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Suns sadly have new Yuta Watanabe stuck on their roster

Remember Yuta Watanabe? The Japanese international that was signed by the Phoenix Suns to much fanfare during the Kevin Durant era because he was an elite 3-point shooter?

Despite being stuck in salary cap hell, the franchise somehow got him on a minimum deal which was seen as a massive win at the time. He didn’t even last a full season in The Valley, and was out of the league not long after that.

Nigel Hayes-Davis is the new Watanabe.

Which appears to be the direction that Nigel Hayes-Davis is headed right now. His signing as a former EuroLeague Final Four MVP was celebrated, and in theory the space was there for him to succeed.