Yuta Watanabe, who was a FA = free agent from the NBA = American professional basketball Raptors, has signed with the Nets.
Last season, 27-year-old Watanabe played in 38 games with the Raptors, based in Toronto, Canada, and scored a career-high 26 points and 13 rebounds against the Cavaliers in December last year. finished.
After the season ended, he became an FA and was looking for a new transfer destination, but on the 28th, the Nets, based in Brooklyn, New York, announced that they had acquired Watanabe.
The Nets have not revealed whether Watanabe's contract is a full contract with no restrictions on playing in the NBA or a two-way contract that allows him to play in the NBA for a certain period of time.
Watanabe belonged to the Nets in the summer league of young players held before the opening of the NBA in 2018, and then made his debut in the NBA after receiving an offer from the Grizzlies, and became a member of the Nets again in the fifth year. I was.
The NBA will begin its regular season on October 18th, and the Nets will play against the Pelicans at home on October 19th.
In addition, the Wizards, to whom Rui Hachimura belongs, will have their first match on November 4th.