With a 57.1% three-point shooting percentage, Yuta Watanabe outperforms the majority of players in the league, including the three-point shooting king himself, Steph Curry, who ranks 19th with 44.3%.
Yuta Watanabe is having a “destructive” season in the NBA
Yuta Watanabe, a shooting forward for the Brooklyn Nets, could be a secret weapon.
The Japanese superstar is off to a strong start in the 2022-23 NBA, currently leading the league in three-point percentages. Watanabe is demonstrating that he is a force to be reckoned with and should not be underestimated.
Despite the fact that the 28-year-old was signed to a non-guaranteed minimum contract by the Nets this year, Watanabe has proven to be one of the league’s most efficient two-way players.
He is also one of Brooklyn’s most dependable perimeter defenders, holding his own on switches against some of the league’s top scorers, as well as his hustle to rebound and attack the floor on a fastbreak.
This season, Watanabe has a 57.1% three-point percentage and a 76.6% effective field goal percentage. He leads the league in three-point percentage and is second in effective field goal percentage, trailing only the Houston Rockets’ Bruno Fernando.
With a 57.1% three-point shooting percentage, Watanabe outperforms the majority of players in the league, including the three-point shooting king himself, Steph Curry, who ranks 19th with 44.3%. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is in second place with 53.8%, followed by Kevin Huerter (51%), Dean Wade (50%), and Brandon Ingram (49%).
Watanabe currently outshoots Damion Lee, Kelly Olynyk, and Mikal Bridges in threes. To put Watanabe’s development into context, his first four NBA seasons saw him average a 35.2% three-point percentage.
Watanabe is shooting 66% three-pointers over the last three games and 57% overall as of his last game against the Memphis Grizzlies earlier tonight.
