It's over! Farewell to Kawamura Yuki! Career-high in NBA scoring in the final game.

Crazy, crazy.

Nembhard played 38 minutes in the final regular-season game, shooting 6 out of 11, contributing 15 points and 9 rebounds, and dishing out 23 assists, leading the Mavericks to a 149-128 victory over the Bulls.

No mistake, this guy recorded 23 assists in a single game, breaking Nash's record of 22 assists for Canadian players.

Born on March 12, 2003, Nembhard is a small guard standing 1.80 meters tall with a wingspan of 1.89 meters. An undrafted player in the 2025 class, he played 60 games this season, starting 27 times, averaging 19.5 minutes per game, scoring 6.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 5.3 assists, with shooting percentages of 41.5%, 35.6%, and 80.6%.

On the opposing side, Kawamura Yuki played about 15 minutes as a substitute, shooting 5 out of 12, including 3 out of 9 from three-point range, and making 1 out of 1 free throw, scoring 14 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist, setting a personal career-high in NBA scoring (previous highest was 12 points).

Thus, Kawamura Yuki's total NBA career points reached 98, surpassing fellow Asian player Yang Hansen (95 points), the Trail Blazers' center.

Kawamura Yuki's season journey has ended, theoretically re-entering the free market. If nothing unexpected happens, he will likely play in the Summer League again to strive for a new NBA contract, possibly continuing to skip playing for the Japanese national team this summer. On July 3rd and July 6th, during the third window of the World Cup qualifiers, the Japanese national team will face the Chinese national team and the Korean national team.

Born on May 2, 2001, Kawamura Yuki is about to turn 25 years old. Over the past two years in the NBA, he has held two-way contracts ($355,000), while in Japan's B League, he earns a top salary ($2.5 million), a huge income disparity. His pursuit of dreams has involved significant sacrifice.

Actually, solely in terms of passing ability, Kawamura Yuki is top-tier even in the NBA. The problem lies in his height of only 1.70 meters, which is a major defensive weakness and inevitably limits his offensive options, forcing him to attempt shots mostly from beyond the three-point line without consistent accuracy, making it difficult to secure a lasting spot in the NBA.

Dreams are dreams, reality is reality.