 2,839.7 895 320 751 .426 153 413 .370 102 151 .675 106 391 497 137 83 61 87 234

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
2018-19 MEM 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .041 1.33 0.67 0.20 5 10 .333 -0.40 0.08 -0.32
2019-20 MEM 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .026 2.50 2.50 0.24 9 9 .500 0.04 0.12 0.17
2020-21 TOR 50 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .060 2.11 1.37 0.16 24 26 .480 0.74 0.88 1.62
2021-22 TOR 38 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 .050 1.11 0.58 0.29 21 17 .553 0.11 0.52 0.63
2022-23 BRK 58 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 2.18 1.14 0.20 30 28 .517 1.28 0.75 2.03
2023-24 * All Teams 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040 0.79 0.63 0.15 18 16 .529 -0.46 0.35 -0.11
2023-24 * PHX 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .037 0.62 0.56 0.15 17 12 .586 -0.26 0.29 0.03
2023-24 * MEM 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 1.67 1.00 0.11 1 4 .200 -0.22 0.08 -0.14
CAREER   213 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 .053 1.57 0.95 0.20 107 106 .502 1.53 2.52 4.05

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
2018-19 MEM 15 0 .352 .314 2.48 18.29 10.04 6.65 9.77 1.12 0.53 15.47 111.91 -0.39 0.76 75.6 115.1 3.21
2019-20 MEM 18 0 .480 .485 7.02 12.40 9.78 6.35 5.06 2.24 0.86 15.50 119.12 1.25 1.06 106.5 109.5 11.41
2020-21 TOR 50 4 .565 .539 5.26 19.30 12.04 7.74 8.97 1.75 2.64 12.66 166.65 1.06 1.21 117.3 110.8 12.27
2021-22 TOR 38 4 .524 .504 4.17 18.90 11.17 6.53 10.88 1.23 3.45 16.76 134.76 -1.14 1.18 105.7 110.8 11.24
2022-23 BRK 58 1 .637 .621 3.68 13.21 8.52 6.98 8.01 1.32 1.59 13.08 165.92 1.09 1.39 125.0 116.8 12.03
2023-24 * All Teams 34 0 .474 .461 2.82 10.26 6.68 4.22 13.34 1.27 1.35 13.26 123.58 -1.96 1.01 92.5 118.2 4.70
2023-24 * PHX 29 0 .502 .485 3.46 9.79 6.76 3.35 13.38 1.15 1.61 13.46 134.75 -2.46 1.07 97.2 118.5 5.33
2023-24 * MEM 5 0 .327 .342 - 12.60 6.27 9.12 13.11 1.85 - 12.41 41.58 0.42 0.68 67.6 116.7 2.44
CAREER   213 9 .547 .528 4.08 15.32 9.65 6.57 9.62 1.43 1.99 13.77 147.21 0.15 1.19 110.5 113.8 10.20

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NBA Transactions

Jun 21, 2018 - Yuta Watanabe went undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft making him an Unrestricted FA.
Jul 20, 2018 - Yuta Watanabe signed a two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Nov 21, 2020 - Yuta Watanabe, previously with the Memphis Grizzlies, became a free agent.
Nov 27, 2020 - Yuta Watanabe signed a contract with the Toronto Raptors.
Dec 19, 2020 - The Toronto Raptors converted Yuta Watanabe to a Two-Way contract with the Raptors 905.
Apr 18, 2021 - The Toronto Raptors ended the two-way contract of Yuta Watanabe.
Apr 18, 2021 - Yuta Watanabe signed a multi-year contract with the Toronto Raptors.
Jan 24, 2022 - The Toronto Raptors assigned Yuta Watanabe to the Raptors 905 of the G League.
Jan 25, 2022 - The Toronto Raptors recalled Yuta Watanabe from the Raptors 905 of the G League.
Jul 1, 2022 - Yuta Watanabe, previously with the Toronto Raptors, became a free agent.
Aug 28, 2022 - Yuta Watanabe signed a contract with the Brooklyn Nets.
Jul 1, 2023 - Yuta Watanabe, previously with the Brooklyn Nets, became a free agent.
Jul 2, 2023 - Yuta Watanabe signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns.
Feb 8, 2024 - Yuta Watanabe was acquired by the Memphis Grizzlies, along with Chimezie Metu, a Swap 2026 1st round picks and a TPE, from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for David Roddy and the draft rights to Vanja Marinkovic.
Mar 13, 2024 - The Memphis Grizzlies assigned Yuta Watanabe to the Memphis Hustle of the G League.
Mar 13, 2024 - The Memphis Grizzlies recalled Yuta Watanabe from the Memphis Hustle of the G League.

