Why Is Precious Achiuwa Out? Why Is Precious Achiuwa Not Playing?

Precious Achiuwa was sidelined because of an injury to his right ankle.

He served as the Raptor’s top big man off the bench ahead of Christian Koloko, Thaddeus Young, Chris Boucher, and Juancho Hernangomez, but that distinction didn’t mean much while head coach Nick Nurse rode his starters heavily.

On August 6, 2021, the Toronto Raptors acquired Achiuwa and Goran Dragic from the Heat via a sign-and-trade deal in exchange for Kyle Lowry. On October 20, 2021, on his season debut with the Raptors, Achiuwa had six points, seven rebounds, two assists and a steal in 19 minutes of play in a 96-83 loss to the Washington Wizards.

On November 24, 2021, Achiuwa made a career-high three 3-pointers while having 17 points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal in a 126-113 win against the Memphis Grizzlies.