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- Currently, Washington Wizards star Rui Hachimura and Brooklyn Nets' Yuta Watanabe are the only active players from the league who hail from Japan.
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Players from Japan Currently In The NBA. * Stats from the 2024-2025 season.
- Yuta Tabuse
Jun 26, 2003 - Yuta Tabuse went undrafted in the 2003 NBA...
- J.R. Henderson
Jun 24, 1998 - The Vancouver Grizzlies selected J.R....
- Nick Fazekas
Jun 28, 2007 - The Dallas Mavericks selected Nick Fazekas in...
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- Yuta Watanabe
Jun 21, 2018 - Yuta Watanabe went undrafted in the 2018 NBA...
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Get the list of all the NBA and ABA Players Born in Japan on Basketball-Reference.com.
- Wataru Misaka. In the early days of the NBA, Wataru Misaka, a Japanese-American guard, etched his name into the history books. Misaka became the first player of Asian descent to play in the NBA when he joined the New York Knicks in the 1947-1948 season.
- J. R. Henderson (now known as J.R. Sakuragi) After nearly 5 decades, the NBA found a Japanese player wearing an NBA jersey in J. R. Henderson. He played one season in the NBA from 1998-99.
- Yuta Tabuse. Quickly banking on the rise of foreign players in the league, Yuta Tabuse also took his shot in NBA. Tabuse went undrafted in the 2002 NBA draft.
- Nick Fazekas (2007-08) Next up was Nick Fazekas, who was drafted 34th in the 2007 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Playing at the forward position, Fazekas played for both the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2007-08 NBA season.
- R. Sakuragi
- Yuta Tabuse
- Nick Fazekas
- Yuta Watanabe
- Rui Hachimura
The Vancouver Grizzlies picked J.R. Sakuragi with the 57th pick in the 1998 draft. He played 30 games, averaging 3.2 points and 1.5 rebounds during the 1998-99 season. He signed multiple training camp deals: in 1999 with the Grizzlies and in 2000 with the Sacramento Kings. However, he was cut by both franchises before the start of the season. Sakur...
Yuta Tabuse was among the shortest players in the NBA at 5'8". He was the first Japanese player to play a regular-season game. The Phoenix Suns gave him his first and only run in the NBA during the 2003-04 season. The Japanese point guard played just four games, averaging 1.7 points per game. Tabuse signed a multi-year deal with Phoenix but got cut...
The Dallas Mavericks selected Nick Fazekas with the 34th pick in the 2007 NBA draft. Fazekas played only four games for the Mavericks in the NBA before being assigned to their G-League team. He was waived by the franchise midway through the 2007-08 season. Fazekas got an opportunity with the LA Clippers. He played 22 games for the franchise. The Am...
Yuta Watanabeis one of two active Japanese players in the NBA. Watanabe entered the 2018 draft but went undrafted. The Memphis Grizzlies signed him as an undrafted rookie in the same year. He played 15 games for the franchise, averaging 2.6 points per game. He played 18 games the following season but had an even more reduced role as he averaged jus...
Rui Hachimurais one of the most successful Japanese players in the NBA. The Washington Wizards drafted him with the ninth pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Hachimura played 48 games in his first season. He averaged 13.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per contest. The following year, he played 57 games and made his playoff debut. Hachimura bagged 13.8 points and...
Dec 19, 2021 · Japanese men’s basketball traditionally does not have many players make the NBA. In the history of the NBA, there have only been five players to make the league and one of them played only four games in the NBA. The Five Best NBA Players from Japan 5. Yuta Tabuse (2004) and 4. J.R. Henderson (now known as J.R. Sakuragi) (1998-99)
Rui Hachimura (Japanese: 八村 塁, Hepburn: Hachimura Rui, born February 8, 1998) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs and has played for the Japan national team.
May 10, 2024 · Let's take a comprehensive look at the Japanese players who have made their mark in the NBA. Wataru Misaka: Pioneering the Path. Wataru Misaka, a Japanese-American guard, holds the distinction of being the first player of Asian descent to play in the NBA.
