3 Toronto Raptors players who hurt their trade value in 2023

2. Precious Achiuwa

Achiuwa may not end up in the rumor mill, as he is a terrific defensive player that the Raptors likely will not sacrifice unless they are blown away with an offer. That being said, the offensive gains we saw him make at the end of last season didn’t seem to make the trip to 2022-23.

Achiuwa, like Boucher, saw his average scoring flatline (9.1 points per game last season, 9.2 this year). The good news is that Achiuwa made 48% of his shots (up from 43%) and nailed 56% of his shots inside the arc. The finishing improved, but he shot just 27% from 3-point range.

Precious Achiuwa must take a step forward for the Toronto Raptors.

Achiuwa continues to run hot and cold to a frankly concerning degree. He was playing so well in the middle of the year that many (myself included, full disclosure) said that he should end up with a starting role. Later in the season, he was benched for poor play on offense.

Toronto will likely keep trying to work with him, but he will assuredly be thrown into trade talks if things start to stall out and including him could be the piece that helps a deal finally get consummated. Achiuwa is running out of time to turn his potential into tangible production on offense.