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Watanabe, who signed a standard NBA contract with the Raptors in April, said the opportunity to represent Japan in the Tokyo Games gave him a good measure of his own skills.
A powerhouse American team was too much for the Akatsuki Five, with the U.S. taking the gold with a convincing 90-75 victory.
The previous best Olympic finish for the Japanese women’s team, which now sits at No. 10 in the world, was fifth at the 1976 Montreal Games.
今回の国際強化試合には、アメリカで活躍中の日本人現役NBAプレーヤー・渡邊雄太が出場予定。さらに、Bリーグを初制覇した千葉ジェッツの司令塔・富樫勇樹、BリーグMVPの金丸晃輔、司令塔も務めるバスケ界のプリンス・田中大貴らがメンバー入りしている。 日本はまもなく始まる東京オリンピックの1次リーグで、2019年ワールドカップ王者のスペイン（FIBAランキング2位）、同準優勝の強豪アルゼンチン（FIBAランキング4位）、そしてオ...