After a successful preseason, talented guard sign a two-way NBA contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, according to an ESPN report . The 23-year-old from Japan averaged 3.4 points and 4.2 assists in 15.1 minutes per game across five preseason games, hitting 4 of 16 from beyond the arc.
Kawamura, a member of Japan’s national team who competed in the Paris Olympics, spent the last four seasons with the Yokohama B-Corsairs in Japan, where he was named B.League MVP in 2023. Standing at 5-foot-8, he will be the shortest player in the NBA and just the ninth player at that height or shorter since the ABA-NBA merger in 1976, according to the report.
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