No. 2 – Precious Achiuwa, Memphis
Another “undersized” big man, 20-year-old Achiuwa is an outstanding, mobile defender with decent handles and a functional outside shot. He gets to the line a solid 6 times per game, but could use some help converting them.
He tends to turn the ball over too much at 2.8 per game, and isn’t a great passer, but also has few significant problems with his game, even if he doesn’t have a single dominant skill.
He’ll probably never be a knock-down shooter, but blocks 1.9 shots per game at the college level and rebounds at a high clip.
He also has the strength and frame to defend up to bigger frontcourt opponents with some degree of switchability in smaller lineups, and ought to be considered with one of the Celtics’ latter two selections.