While Achiuwa doesn’t do anything at an elite level, he’s a well-rounded player who likely can hold his own at in NBA defensively. His lack of feel for the game and poor shooting loom as issues for the 20-year-old, 6-foot-9 forward, but the latter is at least fixable.
“Achiuwa seems like he would be the ultimate guy for [Boston’s] defense,” offered Weiss.” He’s shown he can switch across the board, and I like how he moves his feet back and puts both hands in the air. ”
The Bronx native put up 15.8 points, 10.8 boards and 1.9 blocks per game in his sole season with the Tigers to date.