Kings Sign Precious Achiuwa, Waive Isaac Jones

The Sacramento Kings have waived Isaac Jones to clear space on the roster for the signing of Precious Achiuwa.

Contract and Roster Moves

At 4:52 pm, the Kings officially signed Achiuwa and waived Jones, as confirmed by a team press release. Earlier, at 9:17 am, Shams Charania of ESPN reported that the team had agreed with free agent forward/center Precious Achiuwa on a one-year, minimum-salary deal. To accommodate Achiuwa, second-year forward Isaac Jones was expected to be waived.

Context and Analysis

NBA insider Jake Fischer revealed that the Kings were interested in Achiuwa.
Brett Siegel of Clutch Points predicted Jones would be the likely player waived.
The Kings have faced frontcourt depth challenges after losing Keegan Murray to a thumb injury last month.
Without their starting power forward, they have relied on smaller lineups and given more minutes to rookies Nique Clifford and Dylan Cardwell than initially planned.

Precious Achiuwa’s Career Background

At 26 years old, Achiuwa began his NBA journey with the Miami Heat as a first-round pick. He was traded to the Toronto Raptors in the 2021 offseason as part of the Kyle Lowry sign-and-trade deal. After spending over two seasons with Toronto, he was traded to the New York Knicks in December 2023 alongside OG Anunoby.

Achiuwa spent a season and a half in New York before signing a non-guaranteed contract with the Miami Heat this fall, but he did not make their regular season roster due to luxury tax considerations.

“The Kings have officially signed Achiuwa and waived Jones, according to a team press release.”

Author’s summary: The Kings bolstered their frontcourt by signing Precious Achiuwa on a minimum contract while waiving Isaac Jones to address injury-related roster gaps.

Hoops Rumors — 2025-11-05