History will unfold for two new franchises on Saturday.
And excitement is carrying the Nara Bambitious and Aomori Wat's into their inaugural season.
Bambitious guard Takuma Yamashiro and Wat's forward Daisuke Takaoka both spoke during a Monday news conference about their teams' eagerness to get the season started and give fans something to talk about.
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