YUTA WATANABE
Memphis Grizzlies
Reserve List
Small Forward
Years of Service 
: 6
: 62024-25 Year of Service Earned : No
: NoBORN: Oct 13, 1994
BIRTHPLACE: Yokohama, Japan
NATIONALITY:
Japan
JapanHEIGHT:
6'8"
203cmWEIGHT:
215lbs
98kgAGE: 30
SHOOTS: Left
DRAFT YEAR: Undrafted
AGENT DETAILS
SUMMARY▴▾
Yuta Watanabe is a 30 year old small forward who was born on Oct 13, 1994. He has signed 6 contracts worth a total value of $11,280,619. He is represented by the agents Thaddeus A Foucher and Joe Smith of Wasserman Basketball.
Bird Rights: Non-Bird (NQVFA)
CONTRACT HISTORY
: 2 years
: $156,818
: $50,000 (32%)
: RFA
AAV
: $78,409
: $78,409Cap % : 0.00
: 0.00: 
MEM
MEM: Two-Way
: July 20, 2018
: SalarySwish
Yuta Watanabe signed a 2 year, $156,818 contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on Jul 20, 2018. The contract has a cap hit of $0.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $0 | $77,250 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2019-20 | $0 | $79,568 (+3%) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| TOTAL | $0 | $156,818 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
Qualifying Offer: $1,678,854 (Guaranteed: $449,115)
Cap Hold 2020-21: $1,445,697
: 1 year
: $1,620,564
: $0 (0%)
: RFA
AAV: $1,620,564
: $1,620,564Cap % : 1.48
: 1.48: SalarySwish
Yuta Watanabe signed a 1 year, $1,620,564 contract with the Toronto Raptors on Nov 27, 2020. The contract has a cap hit of $1,620,564.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 V | $1,620,564 | $1,620,564 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| TOTAL | $1,620,564 | $1,620,564 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Qualifying Offer: $2,025,705
Cap Hold 2021-22: $1,669,178
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2020-21: Increase from $0 to $1,620,564 (+$1,620,564) if player is not waived [Requirements Unmet]
VOIDED DUE TO CONVERSION: This contract was converted to a Two-Way Contract contract (
TOR - Dec 19, 2020)
TOR - Dec 19, 2020): 1 year
: $449,115
: $0 (0%)
: RFA
AAV: $449,115
: $449,115Cap % : 0.00
: 0.00: TOR
TOR: Two-Way
: December 19, 2020
: SalarySwish
Yuta Watanabe signed a 1 year, $449,115 contract with the Toronto Raptors on Dec 19, 2020. The contract has a cap hit of $0.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | $0 | $449,115 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| TOTAL | $0 | $449,115 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Qualifying Offer: $1,789,256 (Guaranteed: $462,629)
Cap Hold 2021-22: $1,489,065
VOIDED DUE TO CONVERSION: This contract was converted to a Veteran Contract contract (TOR - Apr 18, 2021)
TOR - Apr 18, 2021): 2 years
: $2,084,689
: $2,084,689 (100%)
: UFA
AAV: $1,042,345
: $1,042,345Cap % : 0.29
: 0.29: SalarySwish
Yuta Watanabe signed a 2 year, $2,084,689 contract with the Toronto Raptors on Apr 18, 2021. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $321,893 to $1,762,796.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | $321,893 | $321,893 | $321,893 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2021-22 | $1,762,796 | $1,762,796 (+448%) | $1,762,796 (0→375k) (375k→1.76M) | $0 | $0 | ||
| TOTAL | $2,084,689 | $2,084,689 | $2,084,689 | $0 | $0 |
Cap Hold 2022-23: $1,836,090
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2021-22: Increase from $0 to $375,000 (+$375,000) if the player is not waived by, at the latest, 3 days after the Free Agency Moratorium ends [Requirements Met]
2021-22: Increase from $375,000 to $1,762,796 (+$1,387,796) if the player is not waived prior to the first regular season game [Requirements Met]
CAMP INVITE
COMPARE THIS CONTRACTSIGNED BY: Sean Marks
AGENT: Thaddeus A Foucher · Wasserman Basketball
BIRD RIGHTS: 
→
→: 1 year
: $1,968,175
: $1,968,175 (100%)
: UFA
AAV: $1,968,175
: $1,968,175Cap % : 1.48
: 1.48: SalarySwish
Yuta Watanabe signed a 1 year, $1,968,175 contract with the Brooklyn Nets on Aug 28, 2022. The contract has a cap hit of $1,836,090.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | $1,836,090 | $1,968,175 | $1,968,175 (0→1.97M) | $0 | $0 | ||
| TOTAL | $1,836,090 | $1,968,175 | $1,968,175 | $0 | $0 |
Cap Hold 2023-24: $2,019,706
