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While the Miami Heat acquired guard Norman Powell at an excellent price, it continued to widen another gaping hole in the frontcourt behind Bam Adebayo and Kel\u2019el Ware.<\/p>\n
Miami traded away Kyle Anderson and Kevin Love, who were fringe rotation players, at best. Though it left the Heat without a backup big. Nearly one month removed from the trade, the Heat still don\u2019t have one \u2014 with 6-foot-10 wing Nikola Jovic currently projecting as the best option. He\u2019s not a big.<\/p>\n
The free agent market for big men is extremely dry, too. But could the Heat reunite with free agent center and former draftee Precious Achiuwa?!<\/p>\n
One NBA insider predicts that will be the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne team that could still use some frontcourt help this offseason is the Miami Heat,\u201d Clutchpoints\u2019 Brett Siegel wrote Wednesday.<\/a> \u201cNot only does this fit make sense because Achiuwa can play behind Bam Adebayo and improve his all-around game, but the former Knicks big man\u00a0recently purchased\u00a0a two-bedroom condo in South Beach.<\/p>\n \u201cMiami has an open roster spot, and they can sign Achiuwa without crossing their first-apron hard cap.\u201d<\/p>\n Does Precious Achiuwa make sense for Heat?<\/p>\n Siegel listed Achiuwa as the ninth-best available free agent \u2014 behind Malik Beasley, who\u2019s currently under federal investigation for betting, Malcolm Brogdon, Russell Westbrook and Al Horford, among others.<\/p>\n Currently $1.6 million above the luxury tax threshold, Miami does have one roster spot available. More often than not, they have left that spot open. However, Heat president Pat Riley has been adamant about potentially avoiding the tax to avoid repeater tax penalties<\/a>, which would be a wise move as currently constructed.<\/p>\n The Miami Heat drafted Achiuwa No. 20 overall in the 2020 NBA Draft. He averaged 5.0 points and 3.4 rebounds before they shipped him away after his rookie season in the Kyle Lowry sign-and-trade.<\/p>\n Last season, the 6-foot-9 big averaged 6.6 points and 5.6 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per game on 53.0 percent true shooting. He has spent the last one-and-a-half years with the New York Knicks, who signed Guerschon Yabusele to a team-friendly deal earlier this summer.<\/p>\n There is a world where a reunion makes some sense. <\/p>\n He\u2019s better than their current options (extremely low bar), and has some familiarity with the organization. He\u2019s also one of the better FA bigs left on the market, which also includes Richaun Holmes, Chris Boucher, Bol Bol and Bismack Biyombo.<\/p>\n However, I expect the Heat to try to get under the tax before using their last roster spot to go deeper into the tax for a player of Achiuwa\u2019s caliber.<\/p>\n He\u2019s gotten better as a rebounder and is a versatile defender. However, he\u2019s not very consistent, is a below-average shot-maker and is still not a great defender (yet). He\u2019s your prototypical backup big, but the majority of Heat centers off the bench, in recent memory, haven\u2019t been playable. Achiuwa\u2019s in that tier.<\/p>\n What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below!<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n To check out our other content, click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter\/X\u00a0here<\/a>!<\/p>\n Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram\u00a0here<\/a>!<\/p>\n Subscribe to our YouTube channel\u00a0here<\/a>!<\/p>\n \t\t\t