Precious Achiuwa
Nigerian basketball player (born 1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Precious Ezinna Achiuwa (born September 19, 1999) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended high school in the United States, where he was a consensus five-star recruit and named a McDonald's All-American. Achiuwa played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers, earning conference player of the year honors as a freshman in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in 2020. He was selected by the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2020 NBA draft with the 20th overall pick. After his rookie year ended in Miami, he was traded to the Toronto Raptors during the 2021 offseason.
No. 5 – New York Knicks | |
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Position | Power forward / center |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1999-09-19) September 19, 1999 (age 24) Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | Memphis (2019–2020) |
NBA draft | 2020: 1st round, 20th overall pick |
Selected by the Miami Heat | |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–2021 | Miami Heat |
2021–2023 | Toronto Raptors |
2023–present | New York Knicks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |