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Yuta Watanabe, who recently returned to Japan from the NBA, has received a contract offer from a B-League third-division team based in his native Kagawa Prefecture. The Kagawa Five Arrows announced their intent to sign the Japan national team star on Thursday, with team president Naoto Ikuoka calling Watanabe a “treasure” of the western Japan prefecture. “This is an unusual and special occasion for Kagawa Prefecture. We had no hesitation at all about the offer,” Ikuoka said. The Five Arrows’ offer is one of many the 29-year-old Watanabe is expected to field in Japan, with the former NBA player…

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