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2022-23: Increase from $0 to $1,968,175 (+$1,968,175) if player is not waived [Requirements Met]
VETERAN CONTRACT
COMPARE THIS CONTRACTSIGNED BY: James Jones
AGENT: Thaddeus A Foucher · Wasserman Basketball
BIRD RIGHTS: →
→: 1 - 2 years
: $5,001,258
: $2,346,614 (47%)
: UFA
AAV: $2,500,629
: $2,500,629Cap % : 2.00
: 2.00: SalarySwish
Yuta Watanabe signed a 1-2 year, $5,001,258 contract with the Phoenix Suns on Jul 2, 2023. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $2,346,614 to $2,654,644.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | $2,346,614 | $2,346,614 | $2,346,614 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2024-25 | Player | No (Jun 29, 2024) | $2,654,644 | $2,654,644 (+13%) | $0 (2.65M→0) | $0 | $0 |
| TOTAL | $5,001,258 | $5,001,258 | $2,346,614 | $0 | $0 |
Cap Hold 2024-25: $2,087,519
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2024-25: $2,654,644 Player Option [Requirements Unmet]
SALARY PROGRESSION
CAREER STATS
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| Season | Type | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Regular | Memphis Grizzlies | 15 | 0 | 174 | 39 | 51 | 15 | 29.4 | 16 | 2 | 12.5 | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2019-20 | Regular | Memphis Grizzlies | 18 | 0 | 105 | 36 | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020-21 | Regular | Toronto Raptors | 50 | 4 | 723 | 218 | 180 | 79 | 43.9 | 90 | 36 | 40.0 | 29 | 24 | 82.8 | 36 | 123 | 159 | 40 | 26 | 19 | |
| 2021-22 | Regular | Toronto Raptors | 38 | 4 | 445 | 163 | 138 | 56 | 40.6 | 79 | 27 | 34.2 | 40 | 24 | 60.0 | 18 | 74 | 92 | 21 | 11 | 16 | |
| Playoffs | Toronto Raptors | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 | Regular |  Brooklyn Nets | 58 | 1 | 928 | 322 | 232 | 114 | 49.1 | 135 | 60 | 44.4 | 47 | 34 | 72.3 | 30 | 111 | 141 | 48 | 25 | 17 | |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 | Regular |  Phoenix Suns | 29 | 0 | 382 | 104 | 97 | 35 | 36.1 | 75 | 24 | 32.0 | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
| Regular | Memphis Grizzlies | 5 | 0 | 82 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 31.6 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 | Regular | Memphis Grizzlies | 15 | 0 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 29.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 12.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 70.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| 2019-20 | Regular | Memphis Grizzlies | 18 | 0 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 44.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 37.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 37.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| 2020-21 | Regular | Toronto Raptors | 50 | 4 | 14.5 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 43.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 40.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 82.8 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |
| 2021-22 | Regular | Toronto Raptors | 38 | 4 | 11.7 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 40.6 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 34.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 60.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
| Playoffs | Toronto Raptors | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2022-23 | Regular | Brooklyn Nets | 58 | 1 | 16.0 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 49.1 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 44.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 72.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| Playoffs | Brooklyn Nets | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2023-24 | Regular | Phoenix Suns | 29 | 0 | 13.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 36.1 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 32.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 66.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| Regular | Memphis Grizzlies | 5 | 0 | 16.4 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 31.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
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