A day after signing Bam Adebayo to a five-year max extension, the Miami Heat signed another athletic 6-foot-9 big man to a contract — Precious Achiuwa, the team’s 2020 first-round pick.
According to Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald, Achiuwa will earn $2.6 million this season and $2.7 million next year. Like all other rookie deals, the third and fourth years are team options. Miami could issue a qualifying offer to Achiuwa in the 2024 offseason to keep him under contract for a fifth season.
Achiuwa will join a big man rotation that includes Adebayo, Meyers Leonard, Kelly Olynyk, Chris Silva and Udonis Haslem.