Breaking: Grizzlies sign shortest active NBA player to 2-way deal
Per Drew Hill/DM: Memphis Grizzlies signing 5'8" guard Yuki Kawamura to 2-way NBA contract
According to the Daily Memphian's Drew Hill the Memphis Grizzlies are signing guard Yuki Kawamura to a two-way NBA contract. At 5'8", Kawamura is the shortest active NBA player.
You can follow the shortest player (Yuki) and the tallest player (Zach Edey) live on 92.9 FM ESPN, Memphis' Flagship Radio Home of the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies open the regular season on Wednesday (10/23) at 7:00 p.m. against the Utah Jazz.
Memphis, Tenn. – The Memphis Grizzlies today announced the team promoted guard Yuki Kawamura to a two-way contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Kawamura (5-8, 159) appeared in all five preseason games as a reserve for the Grizzlies and averaged 3.4 points and 4.2 assists in 15.1 minutes after initially signing with Memphis on September 6.
Unselected in the 2023 NBA Draft, Kawamura has competed the past five seasons (2019-24) in the Japanese B.League, where he was named the 2022-23 Most Valuable Player with the Yokohama B-Corsairs. The 23-year-old started all 56 games for Yokohama last season and averaged 20.9 points and 8.0 assists in 30.6 minutes to earn a second straight selection to the B.League’s Best Five team.
Kawamura has represented Japan at the 2023 FIBA World Cup and 2024 Paris Olympics, where he totaled 29 points, seven rebounds and six assists to help Japan take France to overtime on July 30.
