On April 30, 2021, Watanabe Xiong, who had just obtained a formal contract from the Raptors, released his own long writing and talked about his mental journey along the way. He has a clear understanding of the positioning of his role player, he said:

In my dictionary, there is no word “junk time.

Every minute, every second, is very important.

Stand on the stage and hit the best.

It’s that simple.

Now, when he came to basketable nets, he played a very good performance, with an average contribution of 8.8 points and 3.2 rebounds, with a three-point shooting rate of 58.5% ranking first in the league, his enthusiasm and hard work on the court were also unanimously recognized by the coach and teammates. This hard work also made the Asian striker, who was not superior in physical quality, gradually gain a foothold in NBA.