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NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2021-22 TOR 4 0 2.6 1.00 0.50 1.50 .333 0.00 0.25 .000 0.00 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00
2022-23 BRK 1 0 4.7 3.00 1.00 2.00 .500 1.00 2.00 .500 0.00 2.00 .000 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00
CAREER   5 0 3.0 1.40 0.60 1.60 .375 0.20 0.60 .333 0.00 0.40 .000 0.00 0.20 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.40 0.00

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2021-22 TOR 4 0 10.3 4 2 6 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022-23 BRK 1 0 4.7 3 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 2 .000 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
CAREER   5 0 15 7 3 8 .375 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
2021-22 TOR 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .013 0.00 0.00 0.00 2 2 .500 -0.08 -0.01 -0.09
2022-23 BRK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .026 0.00 0.00 1.00 0 1 .000 -0.04 -0.01 -0.05
CAREER   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .016 0.00 0.00 0.25 2 3 .400 -0.12 -0.02 -0.14

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
2021-22 TOR 4 0 .333 .333 - - - - 14.29 - - 31.91 33.33 -10.54 0.67 57.8 129.9 -5.83
2022-23 BRK 1 0 .521 .750 - 21.82 13.15 - 25.77 - - 38.56 100.00 -22.19 1.50 62.0 136.3 2.99
CAREER   5 0 .394 .438 - 8.08 4.05 - 18.38 - - 33.62 70.83 -14.24 0.88 61.2 131.0 -3.31

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NBA Summer League Stats - Per Game

Season Team Location GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2018-19 BRK Las Vegas 5 2 24.0 9.40 3.20 7.80 .410 1.40 4.20 .333 1.60 1.60 1.000 1.40 2.80 4.20 1.20 0.80 1.60 1.20 0.80
2019-20 * All Teams - 4 4 24.5 14.75 5.25 10.50 .500 1.00 2.75 .364 3.25 4.50 .722 1.50 5.75 7.25 1.50 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.50
2019-20 * MEM Las Vegas 2 2 23.0 13.50 4.50 9.00 .500 1.50 3.00 .500 3.00 4.00 .750 1.50 4.00 5.50 1.50 0.00 0.00 2.50 1.00
2019-20 * MEM Salt Lake City 2 2 26.0 16.00 6.00 12.00 .500 0.50 2.50 .200 3.50 5.00 .700 1.50 7.50 9.00 1.50 0.00 0.00 2.00 2.00
CAREER     9 6 24.2 11.78 4.11 9.00 .457 1.22 3.56 .344 2.33 2.89 .808 1.44 4.11 5.56 1.33 0.44 0.89 1.67 1.11

NBA Summer League Stats - Totals

Season Team Location GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2018-19 BRK Las Vegas 5 2 120.2 47 16 39 .410 7 21 .333 8 8 1.000 7 14 21 6 4 8 6 4
2019-20 * All Teams - 4 4 98 59 21 42 .500 4 11 .364 13 18 .722 6 23 29 6 0 0 9 6
2019-20 * MEM Las Vegas 2 2 46 27 9 18 .500 3 6 .500 6 8 .750 3 8 11 3 0 0 5 2
2019-20 * MEM Salt Lake City 2 2 52 32 12 24 .500 1 5 .200 7 10 .700 3 15 18 3 0 0 4 4
CAREER     9 6 218.2 106 37 81 .457 11 32 .344 21 26 .808 13 37 50 12 4 8 15 10

NBA Summer League Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team Location GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
2018-19 BRK Las Vegas 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 1.00 0.67 0.21 0 5 .000 0.23 0.03 0.26
2019-20 * All Teams - 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0.67 0.00 0.43 4 0 1.000 0.31 0.30 0.62
2019-20 * MEM Las Vegas 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0.60 0.00 0.44 2 0 1.000 0.15 0.11 0.26
2019-20 * MEM Salt Lake City 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 0.75 0.00 0.42 2 0 1.000 0.16 0.19 0.35
CAREER     9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 0.80 0.27 0.32 4 5 .444 0.14 0.57 0.71

