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The Brooklyn Nets have gone through the 2023 NBA Draft and now, have achieved their most important objective by bringing wing Cam Johnson back to Brooklyn. However, it looks like the Nets lost one of their glue guys in free-agency.
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, wing Yuta Watanabe will be signing with the Phoenix Suns. The numbers have not been reported yet, but given Phoenix’s cap situation after trading for guard Bradley Beal, Watanabe is most likely going to the Suns for a minimum deal. Watanabe played a big role for the Nets in 2022-23 and was one of the better three-point shooters in the league.
Watanabe, 28, averaged 5.6 points per game and shot 44.4% from three-point land in 58 games for Brooklyn, but saw his playing time drop after the trades of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving brought in four new players who ended up starting. However, Watanabe now has a chance to get more minutes with the Suns because of how they have to fill out the roster.
Free agent Yuta Watanabe has agreed on a deal with the Phoenix Suns, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2023
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