The Phoenix Suns made a lot of moves this off-season. The most popular player that was picked up by the Suns is Yuta Watanabe. Today the Suns celebrate Watanabe’s birthday.
Happy Birthday, Yuta! ???? pic.twitter.com/EjuCqJwldj
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) October 13, 2023
Watanabe is now 29-years old. He is entering his sixth year in the NBA after going undrafted in 2018. It is very hard for a player to carve out a lane for himself after going undrafted but Watanabe has done that.
He has one of the smoothest jump shots in the league.
How many threes per game will Yuta Watanabe average for the #Suns?
pic.twitter.com/7SgRNijA7f— Burn City Suns Talk ????️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 8, 2023
Last season Watanabe shot 49% from the floor and 44% from three point range. He made a big impression on his teammate Kevin Durant.
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The 14 times Kevin Durant assisted Yuta Watanabe. pic.twitter.com/2dn9zkAuLf
— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) July 1, 2023
Durant has openly talked about helping to recruit Watanabe to the Suns. Watanabe is set to have a big time season for the Suns. Here is to year 29 being the best year of his career so far.
Kevin Durant talks about the moment he helped recruit Yuta Watanabe to the Phoenix Suns. #WeAreTheValley #Sunshttps://t.co/YxoshSaTGL
— Burn City Sports (@BurnCitySports) October 7, 2023
