The Suns have agreed to a deal with former Nets’ forward Yuta Watanabe, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Free agent Yuta Watanabe has agreed on a deal with the Phoenix Suns, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2023
The Suns are rounding out their roster fast, as they have already signed six players. The 6-foot-8 Watanabe has been linked to the Suns for a long time this offseason and his shooting will greatly help them off the bench, as he shot 44% on threes last season.
6’8 Yuta Watanabe shot 51.4% from the corner 3 this season. 8th highest percentage in the entire NBA among high volume corner 3P shooters…
Now a Phoenix Sun pic.twitter.com/xYBh9OhhcJ
— NBA University (@NBA_University) June 30, 2023
Watanabe will team up with Kevin Durant once again, his teammate on the Nets. He could provide great spacing around the Suns’ big three. Many Suns fans were happy with the news of him officially coming to the team.
The content you all asked for.
The 14 times Kevin Durant assisted Yuta Watanabe. pic.twitter.com/2dn9zkAuLf
— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) July 1, 2023
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Brendan Mau is a college sports insider and general assignment reporter for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on Twitter via @Brendan_Mau
