Not long ago, Yuta Watanabe, who plays for the NBA Grizzlies Club, announced a major decision in his life, that is, he will end his NBA career.
Yuta Watanabe's recent situation in the NBA has not been smooth, and in the 2023 season, he signed a two-year 500W guaranteed contract with the Suns, but the average of 3.6 points and 1.6 rebounds per game is really difficult to gain a foothold in the Suns. After being traded to the Grizzlies, he played five games and had a wrist injury.
Despite still holding a one-year $2.6 million contract, Watanabe resolutely made the decision to withdraw, and he did not disclose the specific reason for his withdrawal, and fans speculated that in addition to injury problems, his declining physical condition may also be difficult to gain a foothold in the NBA.
Looking back at Watanabe's six seasons in the NBA, 2022 was the prime of his career with the Nets, when he was the best corner three-point shooter in the NBA, shooting 45% from three-point range per game. It was also this year that he established a good relationship with Durant, which was the main reason for his later move to the Suns.
The beauty in the photo is Watanabe's wife, named Akiko Kuji, and this photo was taken when Watanabe was playing for the Nets. Akiko Kuji, like Yuta Watanabe, was born in 1994.
Kuji is a famous Japanese broadcast host, and a well-known actress and fashion model in the island country. He and Watanabe met in an interview before the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup.
Akiko Jiuji is a traditional oriental beauty, and her appearance is also very in line with the aesthetics of our Chinese netizens. In view of mainland netizens' understanding of Japanese romance action movies, many people will joke under Yuta Watanabe's post.
Hiroko Kuji was discovered by talent scouts when she was in college and became the exclusive model of the Japanese miscellaneous "Non-No", and she also starred in several Japanese dramas. In addition, Akiko Kuji also participated in the Japanese leg competition. Judging from this poster, the curve of her legs is really beautiful.
Yuta Watanabe's height is 2.07 meters, a difference of 41 cm from Akiko Kuji, in fact, 1.66 She is already very tall among Japanese women, even more than many men, but after all, Watanabe is a professional athlete, despite this, this height difference did not prevent the two from falling in love and falling in love with each other.
Yuta Watanabe's annual income in the NBA can reach 600 million yen, which is converted into up to 32 million yuan, of which the income of the brand to endorse him is as high as 400 million yen, and Yuta Watanabe is also a national idol in Japan.
In May 2022, Akiko Kuji announced her engagement to Yuta Watanabe on a Japanese TV show. As soon as Akiko Kuji said the news, the other celebrities present at the time were very surprised, and soon the news made the whole of Japan boil.
According to Akiko Kuji, for the sake of the relationship between the two, Akiko Kuji will fly to Canada or the United States to reunite with Yuta Watanabe as long as she has a holiday, and it is no wonder that Akiko Kuji suddenly quit her job as a resident host of Fuji TV when her career was in full swing.
Now it's time to call Kuji Akiko Watanabe's fiancée, after years of passionate love, the two finally came to the palace of marriage, in fact, both of them are 30 years old, maybe there is also a situation of marriage urging in Japan, which may be another reason why Watanabe gave up the NBA.