DETROIT – March 20, 2024 – The Detroit Pistons announced today that the team has signed forward/center Chimezie Metu to a 10-day contract.
Metu, 6-9, 225, is a five-year NBA veteran and has appeared in 246 career games (31 starts) for San Antonio, Sacramento and Phoenix. The No. 49 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Metu holds career averages of 5.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.4 blocks in 12.8 minutes per game. Metu appeared in 37 games (five starts) for the Phoenix Suns this season and averaged 5.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 12.1 minutes.
A native of Los Angeles, CA, Metu played collegiately at the University of Southern California from 2015-18 where he was named First-Team All-Pac-12 in 2018 and Second-Team All-Pac 12 and Most Improved Player in 2017.