Having failed to land Jonas Valanciunas last month, the Greek club Panathinaikos remains on the lookout for frontcourt help and reportedly has NBA free agent big man Precious Achiuwa on its radar.
Kevin Martorano of Sportando shares the details, citing a report from Vasilis Papatheodorou of SDNA, who says Achiuwa is on Panathinaikos’ short list of potential targets.
Achiuwa, who will turn 26 in September, has spent the past season-and-a-half with the Knicks after being traded from Toronto to New York along with OG Anunoby in December 2023. In 57 games in 2024/25, he averaged 6.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in 20.5 minutes per contest, with a .502/.278/.594 shooting line.
Achiuwa is a bit undersized for a center and isn’t a threat as an outside shooter, but he’s an athletic, high-energy player who rebounds well and is a versatile, switchable defender. Still, he remains unsigned a month into free agency and a reunion with the Knicks appears off the table after New York signed Guerschon Yabusele to take his spot on the depth chart.
There’s no indication yet that there’s serious mutual interest between Achiuwa and Panathinaikos, but this is the first real rumor we’ve heard about him in several weeks, so it’s worth keeping an eye on.
This guy belongs in the NBA. Come on now
That’s the thing with the NBA now. The CBA has limited mid to low tier free agents trying to get some money, so these international teams have more to offer these players than an NBA team can now. Kinda sucks
Always thought he would be a better shooter. Every year there are 40 guys cut who loose one of the only 450 spots in the NBA. Hats of to Chrus Paul, Al Horford and LeBron James for your longevity.
More like hats on to cover their bald aas heads lol
Swing and a miss.
More like wig on a mess lmao
I would hate to see Precious leave the NBA. I enjoyed seeing him every so often with the Raptors and have become a big fan since he came to the Knicks. He can’t shoot, but the dude has game.
He does need to improve his shot. Especially his FT shooting. He is a solid old school 4 to me. He is worth vet minimum. Today teams value shooting more than rebounding or playing D. That’s what this is about.
He would probably get more money and opportunity with Panathinaikos, probably more what it’s about.