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Chimezie Metu
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Chimezie Metu

Forward-Center  at Phoenix Suns
Age29
NationalityUSA
Height206 cm (6'9")
Weight102 kg
BornMar 22, 1997
CollegeSouthern California
Career
8.6PPG
4.3RPG
1.0APG
414 games · 11 seasons

Career snapshot

11seasons
414games
3,545career pts
14.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 162 games · 2020-21–2022-23

Position rank · 2022-23

#104PPG rank
#20PER rank
#60WS rank
Among 120 Forward-Center players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 17.9 2019-20 · Spurs
RPG 9.1 2019-20 · Spurs
APG 3.0 2019-20 · Spurs
PER 17.3 2022-23 · SAC
WS 2.1 2022-23 · SAC

Draft

2018
Round 2 · Pick 49
from Southern California

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