(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
Our Saviour Lutheran School (The Bronx, New York)
St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, New Jersey)
Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida)
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
AAC Player of the Year (2020)
First-team All-AAC (2020)
AAC Freshman of the Year (2020)
McDonald's All-American (2019)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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.
Precious Ezinna Achiuwa (born September 19, 1999) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association...
that day, which still left the number of players at 71 by that time. PreciousAchiuwa – F, Memphis (freshman) Milan Acquaah – G, California Baptist (junior)...
All-Defensive Second team. On 30 December 2023, Anunoby, along with PreciousAchiuwa and Malachi Flynn were traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for...
Orlando Magic. On December 30, 2023, Flynn, along with O.G. Anunoby and PreciousAchiuwa, were traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for RJ Barrett, Immanuel...
Montverde Academy, where he played alongside Division I prospects PreciousAchiuwa, Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes, Day'Ron Sharpe, Moses Moody, Jalen...
second-round draft pick, to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for O.G. Anunoby, PreciousAchiuwa and Malachi Flynn. On March 7, 2024, Quickley achieved a new career...
Conference Rookie of the Week on January 16, 2023, he tied Jalen Duren, PreciousAchiuwa and Dedric Lawson for the conference single-season record. On February...
Raptors signed and traded Lowry to the Miami Heat for Goran Dragić and PreciousAchiuwa. On September 10, 2021, the Canadian government allowed the Raptors...
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Washington Wizards (since 2022) James Wiseman, Detroit Pistons (since 2023) PreciousAchiuwa, New York Knicks (since 2024) Jalen Duren, Detroit Pistons (since 2022)...
Boogie Ellis, who decommitted from Duke; and others. On May 17, 2019, PreciousAchiuwa, a top-20 five-star recruit, signed with Memphis. In 2023, Hardaway...
a sign-and-trade in exchange for former teammate Goran Dragić and PreciousAchiuwa. On November 6, 2021, Lowry recorded his first triple double with the...
second-round draft pick, to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for O.G. Anunoby, PreciousAchiuwa and Malachi Flynn. In his first game with the Raptors on January 1...
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