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Chimezie Metu
Forward-Center ·Phoenix Suns ·NBA ·#7

Chimezie Metu

Age29 BornMar 22, 1997 FromUSA Height206 cm (6'9") Weight102 kg CollegeSouthern California Draft2018 · #49
Career averages
8.6PPG
4.3RPG
1.0APG
414 games · 11 seasons

At a glance

PHX hub
Latest gamesBox score
Tue, Mar 25, 2025
L vs Bayern 102 - 10111 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Mar 21, 2025
W vs Žalgiris 70 - 8212 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Mar 14, 2025
W vs Partizan 80 - 8716 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Mar 7, 2025
W at ALBA 99 - 8511 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Feb 27, 2025
L at Real 91 - 9617 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Feb 7, 2025
L vs Olympiacos 90 - 8816 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
All PHX games
Position rank2022-23
#104PPG rank
#20PER rank
#60Win shares rank
Forward-CenterPosition
Among 120 Forward-Center players with 41+ games
Career snapshot
11Seasons
414Games
3,545Career points
14.3PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 162 games · 2020-21 to 2022-23
Draft2018
2Round
49Overall pick
From Southern California
Career highsSingle season
17.9PPG · 2019-20 · Spurs
9.1RPG · 2019-20 · Spurs
3.0APG · 2019-20 · Spurs
17.3PER · 2022-23 · SAC
2.1Win shares · 2022-23 · SAC

Career by team

Dreamland Gran Canaria
2025-26 - 2025-26 · 1 seasons
14.0 PPG 4.6 RPG 0.9 APG
11 games
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
2024-25 - 2024-25 · 1 seasons
11.0 PPG 4.8 RPG 1.0 APG
24 games
Barca
2024-25 - 2024-25 · 2 seasons
12.0 PPG 4.3 RPG 1.0 APG
44 games
FC Barcelona Basket
2024-25 - 2024-25 · 1 seasons
11.0 PPG 4.8 RPG 1.0 APG
24 games
Phoenix Suns
2023-24 - 2023-24 · 1 seasons
5.0 PPG 3.0 RPG 0.5 APG
37 games
Detroit Pistons
2023-24 - 2023-24 · 1 seasons
10.5 PPG 6.0 RPG 1.9 APG
14 games
Sacramento Kings
2020-21 - 2022-23 · 3 seasons
6.7 PPG 4.0 RPG 0.8 APG
162 games
San Antonio Spurs
2018-19 - 2019-20 · 2 seasons
2.3 PPG 1.4 RPG 0.5 APG
47 games
Austin Spurs
2018-19 - 2019-20 · 2 seasons
15.9 PPG 8.1 RPG 2.5 APG
51 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
2018-19 SAS 29 0 5.0 1.8 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 32.8 0.0 76.5 6.4 -0.3
2018-19 Spurs 26 0 27.3 14.0 7.1 2.0 0.7 1.3 49.5 22.2 67.0 - -
2019-20 SAS 18 0 5.8 3.2 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.3 57.1 0.0 76.9 22.2 0.3
2019-20 Spurs 25 0 29.1 17.9 9.1 3.0 1.4 1.6 54.4 36.1 62.8 - -
2020-21 SAC 36 6 13.6 6.3 3.1 0.8 0.4 0.5 50.8 35.1 72.1 14.5 0.6
2021-22 SAC 60 20 21.3 8.9 5.6 1.0 0.9 0.5 45.2 30.6 78.0 13.4 1.5
2022-23 SAC 66 0 10.4 4.9 3.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 58.9 23.7 74.0 17.3 2.1
2023-24 PHX 37 5 12.1 5.0 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.2 50.8 29.4 88.4 - -
2023-24 DET 14 7 29.4 10.5 6.0 1.9 1.7 0.5 50.0 30.2 95.2 - -
2024-25 FC 24 2 20.0 11.0 4.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 62.4 36.4 75.0 11.8 -
2024-25 FCB 24 0 20.0 11.0 4.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 55.1 36.4 75.0 - -
2024-25 BAR 24 2 20.0 11.0 4.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 55.1 36.4 75.0 - -
2024-25 FCB 20 0 20.0 13.2 3.8 1.0 0.7 0.6 61.7 43.1 66.0 - -
2025-26 GCN 11 0 26.3 14.0 4.6 0.9 0.5 0.2 44.3 36.2 81.4 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 2024 Sacramento Kings FC Barcelona Bàsquet offseason From 2022-23 to 2024-25
Jul 2020 San Antonio Spurs Sacramento Kings season change

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Born on March 22

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