There are 10 article(s) tagged Yuta Watanabe:

• April 2024

  • Herrington: Memphis Grizzlies 2024 offseason player rankings, Part 1

    Chris Herrington ranks the Grizzlies roster on a holistic view. It’s the kind of thinking that might guide team decision-makers in the contract and trade decisions that could come this summer.

    By Chris Herrington April 22, 2024

  • Yuta Watanabe passing up final year of Grizzlies contract

    Watanabe only played in five games for Memphis during the 2023-24 season.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 19, 2024

• November 2020

  • Report: Grizzlies sign Gonzaga’s Killian Tillie, Butler’s Sean McDermott in two-way contracts

    The undrafted forwards will spend time in the G League as well as with the Grizzlies.

    By Drew Hill November 19, 2020

• October 2019

  • Jenkins eager to see how young Grizzlies apply practice to game situations

    Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins eager for Sunday's game against Maccabi Haifa to see how his young Grizzlies apply what they’ve learned in practice to game situations.

    By Don Wade October 04, 2019

• July 2019

  • Japanese golf star Hideki Matsuyama – like Memphis – does not bluff

    Matsuyama is a blue-collar guy. He ate breakfast at Waffle House, drove a pickup truck to the course and changed shoes in the parking lot Friday at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational.

    By Drew Hill July 26, 2019

• January 2019

  • Dream on: Memphis Hustle players devoted to pursuit of NBA

    The Memphis Hustle is a team comprised of hopes and dreams for a shot at playing in the NBA, but many players need further development.

    By Don Wade January 31, 2019

• November 2018

  • Development first, wins second for Memphis Hustle

    The Grizzlies had forced the Denver Nuggets into another throwback NBA game where defense matters and had emerged on the other side with an 89-87 victory, a score that must have had people around the league doing a double-take:

    By Don Wade November 08, 2018

• October 2018

  • Grizzlies Postgame: Gasol leads balanced offense in romp over Suns

    NBA practices are off-limits to non-team personnel, but listen closely and you can hear (some of) what goes on behind closed doors.

    By Chris Herrington October 28, 2018

  • Kyle Anderson, trio of backup point guard candidates look to expand the Grizzlies’ playmaking palette

    During the decade-long Mike Conley and Marc Gasol era, a dearth of three-point shooting elsewhere on the roster has consistently plagued the Grizzlies. Only once in this stretch have the Grizzlies finished in the Top 20 in three-point attempts and only twice in three-point percentage, never higher than 17th on the accuracy front.

    By Chris Herrington October 08, 2018

  • Watanabe leads late rally as youthful Grizz defeat Pacers in OT

    A night after relying on veterans for a home preseason win, the Memphis Grizzlies yielded to their youth.

    By Clay Bailey October 07, 2018