Nassir Little To Continue Basketball Career In Japan

Posted Jul 18, 2025
Former North Carolina and veteran NBA forward Nassir Little will play overseas for the first time during the 2025-26 season, having signed a one-year contract with the Chiba Jets in Japan. The 25th pick in the 2019 NBA draft out of UNC, Little spent the first four years of his NBA career with Portland before being traded to Phoenix during the 2023 offseason. (Hoops Rumors)

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