One feat away from Matthew Strazel, Yuki Kawamura was France's executioner and the hero of the day in the men's basketball tournament. Standing at 1m72 tall, the Japanese point guard gave the Blues' defense a headache, to the point of finishing the game with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists! But it was also he who fouled Strazel's miraculous shot, to offer the equalizing free throw to the young point guard of the French team. A foul, certainly, very questionable…
In any case, his performance did not go unnoticed since his club Yokohama B-Corsairs announced that he had earned an invitation to the Grizzlies camp. He will be in Memphis at the end of September to try to earn a spot on the roster. The statement states that he remains under contract with the B-Corsairs in case he is not selected. With this invitation to their camp, the Grizzlies have the upper hand to offer him a ” two-way contract” .
Aged 23, Kawamura averaged 20.9 points and 8 assists last season in the Japanese league. Performances that allowed him to finish as the league's top passer and in the top five of the year.
Two-way contract : Designed to create a new bridge between the NBA and the G-League, this type of contract allows each team to secure the services of two or three additional players, to have them play mainly in their affiliated development league franchise but also up to 50 matches in the NBA.
