Free agent forward Precious Achiuwa is heading back to South Beach after agreeing a one-year deal with the Miami Heat, Afrosport reports. The move marks a reunion for the Nigerian, who was Miami’s 20th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. The 26-year-old returns after solid spells with the Toronto Raptors – where he was part of the 2021 trade that sent Kyle Lowry to Miami...
The New York Knicks have announced that Precious Achiuwa has suffered a strained left hamstring injury and will be out between two to four weeks, Afrosport reports. The Memphis Grizzlies alumni signed a one-year, $6 million contract with the Knicks in the offseason after spending last season with the Raptors and Knicks. The 6-foot-8 Achiuwa suffered the injury late in Friday's preseason finale against the Washington...
The 2023–24 NBA season begins on Tuesday night with about 450 players across 30 teams jostling to help their respective franchises. Like every other sports league in the world, Africans also ply their trade in the NBA, arguably the best basketball league in the world. Afrosport takes a look at five of the biggest African players that are expected to stand out in the new season....
We look at the top five African internationals who have had success in the NBA thus far after 20 round of games in the first quarter of the 2022-2023 season have been successfully completed. JOEL EMBIID - PHILADEPHIA 76ERS: Arguably the best African basketball player, Cameroon-born Joel Embiid is one of the NBA's most difficult players to defend with his towering frame and athletic build. Embiid...
With hundreds of players from different parts of the world including Africa set for the 2022-23 NBA season, we take a look at Nigerian players or at least of Nigerian descent that will play in the highest level of basketball in the world. Precious Achiuwa - Toronto Raptors The Port Harcourt-born power forward is set for his second NBA season with the Raptors. Achiuwa appears...
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