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Raptors: Masai Ujiri recounts emotional reunion with Precious Achiuwa

Nigeria's Precious Achiuwa (R) handles the ball as Australia's Jock Landale watches. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

In the same trade that sent Toronto Raptors franchise icon Kyle Lowry to the Miami Heat, Masai Ujiri was able to potentially recoup a starting center for the future in former first-round selection Precious Achiuwa, who the Raptors were reportedly high on in the draft.

Achiuwa has had a miraculous rise throughout the basketball ranks, as he started focusing on the sport after emigrating to the United States from Nigeria at the age of 13.