NBA Summer League Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team Location GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
2018-19 BRK Las Vegas 5 2 .553 .500 5.69 10.56 8.22 8.31 12.37 1.43 4.47 15.62 174.36 -1.50 1.21 106.4 104.1 16.03
2019-20 * All Teams - 4 4 .591 .548 6.85 20.63 14.57 10.80 15.27 - - 24.58 158.59 -4.92 1.40 109.4 87.6 20.77
2019-20 * MEM Las Vegas 2 2 .627 .583 7.35 14.34 11.39 10.36 18.85 - - 23.21 175.00 -6.13 1.50 110.8 92.1 19.62
2019-20 * MEM Salt Lake City 2 2 .563 .521 6.41 27.15 17.64 11.39 12.35 - - 25.88 140.00 -3.81 1.33 108.4 83.9 21.31
CAREER     9 6 .573 .525 6.17 15.16 10.99 9.40 13.96 0.81 2.75 19.52 160.82 -2.97 1.31 107.8 97.4 18.21

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NBA Summer League Awards & Honors

Standouts - 2019 Salt Lake City Summer League

NBA Preseason Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2018-19 MEM 4 0 10.7 3.75 1.75 3.00 .583 0.25 1.25 .200 0.00 0.00 .000 0.25 1.25 1.50 0.00 0.25 0.75 0.50 0.25
2019-20 MEM 4 0 6.3 2.25 0.50 2.50 .200 0.00 0.50 .000 1.25 1.75 .714 0.00 0.75 0.75 0.25 0.00 0.25 0.75 0.50
2020-21 TOR 3 0 9.9 4.67 1.33 2.33 .571 1.00 1.67 .600 1.00 1.33 .750 0.00 3.33 3.33 1.00 0.33 0.00 1.00 0.33
2021-22 TOR 1 0 16.9 10.00 4.00 7.00 .571 2.00 2.00 1.000 0.00 0.00 .000 2.00 5.00 7.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 0.00 0.00
2022-23 BRK 4 0 14.9 5.75 1.75 3.75 .467 1.25 2.50 .500 1.00 2.00 .500 0.00 3.00 3.00 0.50 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00
2023-24 PHX 4 0 20.9 10.25 3.75 7.50 .500 1.75 4.50 .389 1.00 2.00 .500 0.75 2.00 2.75 0.75 0.50 0.00 1.25 2.25
CAREER   20 0 12.9 5.60 1.95 4.05 .481 0.90 2.10 .429 0.80 1.35 .593 0.30 2.15 2.45 0.55 0.30 0.40 0.80 0.85

NBA Preseason Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2018-19 MEM 4 0 42.9 15 7 12 .583 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 1 5 6 0 1 3 2 1
2019-20 MEM 4 0 25.2 9 2 10 .200 0 2 .000 5 7 .714 0 3 3 1 0 1 3 2
2020-21 TOR 3 0 29.8 14 4 7 .571 3 5 .600 3 4 .750 0 10 10 3 1 0 3 1
2021-22 TOR 1 0 16.9 10 4 7 .571 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 2 5 7 2 1 2 0 0
2022-23 BRK 4 0 59.7 23 7 15 .467 5 10 .500 4 8 .500 0 12 12 2 1 2 3 4
2023-24 PHX 4 0 83.5 41 15 30 .500 7 18 .389 4 8 .500 3 8 11 3 2 0 5 9
CAREER   20 0 257.9 112 39 81 .481 18 42 .429 16 27 .593 6 43 49 11 6 8 16 17

NBA Preseason Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
2018-19 MEM 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .049 0.00 0.50 0.00 2 2 .500 0.02 0.04 0.05
2019-20 MEM 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .019 0.33 0.00 0.70 2 2 .500 -0.12 0.02 -0.10
2020-21 TOR 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 1.00 0.33 0.57 2 1 .667 0.04 0.07 0.11
2021-22 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 0 1.000 0.11 0.04 0.15
2022-23 BRK 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0.67 0.33 0.53 2 2 .500 0.03 0.06 0.09
2023-24 PHX 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 0.60 0.40 0.27 3 1 .750 0.09 0.04 0.13
CAREER   20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .065 0.69 0.38 0.33 12 8 .600 0.20 0.25 0.45

