We can help you with your concerns. Yuta Tabuse Yuta Tabuse is the first Japanese player to play in NBA. His position is point guard, and his speed and assists are his strong points. As of 2024, Yuta Tabuse plays for Utsunomiya Brex of B.LEAGUE. This video shows the weight of NBA, the place where Yuta Tabuse played for the first time as a Japanese player (in Japanese). Yuta is 5.9 feet (175 cm) tall, and is on the list of shortest players in NBA history. When Yuta Tabuse was 15 years old and in his third year of junior ...