This year, Japan's B.LEAGUE proposed the "Moving the Nation" plan, mentioning the medium-term plan for 2024-2028 and the vision of "moving the nation" by 2025.
Among them, in the proposed "Moving the Nation" plan, the alliance launched five strategic areas centered on B. innovation to create diverse worldviews and excitement.
In addition, the "Touching the Nation" program has set targets for various data. Among them, in 2030, the B League needs to produce 5 NBA players.
Today, the Grizzlies officially announced the signing of Japan's 1.72m guard Yuki Kawamura on a two-way contract, which is also the first NBA player trained in the B-League. Previously, Japan stars Yuta Watanabe and Hachimura both entered the NBA through the NCAA.
The origin of the Japan B League
Previously, Japan had two professional basketball leagues, the BJL and the NBL. However, FIBA stipulates that a country can only have one top professional league, and Japan basketball has been suspended indefinitely. Saburo Kawabuchi, who created the J-League of Japan, took charge at an advanced age and integrated the two basketball leagues to launch the B-League in 2015.