NBA Preseason Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
2018-19 MEM 4 0 .625 .625 2.65 11.81 7.49 - 14.29 1.09 6.98 14.25 78.33 -4.52 1.25 99.7 104.1 14.85
2019-20 MEM 4 0 .344 .200 - 11.46 5.54 5.42 18.66 - 3.46 25.86 91.43 -8.78 0.90 63.0 104.3 -0.65
2020-21 TOR 3 0 .799 .786 - 39.67 18.18 15.52 25.51 1.47 - 15.95 192.14 -3.03 2.00 116.5 100.6 17.86
2021-22 TOR 1 0 .714 .714 14.12 24.77 20.38 14.98 - 2.63 9.11 15.37 157.14 7.60 1.43 169.7 92.2 33.98
2022-23 BRK 4 0 .621 .633 - 19.79 10.43 5.22 13.94 0.77 2.90 15.15 146.67 -2.72 1.53 103.4 105.6 12.70
2023-24 PHX 4 0 .612 .617 4.16 11.04 7.61 5.30 12.98 1.12 - 19.04 138.89 -3.62 1.37 108.8 112.2 12.14
CAREER   20 0 .603 .593 2.47 17.25 9.95 6.58 14.70 1.06 2.88 17.50 150.26 -3.19 1.38 103.9 104.5 13.49

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NBA Training Camp Experience

2018 NBA Training Camp - Memphis Grizzlies
2019 NBA Training Camp - Memphis Grizzlies
2020 NBA Training Camp - Toronto Raptors
2021 NBA Training Camp - Toronto Raptors
2022 NBA Training Camp - Brooklyn Nets
2023 NBA Training Camp - Phoenix Suns

NCAA Career

College: George Washington (2018)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2014-15 George Washington Fr 35 10 22.5 7.43 2.46 6.40 .384 1.11 3.20 .348 1.40 1.69 .831 0.83 2.71 3.54 0.63 0.43 0.60 0.71 2.06
2015-16 George Washington So 38 37 27.7 8.45 2.92 6.92 .422 0.89 2.92 .306 1.71 2.42 .707 0.97 3.03 4.00 1.39 0.55 1.05 1.13 1.92
2016-17 George Washington Jr 28 27 35.1 12.18 4.25 9.57 .444 0.96 3.07 .314 2.71 3.32 .817 1.39 3.36 4.75 2.50 1.11 1.14 1.82 1.61
2017-18 George Washington Sr 33 33 36.6 16.30 5.85 13.39 .437 1.70 4.67 .364 2.91 3.61 .807 1.27 4.79 6.06 1.58 0.79 1.64 1.55 1.52
CAREER NCAA DI   134 107 30.1 10.90 3.80 8.93 .425 1.16 3.46 .337 2.13 2.71 .788 1.10 3.45 4.54 1.47 0.69 1.10 1.27 1.79

NCAA Season Stats - Totals

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2014-15 George Washington Fr 35 10 787 260 86 224 .384 39 112 .348 49 59 .831 29 95 124 22 15 21 25 72
2015-16 George Washington So 38 37 1,051 321 111 263 .422 34 111 .306 65 92 .707 37 115 152 53 21 40 43 73
2016-17 George Washington Jr 28 27 982 341 119 268 .444 27 86 .314 76 93 .817 39 94 133 70 31 32 51 45
2017-18 George Washington Sr 33 33 1,207 538 193 442 .437 56 154 .364 96 119 .807 42 158 200 52 26 54 51 50
CAREER NCAA DI   134 107 4,027 1,460 509 1,197 .425 156 463 .337 286 363 .788 147 462 609 197 93 147 170 240

NCAA Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season School Class GP Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
2014-15 George Washington Fr 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 .131 0.88 0.60 0.26 22 13 .629 1.49 1.30 2.78
2015-16 George Washington So 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1.23 0.49 0.35 28 10 .737 1.54 1.45 2.99
2016-17 George Washington Jr 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 1.37 0.61 0.35 15 13 .536 1.88 1.05 2.92
2017-18 George Washington Sr 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 1.02 0.51 0.27 15 18 .455 2.63 1.30 3.92
CAREER NCAA DI   134 5 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1.16 0.55 0.30 80 54 .597 7.59 5.29 12.88

NCAA Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season School Class GP TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
2014-15 George Washington Fr 35 .516 .471 4.40 13.82 9.21 5.88 9.02 1.20 2.95 18.70 156.27 -1.35 1.16 112.0 97.7 14.20
2015-16 George Washington So 38 .523 .487 4.09 12.21 8.24 9.43 12.30 1.18 4.06 16.81 143.49 -0.75 1.22 109.8 102.0 13.31
2016-17 George Washington Jr 28 .546 .494 4.71 11.18 7.97 15.06 14.04 1.88 3.31 19.09 157.52 -0.46 1.27 112.1 105.3 16.14
2017-18 George Washington Sr 33 .540 .500 4.17 15.69 9.93 9.16 9.28 1.30 4.73 23.70 160.70 -1.43 1.22 111.9 105.6 18.80
CAREER NCAA DI   134 .533 .490 4.32 13.24 8.84 10.04 11.04 1.40 3.88 19.80 155.00 -1.00 1.22 111.6 102.4 15.92

