Drafted 20th overall in 2020, Achiuwa has shown to be a productive energy big that has been in the regular rotation for good teams, and has even been a starter in small doses. Achiuwa is undersized for a center at 6'9" but makes up for it with a 7'2" wingspan and a 9-foot standing reach.  Achiuwa has a really high motor, and you particularly see that when running the floor, either with the ball or without, which can collapse defenses and create openings. He likes to grab and go after getting defensive rebounds, although he hasn't had as much freedom to do that since joining the Knicks. While he can get out of control a bit doing that at times, which can lead to turnovers or forced shots at the rim, he can also make plays that way. Achiuwa has only hit 64% of his shots at the rim for his career, which is below average for a big. He hit 72% in '22-'23, so he has shown some improvement over his career, although those numbers regressed a bit in '23-'24 down to 66.5%. He also is a good offensive rebounder. Achiuwa has some ability to stretch the floor but hasn't proven to be a real weapon from outside, hitting 32% of his 3-pointers over the past three seasons on under two attempts per game. That has led to a pretty poor 53% true shooting for his career due to the rim struggles noted above, and his shot diet that sees less than half of his overall attempts come at the rim.  Defensively, Achiuwa is more of a switchable big than a rim protector. He has good lateral mobility and can stay in front of ball-handlers on the perimeter. He has the potential to be a good rim protector, but hasn't quite demonstrated that yet. His block rate is below average, and as noted above he is a bit undersized for a center. Even with his longer wingspan, he still doesn't swallow up the same amount of space that guys like Rudy Gobert or Brook Lopez do. When the Knicks were injured in the playoffs, he stepped up and defended Joel Embiid pretty well in limited minutes. Achiuwa has proven to be a solid rotation-level big, but needs to do more to be a surefire starter or someone you feel good about closing games. He's still only 24 years old, so this next contract could be the prime of his career. He could be a real interesting free agent target for teams with a need at center. However, given the lack of interest teams seemed to have in him in the 2024 offseason, he will need to show more in '24-'25 to get a big contract.