PTS3.4REB1.6AST0.4

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Yuta Watanabe

PHX PHX/MEM· Guard-Forward· 2023-24

2.06 m · 98 kg · 31 years old

Season

34 games

PTS

REB

AST

STL

BLK

MIN

FG%

35.3%

3P%

29.4%

FT%

58.8%

Season by season · tap a row

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%
2023-24	PHXPHX/MEM	34	3.4	1.6	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.6	1.1	13.6	35.3%	29.4%	58.8%
2022-23	BKN	58	5.6	2.4	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.4	1.4	16	49.1%	44.4%	72.3%
2021-22	TOR	38	4.3	2.4	0.6	0.3	0.4	0.5	1	11.7	40.6%	34.2%	60%
2020-21	TOR	50	4.4	3.2	0.8	0.5	0.4	0.4	1.1	14.5	43.9%	40%	82.8%
2019-20	MEM	18	2	1.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.5	5.8	44.1%	37.5%	37.5%
2018-19	MEM	15	2.6	2.1	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.7	11.6	29.4%	12.5%	70%

Player DNA2023-24 · vs 185 players

Career · 6 seasons

Points

4.2 per game

Rebounds

2.3 per game

Assists

0.6 per game

44.2%Field goals

In the clutch

last 5 min, within 5 points · 2020–2023

PTS/game

0.6

Win %

48.5%

33 games with clutch minutes

His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: catch & shoot — below the league average (1.0 pts/possession)

Readings

Trend

Observed

Yuta Watanabe drops from 5.6 to 3.4 points per game in 2022-23→2023-24 after 6 measured seasons.

3.4

Points per game · 2023-24

5.6

Points per game · 2022-23

1.6

Rebounds per game · 2023-24

0.4

Assists per game · 2023-24

13.6 min

Minutes per game · 2023-24

Games · 2023-24

Career · 2018-19–2023-24 · 6 seasons

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▸ See evidence · 6 pieces of evidence

2018-19: 15 games · 2.6 pts · 2.1 reb · 0.5 ast · 11.6 min
2019-20: 18 games · 2.0 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.3 ast · 5.8 min
2020-21: 50 games · 4.4 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.8 ast · 14.5 min
2021-22: 38 games · 4.3 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.6 ast · 11.7 min
2022-23: 58 games · 5.6 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.8 ast · 16.0 min
2023-24: 34 games · 3.4 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.4 ast · 13.6 min

Revision a9e2c105 · house data

Observed

Yuta Watanabe passes most to Eric Gordon (1.13 passes per game) in 2023-24; 2 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

1.13

Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2023-24

Passes made per game · 2023-24 · regular season

Measured

Yuta Watanabe sits in the 6th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in steals (2023-24).

Percentile · Steals · 2023-24

Against 185 league forwards and centres with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min

Career highs · advanced

PER

BPM

VORP

TS%

USG%

Points per game · tap a bar

2018-192023-242023-24

Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height206 cm

Weight98 kg

Injury history

2024-03-08wrist · right

2023-03-02back3 days out

2023-02-07back2 days out

2022-11-22hamstring · right18 days out

2022-11-09ankle · left4 days out

2022-04-01quadriceps · left7 days out

🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most

Cam Thomas2

Stephen Curry2

Lauri Markkanen2

Bojan Bogdanović2

Most blocked by

Justise Winslow2

Mikal Bridges1

Rui Hachimura1

John Collins1

🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2023 season. Source: NBA tracking.

His main partner

Eric Gordon

1.1 passes per game

Passes to most

Eric Gordon1.113%

Devin Booker1.011%

Kevin Durant0.89%

Drew Eubanks0.89%

Grayson Allen0.55%

Receives most from

Devin Booker1.315%

Drew Eubanks1.012%

Eric Gordon0.911%

Kevin Durant0.910%

Josh Okogie0.45%

🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

53%

31%

16%

Three37%At the rim58%Mid-range32%

Assisted baskets: 82%Buzzer-beaters: 3bandeja: 21%mate: 12%semigancho: 7%

🪪 Passport and numbers

🇯🇵JapanPosition: base

College: George Washington

His numbers

18MEM2019–202318BKN202218TOR2020–202112MEM2018