The Heat have officially signed first-round pick Precious Achiuwa to his rookie contract, tweeting out a photo today that shows the rookie forward putting pen to paper.
The No. 20 overall pick in last Wednesday’s draft, Achiuwa signed for 120% of his rookie scale figure, the maximum possible amount permitted by the league, per Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald (Twitter link). That’ll result in a $2.58MM first-year salary with an overall value of $12.51MM on his four-year contract.
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In his first and only college season at Memphis, Achiuwa was one of the nation’s most impressive freshmen, averaging 15.8 PPG, 10.8 RPG, and 1.9 BPG while shooting 49.3% from the floor in 31 games (30.4 MPG). He was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year.
We’re tracking all of this year’s draft pick signings right here.
A great pick at 20. A lot like Bam. A true 4 with a big future imo. For a team that just went to Finals. Heat got a great pick.
reminds me of James Johnson more than Bam
bit of a head scratcher to me… why did they give him 120%?
Miami always seems to get lucky in the draft.
120% is basically the standard amount. Very rare for anyone to sign for less.
If a team gives a player less than that (100% or even as low as 80%), they usually discuss it with the agent before drafting the player so as not to ruffle feathers.
I look at it as. He was a lottery pick to me. Celtics we’re dump to pass on him. So Heat just gave him a little extra. Making your players happy always works lol.
Yes Celts blew it. But nice comeback with Thompson.
thought the Celtics would draft him at 26, but the board went a little different than i expected, with more trades
Who names their son “Precious?” Isn’t that an obese black girl in a chick flick?”
or a really cool ring to rule them all
His brother’s name is Godsgift. Honest.