NCAA Awards & Honors

Atlantic 10 All-Conference Third Team - 2018
Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year - 2018
Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team - 2017, 2018
Atlantic 10 Player of the Week - 12/4/2017

G League Career

G League Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2018-19 MHU 33 32 33.9 14.12 5.06 11.67 .434 1.24 3.70 .336 2.76 3.33 .827 1.61 5.67 7.27 2.79 0.88 1.15 1.58 2.15
2019-20 MHU 22 22 32.7 17.23 6.77 12.41 .546 1.45 4.00 .364 1.41 1.73 .816 1.05 4.91 5.95 1.86 1.00 1.00 1.27 1.45
2021-22 RAP 1 1 40.0 24.00 8.00 18.00 .444 4.00 10.00 .400 2.00 2.00 1.000 3.00 7.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 1.00 2.00
CAREER   56 55 33.5 15.52 5.79 12.07 .479 1.38 3.93 .350 2.21 2.68 .827 1.41 5.39 6.80 2.38 0.91 1.14 1.45 1.88

G League Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2018-19 MHU 33 32 1,118.9 466 167 385 .434 41 122 .336 91 110 .827 53 187 240 92 29 38 52 71
2019-20 MHU 22 22 719 379 149 273 .546 32 88 .364 31 38 .816 23 108 131 41 22 22 28 32
2021-22 RAP 1 1 40 24 8 18 .444 4 10 .400 2 2 1.000 3 7 10 0 0 4 1 2
CAREER   56 55 1,877.9 869 324 676 .479 77 220 .350 124 150 .827 79 302 381 133 51 64 81 105

G League Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
2018-19 MHU 33 32 6 0 0 0 0 1 .184 1.77 0.56 0.29 18 15 .545 1.48 1.07 2.55
2019-20 MHU 22 22 3 0 1 0 0 0 .191 1.46 0.79 0.14 15 7 .682 1.18 0.78 1.96
2021-22 RAP 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .186 0.00 0.00 0.11 1 0 1.000 0.06 0.07 0.13
CAREER   56 55 10 0 1 0 0 1 .186 1.64 0.63 0.22 34 22 .607 2.54 2.17 4.72

G League Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
2018-19 MHU 33 32 .538 .487 5.17 17.45 11.45 11.12 10.71 1.21 2.78 17.79 159.71 0.83 1.21 111.9 108.9 14.43
2019-20 MHU 22 22 .654 .604 3.33 15.79 9.53 7.70 8.81 1.45 2.69 18.44 172.52 -0.09 1.39 120.4 112.6 17.96
2021-22 RAP 1 1 .636 .556 7.20 21.00 13.33 0.00 5.03 0.00 8.00 21.97 184.44 -2.57 1.33 119.3 107.7 20.05
CAREER   56 55 .586 .536 4.50 16.87 10.74 9.58 9.84 1.28 2.87 18.12 165.60 0.40 1.29 115.6 110.3 16.09

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G League Transactions

Jul 20, 2018 - Yuta Watanabe signed a two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies and Memphis Hustle.
Dec 19, 2020 - Yuta Watanabe signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Raptors and Raptors 905.
Apr 18, 2021 - The Toronto Raptors ended the two-way contract of Yuta Watanabe.
Jan 24, 2022 - The Toronto Raptors assigned Yuta Watanabe to the Raptors 905.
Jan 25, 2022 - The Toronto Raptors recalled Yuta Watanabe from the Raptors 905.
Mar 13, 2024 - The Memphis Grizzlies assigned Yuta Watanabe to the Memphis Hustle.
Mar 13, 2024 - The Memphis Grizzlies recalled Yuta Watanabe from the Memphis Hustle.

