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Mavericks invite Alvark’s Yudai Baba to fall tryout

Yudai Baba, who will participate in the Dallas Mavericks' preseason training camp, poses for photos at a Tuesday news conference in Tokyo. | KAZ NAGATSUKA

Yudai Baba, who will participate in the Dallas Mavericks' preseason training camp, poses for photos at a Tuesday news conference in Tokyo. | KAZ NAGATSUKA

By Kaz Nagatsuka
Staff Writer

Sep 17, 2019

Yudai Baba has stressed that he wants to be an NBA player, participating in a mini-camp and playing in July’s Summer League.

Now the 23-year-old speedster has made even further progress toward his dream.

Baba’s Japanese club Alvark Tokyo announced on Tuesday that the player will participate in Dallas Mavericks’ upcoming preseason training camp.

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By Tomoko Otake

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan’s landscape that they often go unnoticed.

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By Alex K.T. Martin

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