The real-life version of Yuki Song Tae-seop Kawamura. Dramatic Success in Staying in the NBA. Chicago Bulls Sign Two Way
Jul 20, 2025
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The Chicago Bulls and the NBA secretariat announced on the 20th (Korea time) 'Chicago signed Yuki Kawamura on a two-way contract. Instead, he released summer league main guard Jahmir Young' it was officially announced.
Kawamura played five games in the summer league for the Chicago Bulls, averaging 10.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.2 steals in an average of 23.9 minutes.
His 31 assists were the second-most among Chicago players since the 2013 Las Vegas Summer League single session.
In this Summer League, he was recorded as one of three players with an average of 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game.
Last season he played for the Memphis Grizzlies. He played an average of 4.2 minutes in 22 games, scoring 1.6 points and 0.9 assists.
On April 13, he recorded a career high with 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists against the Dallas Mavericks.
In addition, he played in 24 regular-season games for the Memphis Hustle in the G League under Memphis and averaged 12.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 7.8 assists in 31 minutes.
He also recorded a G League career high of 16 assists against the Stockton Kings on 26 February.
Kawamura is Japan's leading guard. Debuting in the Japanese B League in 2019, he played for Sanen Neopinix and Yokohama B-Corsairs. In the 2022-2023 season, he was named B League MVP with an average of 19.5 points and 8.4 assists per game. He has been selected twice as the B League's best 5 and has joined the Japanese national team since 2021.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
