Precious Achiuwa Contract

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Precious Achiuwa Contract
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Precious Achiuwa is a Nigerian professional basketball player who plays for the New York Knicks in the NBA. Born on September 19, 1999, Achiuwa was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, but his family moved to the US when he was a teenager.

Achiuwa was a five-star athlete in high school and spent one year at Memphis University (2019–2020), where he played alongside former AAU teammate Lester Quinones and top recruit James Wiseman. He was named AAC Freshman of the Year as well as AAC Player of the Year in 2020.

Drafted 20th overall in the 2020 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat, Achiuwa is known as a traditional athletic big man who can also shoot the long ball. In his four-year career, Achiuwa has been part of two major trades. First, he was traded to the Toronto Raptors along with Goran Dragic in a sign-and-trade deal for Kyle Lowry. Later, he was traded to the New York Knicks alongside O.G. Anunoby in 2024. Over 49 games for the Knicks in the 2023/24 NBA season, Achiuwa averaged 7.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.

Precious Achiuwa Contract Breakdown

Year

Base Salary

Signing

Bonus

Cap Hit

Dead Cap

Yearly Cash

2020/21 $2,582,160-$2,582,160-$2,582,160
2021/22$2,711,280-$2,711,280-$2,711,280
2022/23$2,840,160-$2,840,160-$2,840,160
2023/24 (Team Option Exercised)$4,379,527-$4,379,527-$4,379,527

How much is Precious Achiuwa getting paid?

Precious Achiuwa earned $4,379,527 during the 2023/24 NBA season.

According to Spotrac, Achiuwa is on a four-year rookie scale contract with the New York Knicks, worth $12,513,127 fully guaranteed. He will become a restricted free agent in the summer of 2024.

How much does Precious Achiuwa make in a minute?

Precious Achiuwa’s salary for the 2023/24 season is $4,379,527. Now one year is known to have 525,600 minutes. If his total salary is divided by the number of minutes available in a year, then Achiuwa makes around $8.33 in a minute.

Precious Achiuwa Career Earnings

After the end of the 2023/24 NBA season, Achiuwa would have earned approx. $12 million from his NBA contracts till date.

What are the terms of Precious Achiuwa’s contract?

Precious Achiuwa’s standard rookie scale contract had team options after second and third seasons. This meant the teams held the option to decide if they wished to sign him for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 NBA seasons.

Both the Raptors and the Knicks have exercised their team options for the last two seasons of Achiuwa’s rookie scale contract.

How much of the Precious Achiuwa Contract is guaranteed?

Since both Achiuwa’s team options have already been exercised, his entire $12.5 million contract is guaranteed.

Precious Achiuwa Contract History

Below are all the contracts that Precious Achiuwa has signed in his career till now:

November 25, 2020

Precious Achiuwa signed a four-year $12.51 million contract with the Miami Heat.

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FAQs on Precious Achiuwa Contract

A. Precious Achiuwa is currently on a four-year $12.51 million rookie scale contract with the New York Knicks. He will become a restricted free agent in the 2024 offseason.

A. Precious Achiuwa earned $4,379,527 for the 2023/24 NBA season.

A. Precious Achiuwa played collegiate basketball for Memphis University (2019–2020).

A. Precious Achiuwa is 24 years old as of April 2024. 

A. Precious Achiuwa can play both as a power forward and center.

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