Precious Achiuwa

**Precious Ezinna Achiuwa** (an haife shi a ranar 19 ga watan Satumba, shekara ta 1999) ƙwararriyar ɗan wasan ƙwallon kwando ce ta New York Knicks na Ƙungiyar Kwando ta Ƙasa (NBA). Ya halarci makarantar sakandare a Amurka, inda ya kasance mai daukar ma'aikata tauraro biyar kuma ya sanya masa suna McDonald's All-American . Achiuwa ya buga wasan ƙwallon kwando na kwaleji don Memphis Tigers, inda ya sami lambar yabo na ɗan wasan taro na shekara a matsayin sabon ɗan wasa a cikin Taron Wasan Wasa na Amurka (AAC) a cikin 2020. Miami Heat ne ya zabe shi a zagayen farko na daftarin NBA na 2020 tare da zabi na 20 na gaba daya. Bayan shekarar rookie ta ƙare a Miami, an yi ciniki da shi zuwa Toronto Raptors a lokacin hutu na 2021.

## Rayuwar farko da aikin sakandare.
An haifi Achiuwa a Fatakwal, Najeriya, ga iyayen Najeriya 'yan asalin kabilar Igbo kuma ya taso ne musamman wasan kwallon kafa .  Ya fara mai da hankali kan wasan kwallon kwando tun yana aji takwas, lokacin da ya koma Amurka.  Achiuwa da iyalinsa sun zauna a The Bronx, New York .  A matsayinsa na sabon ɗan makarantar sakandare, Achiuwa ya buga ƙwallon kwando don Makarantar Savior Lutheran a The Bronx, New York .  Domin shekaru biyu na gaba, ya halarci Makarantar Shirye-shiryen St. Benedict a Newark, New Jersey . Makarantar tana da shirin wasan ƙwallon kwando na ƙasa kuma ya kasance abokan wasan tare da ƴan NCAA Division I da yawa.  A cikin ƙaramar kakarsa, Achiuwa ya sami matsakaicin maki 18.5, 10.5 rebounds, 2.9 blocks, da sata 2.2 a kowane wasa, wanda ya jagoranci ƙungiyarsa zuwa rikodin 28–2. An ba shi suna ga MaxPreps Junior All-American team na biyu. 

Shigar da babban shekararsa, Achiuwa ya koma Montverde Academy, makarantar share fage a Montverde, Florida tare da shirin wasan kwallon kwando mai nasara wanda ya rike matsayi na 1 na kasa a kakar wasa ta baya.  Ya jagoranci Montverde da maki 14 da sake dawowa 7.2 a kowane wasa kuma ya taimaka wa ƙungiyarsa ta kai matakin wasan kusa da na karshe a Makarantar Sakandare ta GEICO .   Achiuwa ya sami ƙungiyar MaxPreps Duk-Amurka ta biyar, *USA Today* All-USA ta uku, da *USA Today* All-USA Florida tawagar farko ta karrama.    A ranar 27 ga Maris, 2019, ya buga wa ƙungiyar Gabas wasa a cikin Wasan Duk-Amurka na McDonald, yana jagorantar duk masu zura kwallaye da maki 22.  A ranar 12 ga Afrilu, Achiuwa ya shiga tawagar duniya a taron Nike Hoop . 

### Daukar ma'aikata.
A ranar 17 ga Mayu, 2019, Achiuwa ta himmatu don buga wasan ƙwallon kwando na kwaleji don Memphis a ƙarƙashin kocin Penny Hardaway . Ya shiga tsohon abokin wasansa na Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), Lester Quinones, da kuma mai lamba daya a cikin aji na 2019, James Wiseman . 

## Aikin koleji.
A wasansa na farko a Memphis, Achiuwa yana da maki 14 da bugun fanareti takwas yayin da Tigers suka doke jihar South Carolina da ci 97–64.  Achiuwa ya samu maki 25 a kaka a wasan da suka doke Ole Miss da ci 87–86 a ranar 23 ga Nuwamba. Sakamakon haka, an nada shi dan wasan wasan motsa jiki na mako na Amurka a ranar 25 ga Nuwamba.  Ya sami sabon babban taro na mako a ranar 23 ga Disamba bayan yin rikodin maki 20 da sake dawowa tara a nasarar 77–49 akan Jihar Jackson .  A karshen wasannin da aka saba yi, Achiuwa ya samu kyautar AAC Player da Freshman na shekara.  Ya sami matsakaicin maki 15.8, 10.8 rebounds da 1.9 tubalan kowane wasa a matsayin sabon ɗan wasa.  Ya ba da sanarwar daftarin NBA na 2020 bayan kakar sa ta farko. 

## Sana'ar sana'a.

### Miami Heat (2020-2021)
An zaɓi Achiuwa tare da zaɓi na 20 a cikin daftarin NBA na 2020 ta Miami Heat .  A ranar 25 ga Nuwamba, 2020, Achiuwa ya rattaba hannu kan kwangilar sikelin sa na rookie tare da Heat. 

### Toronto Raptors (2021-2023)
A ranar 6 ga Agusta, 2021, Toronto Raptors sun sami Achiuwa da Goran Dragić daga Heat ta hanyar yarjejeniya da kasuwanci don musanya Kyle Lowry .  A ranar 20 ga Oktoba, 2021, a farkon kakarsa tare da Raptors, Achiuwa yana da maki shida, sake dawowa bakwai, taimako biyu da sata a cikin mintuna 19 na wasa a cikin rashin nasara da 96–83 ga Wizards Washington .  A ranar 24 ga Nuwamba, 2021, Achiuwa ya yi babban aiki-maki uku mai maki 3 yayin da yake da maki 17, sake zagayowar hudu, taimako biyu da sata a wasan da suka yi da Memphis Grizzlies da ci 126–113. 

### New York Knicks (2023-yanzu)
A ranar 30 ga Disamba, 2023, an yi cinikin Achiuwa tare da OG Anunoby da Malachi Flynn zuwa New York Knicks don musanya RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, da zaɓe na zagaye na biyu. 

## Rayuwa ta sirri
Babban yayan Achiuwa, baiwar Allah Achiuwa, ya buga kwallon kwando na kwaleji a St. John's daga 2011 zuwa 2014.  Mahaifiyarsa, Eunice, da mahaifinsa, Donatus, dukansu ministocin Pentikostal ne.  Baya ga baiwar Allah, yana da wasu ‘yan’uwa guda biyu, Idar Allah da Alkawari, da ‘yan uwa mata biyu, Alheri da Aminci. 

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