JAPAN'S FIRST NBA GUARD in nearly 20 YEARS?! 🇯🇵 | Yudai Baba

This is Japan’s next NBA hopeful. He is putting on an absolute show in the G League this season.
Meet Yudai Baba, the 6 foot 5 NBA guard who has been inspired by Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe.
We were in Santa Cruz to watch him drop a near 20 piece against the warriors g league team, featuring current and former NBA players. He has an ultra-quick motor. He is lethal in transition and as a slasher. He’s also worked on his 3pt shot tremendously the past few years and has gotten to the point where he is hitting 40% from deep this season.
After missing the past couple of years due to covid, he's made a name for himself across the NBA world recently, first in summer league last year and now with the Dallas Mavericks G League affiliate, the Texas legends. He’s averaging 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals a game with very efficient production. He also can be a tenacious defender at times. He’s gone viral because he has some of the craftiest finishes at the rim. So we asked him how he hits those types of shots and this is what he said, jokingly of course.
Yudai is set himself up for success and we can’t wait to witness his journey continue to blossom.

[@hcheng735]

Fans from Taiwan!! Hope he can make it to the NBA next yaer!!!! GO~ YUDAI!!!

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

Where's the "Taiwanese" NBA prospect.

[@Baegitte]

Eyes officially on this young man. LETS GET IT

[@weirdworld3955]

The bully Luka D. might be bullies him. But should have strong heart.

[@kylekylelam3870]

Hope he makes the third active Japanese player in the NBA.

[@hortensemarceau1018]

He was impressive back in 2019 with the national team

[@nextgen309]

Luka Toews, Lolo Rudolph,Yoshi Nimmo 🇯🇵

[@JPLGFun]

NBA announcer - "Baba deep 3!!!"......