Jarred Vanderbilt (especially in cat leagues), Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Precious Achiuwa are some guys I like for this week. Who are some people you're targeting?
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1-2 when Birch starts
0-5 when Siakam starts (at center)
Precious Achiuwa Tonight: 15 Points, 15 Rebounds, 2 Steals. 6-13 FG, 1-2 3P. Missed some layups as expected but dude is very tenacious on the boards. Played great defense on Rob Williams too. Perfect fit for the team. Achiuwa, Barnes, and GTJ are 22, 20, and 22 respectively.
He was amazing in the preseason game yesterday. I think Miami drilled into his head to just finish dunks and rebound. Last night he was legitimately creating offense left and right. Post moves, face up dribble game, confidently shooting threes. My eyes were opened. I think this dude could be a future All Star
Some other surprising ones is Cade is 4th worst and Suggs is the 9th worst
Has he shown anything that would indicate he could shoot? His mechanics don't seem that bad but apparently he didn't even take one 3P FGA last year? And it's not like I missed the pre-season either, he did manage to make a couple but he was shooting 22% from 3 through 5 games. I got downvoted in my own sub for saying he wouldn't provide enough spacing in the starting lineup, and the only explanation I got for it was that he was still developing. So how does that make him a reliable shooter already? Don't you need some sample size in the regular season to show you can shoot?
Heβs been pretty concerning in general not just his points per game but his vision is lacking I feel like he drives into traffic too much without a plan. Also he needs to work on his defense and being in the right spots. Hopefully he will be better soon
This guy has been so good to start pre-season. We desperately needed a big like this... chasing after loose balls, being in the right spots, pushing the ball up the floor, etc. He looks a lot improved from last year.
In 3 games he's averaging:
12 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 2.7 SPG, 1 BPG, 50% FG
>Ujiri on Achiuwa: βYou guys can call me biased all you want, but a kid that was in the Giants of Africa camp to come and play for the Raptors.β
>Lists off all their young, long players heβs high on. Thinks if Banton went back to school heβd be a high pick next year.
>Ujiri on first convo with Achiuwa: βHis first word was βfinally.β My first word was βyou are mine now.ββ
Which Precious Achiuwa Nickname Do You Prefer?
>Really cool move by Precious Achiuwa, who held a back-to-school event today at Gibson Park in Miami. Event was planned before his trade to Toronto, and Precious still decided to move forward with it to provide more than 100 children with backpacks and school supplies.
Precious seems like a great guy
Who do you have as your pick for this season (as a late round pick) for minutes and numbers? Don't think Birch has even played this pre season (due to "health and safety protocols"), but Precious has played quite well.
Do you see either challenging Boucher once back from injury?
βHe can take the ball coast-to-coastβ¦ he can beat his man from the perimeter off the dribble to the rim, his shooting is coming as well,β Nurse said. βThereβs going to be mistakes obviously with somebody learning a new systemβ¦but heβs got the tools, the size, the speed to be a really good defender and capable on offense.β
https://www.si.com/nba/2021/09/30/toronto-raptors-precious-achiuwa-training
