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Yuta Watanabe

Yuta Watanabe

#18, SF,
Phoenix Suns
Pts
5.6
Reb
2.4
Ast
0.8
Bio
Height/Weight: 6' 8"/215 lbs
Born: Kagawa, Japan
College: George Washington
Draft: Undrafted
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    The unofficial start to the NBA season in media day is within a week, and who the Phoenix Suns make the fifth starter alongside Deandre Ayton, Bradley Beal, Devin Booker and Kevin Durant is unknown. Well, that was how we introduced this series on Tuesday, a day before Ayton (and Toumani Camara) was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers as part of a multi-team trade in exchange for Grayson Allen, Nassir Little and Keon Johnson.

  • Notre Dame Insider

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    Phoenix Suns head coach Frank Vogel has settled into his new surroundings. “I'm getting a lot of people just telling me they're excited that they've got a coach like me who has a championship resume,” said Vogel who coached the Los Angeles Lakers to the 2019-20 NBA title.