NBA = American professional basketball, Watanabe Yuta of the Nets was interviewed after his fifth season, and vowed to make further leaps forward, saying, "It was definitely my best season, but I'm not satisfied at all, so I want to aim higher."
The 5-year-old Watanabe, who played for the Nets in his fifth year in the NBA, made his presence felt in the first half of the season with his 28% success rate of three-point shots, and although he gradually lost his place in the second half of the transfer of the team's star player, he averaged 44.58 points in 5 games in the regular season, a personal best.
Watanabe, who returned to Japan on the evening of the 6th after his team lost in the first round of the playoffs, said in an online interview on the 1th, "I am more than happy to be able to play shoulder to shoulder with superstars at a time when the team's victory or loss is decided. I looked back on this season.
He also expressed his frustration with his three-point shots, which had a high success rate, saying, "I was aiming for 27%, so I think I was able to clear it, but I also feel that I could have done about 28% better."
On top of that, he vowed to make further leaps forward, saying, "This fifth year was definitely my best season, but I'm not satisfied at all, so I want to aim higher, and my goal in the offseason is to expand the range of offense while thoroughly fulfilling my role."
He also expressed his enthusiasm ahead of the World Cup, which will be held in Okinawa and other venues in August, saying, "I don't have many opportunities to play in front of Japan fans, so I'm really looking forward to it."