Is Yuta Watanabe Dating someone? His Parents, Family, Salary, Jersey

Yuta Watanabe is a Japanese professional basketball player who now plays for the NBA’s Toronto Raptors. He was the first Japanese-born student-athlete to receive an NCAA Division I basketball scholarship while playing college basketball for the George Washington Colonials in the United States. In 2018, he was named the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year. He’s also played for the Japan national team, where he helped them earn the bronze medal at the 2013 East Asia Basketball Championship.

Watanabe played for the Brooklyn Nets in the 2018 NBA Summer League after going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draught. Following that, he signed a two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies and the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. Watanabe made his NBA debut on October 27, 2018. After Yuta Tabuse, he became the second Japanese player to play in the NBA.

Yuta Watanabe Girlfriend

Yuta Watanabe is a star player of the Raptors and is a hard-working player. This young star is not married or engaged to anyone. Even he is not dating or seeing any girl currently. He is very secretive about his private life so we can not predict if he was dating anyone previously.

So for now, it is safe to say that Yuta is only dating his first love, his career, and basketball and is spending all his time on the court to improve and improvise his game and postures.

Yuta Watanabe Parents and Family

Yuta was born on 13 October 1994 in Yokohama, Japan to parents Kumi Kubota and Hideyuki Watanabe. He grew up in Miki, Kagawa. He is not the only child in the family as he has a sister, Yuki Watanabe.

Watanabe’s family has a long basketball history. Kumi, his mother, was a member of the Chanson V-Magic and the Japanese national women’s team. His father was a professional player with the Kumagai Gumi Bruins. His sister, Yuki, was a member of the Aisin AW Wings. Watanabe’s favorite NBA team and athlete as a kid was the Los Angeles Lakers, and his favorite athlete was Kobe Bryant.

Yuta Watanabe Salary

Yuta is under contract with the Raptors for $1,762,796 this season. His net worth is somewhere between $1 million to $5 million. He is hard-working and talented and is definitely going to fly high in the future.

Yuta Watanabe Jersey

Yuta is currently playing as a small forward as well as a shooting guard for the Raptors and wears jersey number 18 for them. Before Yuta, 2 other players have worn this number, namely, Anthony Parker and Ben Uzoh.