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G League Awards & Honors

Midseason All-NBA G League Western Conference Team - 2020

G League Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2018-19 MHU 2 2 36.4 18.00 6.50 13.00 .500 2.00 4.00 .500 3.00 4.00 .750 2.00 5.50 7.50 5.00 0.50 1.50 3.00 0.50

G League Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2018-19 MHU 2 2 72.8 36 13 26 .500 4 8 .500 6 8 .750 4 11 15 10 1 3 6 1

G League Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
2018-19 MHU 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 1.67 0.17 0.31 1 1 .500 0.19 -0.09 0.10

G League Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
2018-19 MHU 2 2 .610 .577 5.98 16.07 11.08 18.29 16.89 0.65 3.40 20.25 175.00 0.93 1.38 117.9 125.1 20.37

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National Basketball Career

Nationality: Japan

FIBA Senior Team Events Stats

Year Event GP MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF Place
2023 FIBA World Cup 5 35:01 14.8 5.4 12.6 .429 1.6 6.2 .258 2.4 3.2 .750 6.2 1.0 0.6 1.8 2.0 2.0 19th
2022 FIBA Asia Cup 4 22:14 15.3 5.5 12.0 .458 1.2 4.2 .294 3.0 4.2 .706 8.2 2.8 0.5 1.0 2.2 1.0 7th
2021 Olympic Games 3 35:31 17.7 6.3 14.0 .452 1.7 5.0 .333 3.3 4.7 .714 8.0 2.0 1.7 1.0 2.7 1.7 11th
2019 FIBA World Cup 5 32:22 15.2 4.8 11.0 .436 0.4 2.6 .154 5.2 5.6 .929 5.6 1.6 0.8 0.4 1.2 1.8 31st
2016 Olympic Qualifier - Serbia 2 22:41 7.0 2.5 6.5 .385 0.0 1.5 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000 4.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 3.0 2.0 6th
2013 FIBA Asia Cup 4 08:30 5.3 2.0 4.5 .444 0.0 0.5 .000 1.2 1.8 .714 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.0 0.2 9th
AVERAGES   23 26:36 13.0 4.6 10.4 .439 0.9 3.5 .247 3.0 3.7 .802 5.6 1.5 0.8 1.0 1.9 1.4 -
TOTAL   23 611:41 299 105 239 .439 20 81 .247 69 86 .802 129 34 19 22 43 33 -

High School Basketball Career

Prep/High School: St. Thomas More School [Oakdale, Connecticut (United States)]

Prep/High School Skill Academies & Camps

NBA Global Camp - 2018

Recent News

Yuta Watanabe Close To Signing Deal In Japan

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Yuta Watanabe Intends To Play In Japan Next Season

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Yuta Watanabe?

Yuta Watanabe is 29 years old.

What is the height of Yuta Watanabe?

Yuta Watanabe is 6-9 (206cm) tall.

What is the weight of Yuta Watanabe?

Yuta Watanabe is 215 lbs (98kg).

What is the birthday of Yuta Watanabe?

Yuta Watanabe was born on Oct 13, 1994.

What position does Yuta Watanabe play?

Yuta Watanabe plays the F position.

What was the pre-draft team of Yuta Watanabe?

Yuta Watanabe was drafted out of George Washington.

What high school did Yuta Watanabe attend?

Yuta Watanabe attended St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Connecticut (United States).

What nationality is Yuta Watanabe?

Yuta Watanabe has a Japan nationality.

Where was Yuta Watanabe born?

Yuta Watanabe was born in Kagawa, Japan.

What is the jersey number of Yuta Watanabe?

Yuta Watanabe last wore the #18 jersey number.

What team does Yuta Watanabe play for?

Yuta Watanabe current players for the Memphis Grizzlies.

Who is Yuta Watanabe's agent?

Yuta Watanabe's agent is Joe Smith, Thaddeus Foucher.

How many NBA seasons has Yuta Watanabe played?

Yuta Watanabe played 6 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Yuta Watanabe?

Yuta Watanabe had career averages 4.2 points, 2.3 rebounds in 213 games.

What are the career totals of Yuta Watanabe?

Yuta Watanabe had career totals of 895 points, 497 rebounds, 137 assists, 61 blocks, 83 steals in 213 games.

When can Yuta Watanabe become a free agent?

Yuta Watanabe has a free agent status of PO-2024; UFA-2025.

How many teams has Yuta Watanabe been on?

Yuta Watanabe played for 4 NBA teams in his career - Brooklyn Nets, Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors.

When was Yuta Watanabe drafted?

Yuta Watanabe was undrafted in 2018.

What is Yuta Watanabe's career high in points?

Yuta Watanabe averaged a career high 5.6 points per game in 2022-2023.

What is Yuta Watanabe's career high in rebounds?

Yuta Watanabe averaged a career high 3.2 rebounds per game in 2020-2021.

What is Yuta Watanabe's career high in assists?

Yuta Watanabe averaged a career high 0.8 assists per game in 2022-2023.

What is the career PER of Yuta Watanabe's?

Yuta Watanabe had a career PER of 10.2.