$Signed a one-year contract with the Pistons in March of 2024. Contract includes team option for 2024-25.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary
Chimezie Chukwudum Metu was born in Los Angeles, California in 1997. When he was six years old, Metu moved to Nigeria with his father. He lived in Nigeria for the following six years, building athleticism by playing soccer. Metu eventually moved back to California, attending and playing basketball at Lawndale High School. He played for the varsity team as a freshman, averaging 3.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per contest. His playing time and production grew over the following three seasons, and Metu was considered a four-star recruit by the end of his senior year. Following his first NBA season, Metu joined SA Youth and Spurs Sports & Entertainment to help refurbish a playground in the San Antonio area. Learn more about Metu by following him on Twitter (@Chimezie_Metu) and Instagram (@mezie). Metu was named to the 2017-18 All-Pac-12 First Team. In his sophomore year, the Lawndale, California native collected the 2016-17 Pac-12 Most Improved Player award and was pegged for the 16-17 All-Pac-12 Second Team. He was third in the Pac-12 in two-point field goals (193) and two-point field-goal attempts (352) during the 2017-18 season, while finishing fourth in the conference in blocks (59), field goals (205) and blocks per game (1.7). After graduating in three years, Metu skipped his fourth year of eligibility and entered the 2018 NBA Draft. Metu was drafted in the second round (49th overall pick) by the San Antonio Spurs.
Perfect from field Saturday
CDetroit Pistons
April 6, 2024
Metu ended Saturday's 113-103 loss to the Nets with 20 points (9-9 FG, 2-2 3Pt), seven rebounds, three assists and three steals in 43 minutes.
ANALYSIS Metu took advantage of the fact the Pistons had a depleted frontcourt and made the most of this spot start, not missing a single shot from the field and rounding out his stat line with solid contributions in other categories. Metu has started just eight times this season, but he might have done enough in this one to remain in the first unit when the Pistons take on the 76ers on Tuesday.
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Stat Review
How does Chimezie Metu compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
True Shooting %
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Effective Field Goal %
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3-Point Attempt Rate
Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
Free Throw Rate
Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
Offensive Rebound %
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Defensive Rebound %
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Total Rebound %
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Assist %
An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
Steal %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
Block %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
Turnover %
An estimate of turnovers committed per 100 plays.
Usage %
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True Shooting %
59.6%
Effective Field Goal %
55.7%
3-Point Attempt Rate
37.7%
Free Throw Rate
18.4%
Offensive Rebound %
4.5%
Defensive Rebound %
18.5%
Total Rebound %
11.4%
Assist %
9.3%
Steal %
2.5%
Block %
1.5%
Turnover %
14.2%
Usage %
15.4%
Fantasy Points Per Game
25.5
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.9
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ANALYSIS Metu represents one of the more intriguing options among players waived following the trade deadline, as the 6-foot-9 forward possesses enticing fluidity at his size. That being said, he was not conducive to winning during his tenure in Phoenix posting a minus-9.1 net rating across 448 minutes of action this season.
Metu put together the best season of his career last year, ending as the 186th ranked player, with averages of 8.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 0.9 steals and 1.0 three-pointers. While he has certainly done enough to be an every-night part of the rotation, there is a decent chance his playing time reduces moving forward. He will likely battle with Trey Lyles for backup minutes, a scenario that could see him lose out, at least initially. However, if the Kings fall out of the playoff picture later in the campaign, he could move up the pecking order, making him a player to monitor as the season progresses.
Metu played very limited minutes for a majority of last season but was given plenty of opportunities toward the end of the campaign because of injuries to the Kings' other big men. In his final eight games of the year, six of which were starts, the 24-year-old averaged 10.3 points and 5.1 rebounds over 25.5 minutes per game. However, given the offseason additions of veteran centers Alex Len and Tristan Thompson, Metu is unlikely to maintain that level of playing time and probably won't be relevant in most fantasy formats.
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Five steals against Atlanta
CDetroit Pistons
April 4, 2024
Metu accumulated nine points (4-9 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 1-1 FT), five rebounds, three assists, one block and five steals in 28 minutes off the bench during Wednesday's 121-113 loss to Atlanta.
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Scores 17 off bench Monday
CDetroit Pistons
April 2, 2024
Metu contributed 17 points (6-10 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 4-4 FT), eight rebounds and two blocks over 28 minutes during Monday's 110-108 loss to Memphis.
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Inks deal with Detroit
CDetroit Pistons
March 30, 2024
The Pistons signed Metu to a one-year contract Saturday that includes a team option for 2024-25, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
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