Following the success of his second NBA season, and first as a Toronto Raptor, Precious Achiuwa seemed poised for a breakout 2022-23 season. But instead of a Most Improved Player candidacy we got a roller coaster, which in some ways was a microcosm of the Raptors’ season – the sum of the season, to put it bluntly, fell short of our ambitious hopes.
Some of the disappointment was out of Achiuwa’s control, as he was forced to miss nearly two months with partial ligament tears in his ankle. Categorizing Achiuwa’s whole season as a mere disappointment would be untrue.