The expansion Kanazawa Samuraiz made cerebral backcourt leader Tsubasa Yonamine their first veteran acquisition, reuniting him with his former Oita HeatDevils backcourt mate Yukinori Suzuki, the team¡¯s new coach.
Yonamine, 32, spent the past two seasons with the Iwate Big Bulls. He brings a wealth of playoff experience to the first-year franchise, which announced the move on Wednesday afternoon.
The Okinawa native has played in four Final Fours and won a championship during the 2011-12 season with the Ryukyu Golden Kings, for whom he played from 2009-13.
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