{"id":554707,"date":"2026-03-21T10:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T10:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/554707\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T10:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T10:01:16","slug":"yuki-kawamura-salary-in-nba-revealed-earns-7-times-less-than-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/554707\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuki Kawamura salary in NBA revealed: Earns 7 times less than in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yuki Kawamura’s current NBA salary of $354,794 on a two-way Bulls contract is roughly seven times lower than what he earned in Japan \u2013 $2.5 million.<\/p>\n

Chicago Bulls<\/a> point guard Yuki Kawamura<\/a> is on a two-way contract with the team after recovering from a blood clot. His one-year deal pays a base salary of $354,794 for the 2025-26 season, according to Spotrac<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As a two-way player, Kawamura splits his time between the NBA and the Windy City Bulls in the G League.<\/p>\n

In his rookie season with the Memphis Grizzlies, he earned $578,577, according to HoopsHype<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before coming to the NBA, Kawamura made around $2.5 million in Japan during the 2023-24 season, per Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That means his current NBA salary is roughly seven times less than what he earned at home.<\/p>\n

Kawamura was the B.League MVP in 2023 with the Yokohama B-Corsairs.<\/p>\n

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Credit ZUMAPRESS.com – Scanpix<\/p>\n

For comparison, former NBA forward Yuta Watanabe<\/a> is expected to earn up to $5 million this season after taxes playing in Japan with the Chiba Jets, according to Donatas Urbonas.<\/p>\n

Watanabe’s net earnings in Japan even exceed the NBA median salary of $6.7 million before taxes (about $3.5-$4 million after taxes) and are close to the NBA’s average salary of $12 million (roughly $6 million post-tax).<\/p>\n

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Credit FIBA<\/p>\n

This season, Kawamura has had limited opportunities with the Bulls.<\/p>\n

He is averaging 3.0 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game while shooting 33.3% from the field and 31.3% from three-point range across 11 games, playing 11 minutes per game.<\/p>\n

At 5-foot-7 (1.70 m), Kawamura is currently the shortest player in the NBA. The 24-year-old recently admitted<\/a> that being the shortest player in such an athletic league isn’t easy.<\/p>\n

Still, Kawamura is seeing nearly three times more playing time in Chicago than he did last season with Memphis.<\/p>\n

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