Achiuwa reunion talk

Precious Achiuwa and the Sacramento Kings are both open to staying together after his first season in Sacramento. (sactownsports.com) Kings general manager Scott Perry said at his April 2026 end-of-season press conference, “We’d like to have him back here.” Achiuwa said in his exit interview that Sacramento is “a place that I love being.” (sactownsports.com) Achiuwa, 26, played 73 games and started 57 in 2025-26 after opening the year without a roster spot, according to Sactown Sports. He averaged 10.1 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 52.8% from the field, all career highs. (sactownsports.com; espn.com) His production climbed late in the season. Over Sacramento’s final 25 games, Sactown Sports reported, Achiuwa averaged 15.7 points and 9.2 rebounds. (sactownsports.com) Sacramento heads into this offseason after a 22-60 season and a frontcourt that shuffled through multiple options. Basketball-Reference listed Achiuwa among the Kings’ center rotation with Domantas Sabonis, Maxime Raynaud, Dylan Cardwell and Drew Eubanks. (basketball-reference.com) That makes this a depth decision as much as a free-agency one. Perry said Achiuwa “can guard multiple positions” and brings “athleticism, energy, and force,” traits Sacramento lacked consistently in a losing season. (sactownsports.com; basketball-reference.com) The contract side is straightforward: Spotrac lists Achiuwa on a one-year, $2.45 million deal for 2025-26, which would send him into unrestricted free agency this summer. (spotrac.com) Achiuwa’s path to this point has been unsettled. He was the No. 20 pick in the 2020 draft by Miami and had previous stops with the Heat, Raptors and Knicks before landing in Sacramento. (basketball-reference.com) If the two sides do reach a new deal, it would keep one of Sacramento’s few 2025-26 success stories in place. If not, Achiuwa’s late-season numbers gave him a stronger case on the open market than he had in November. (sactownsports.com; espn.com)