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Stephen’s Scout: Yuta Watanabe’s value in promptness as a fire extinguisher

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The Phoenix Suns signed Yuta Watanabe this past summer, primarily for the dynamics in spacing and abilities to knock down both stand-still and movement shots. He brought with him the deliverables you desire in a three-point shooter: a quick-twitch shot, a career 39% shooter from deep, and 45.7% on catch-and-shoot threes.

In theory, he should sustainably be reliable enough to execute off advantages created by others, as a chess piece to move around the board offensively. Whether it’s one pass away from a primary action, or two to three passes away — where he can play off extra attention garnered by the stars — he’s perfectly positioned for the offensive contexts that the Suns process him through.