Chimezie Metu
2024-25 Cap Hit
$2,654,644
2024-25 Cash
$2,654,644
Career Earnings
$9,287,677
2023-2024 rest-of-season (CURRENT)
Chimezie Metu signed a 2 year , $2,870,425 contract with the Detroit Pistons, including $215,781 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,435,213. In 2024-25, Metu will earn a base salary of $2,654,644, while carrying a cap hit of $2,654,644.
Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023-24 | 26 | $215,781 | 0.16% | $215,781 | 0.13% | $215,781 | $215,781 | ||
2024-25 | 27 |
Club
|
$2,654,644 | 1.88% | $2,654,644 | 1.55% | $2,654,644 | $2,870,425 | |
2025-26 | 28 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023-24 | 26 | $215,781 | - | - | $215,781 | 0.16% | $215,781 | ||
2024-25 | 27 |
Club
|
$2,654,644 | - | - | $2,654,644 | 1.88% | $2,654,644 | |
2025-26 | 28 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023-24 | 26 | $215,781 | $215,781 | $215,781 | $215,781 | $1,435,213 | ||
2024-25 | 27 |
Club |
$2,654,644 | $2,654,644 | $2,870,425 | $1,435,213 | $2,654,644 |
- 2024-25: Club Option/non-guaranteed (deadline 6/29/24), fully guaranteed 1/10/26
2023-2023 ten-day
Chimezie Metu signed a 10 day , $134,863 contract with the Detroit Pistons, including $134,863 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $13,486.
2023-2023 Free Agent
Chimezie Metu signed a 1 year , $2,346,614 contract with the Phoenix Suns, including $2,346,614 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,346,614.
2020-2022 rest-of-season
Chimezie Metu signed a 3 year , $4,373,656 contract with the Sacramento Kings, including $2,462,796 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,457,885.
2020-2020 two-way
Chimezie Metu signed a 1 year contract with the Sacramento Kings.
2020-2020 Free Agent
Chimezie Metu signed a 3 year , $5,294,220 contract with the Sacramento Kings, including $50,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,764,740.
2018-2020
Chimezie Metu signed a 3 year , $3,919,177 contract with the San Antonio Spurs, including $2,255,316 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,306,392.
Career Earnings thru 2024
$9,287,677
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
5 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 21 |
Active
|
$838,464 |
$838,464 |
||
2019 | 22 |
Active
|
$1,328,299 |
$2,166,763 |
||
2020 | 23 |
Active
Retained
|
$700,000 $50,000 |
$2,866,763 $2,916,763 |
||
2021 | 24 |
Active
|
$1,762,796 |
$4,679,559 |
||
2022 | 25 |
Active
|
$1,910,860 |
$6,590,419 |
||
2023 | 26 |
Retained
Active
Retained
Retained
|
$890,095 $215,781 $134,863 $1,456,519 |
$7,480,514 $7,696,295 $7,831,158 $9,287,677 |
||
Total |
$11,942,321 |
$7,480,514 $7,696,295 $7,831,158 $9,287,677 |
||||
2024 | 27 |
Active / Club
|
$2,654,644 |
$11,942,321 |
||
Total |
$11,942,321 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 |
|
21 |
$838,464
|
$838,464 |
$838,464 |
||
2019 |
|
22 |
$1,328,299
|
$1,328,299 |
$2,166,763 |
||
2020 |
|
23 |
$700,000 $50,000
|
$700,000 $50,000 |
$2,866,763 $2,916,763 |
||
2021 |
|
24 |
$1,762,796
|
$1,762,796 |
$4,679,559 |
||
2022 |
|
25 |
$1,910,860
|
$1,910,860 |
$6,590,419 |
||
2023 |
|
26 |
$890,095 $215,781 $134,863 $1,456,519
|
$890,095 $215,781 $134,863 $1,456,519 |
$7,480,514 $7,696,295 $7,831,158 $9,287,677 |
||
2024 |
|
27 |
$2,654,644
|
$2,654,644 |
$11,942,321 |
||
Total |
$11,942,321 |
$11,942,321 |
$11,942,321 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | $2,166,763 | - | - | $2,166,763 | |
3 | $4,423,656 | - | - | $4,423,656 | |
1 | $890,095 | - | - | $890,095 | |
1 | $350,644 | - | - | $350,644 | |
1 | $1,456,519 | - | - | $1,456,519 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Games Missed | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019-20 | SAS | Nov 27, 2019 - Dec 03, 2019 | 3 | Foot |
2020-21 | SAC | Feb 18, 2021 - Mar 23, 2021 | 16 | Wrist |
2020-21 | SAC | May 02, 2021 - May 06, 2021 | 3 | Back |
2021-22 | SAC | Jan 04, 2022 - Jan 08, 2022 | 3 | Health Protocols |
2021-22 | SAC | Jan 25, 2022 - Jan 28, 2022 | 2 | Ankle |
2022-23 | SAC | Jan 23, 2023 - Jan 24, 2023 | 1 | Ankle |
- Mar 30, 2024 Signed a 2 year Rest-of-Season contract with Detroit (DET) - includes 2024-25 Club Option
- Mar 20, 2024 Signed a 10-day contract with Detroit (DET)
- Feb 09, 2024 Waived by Memphis (MEM)
- Feb 08, 2024 Traded to Memphis (MEM) from Phoenix (PHX) as part of a 3-team trade: Memphis (MEM) traded David Roddy to Phoenix (PHX); Memphis (MEM) traded Vanja Marinkovic to Brooklyn (BKN); Phoenix (PHX) traded Yuta Watanabe to Memphis (MEM); Phoenix (PHX) traded Keita Bates-Diop, Jordan Goodwin, 2026 2nd round pick, 2028 2nd round pick and 2029 2nd round pick to Brooklyn (BKN); Brooklyn (BKN) traded Royce O'Neale to Phoenix (PHX)
- Jul 02, 2023 Signed a 1 year $2.35 million contract with Phoenix (PHX)
- Jan 13, 2023 Fined $2,000 for ejection from HOU-SAC game
- Jun 29, 2022 Sacramento (SAC) fully guaranteed $1.91 million salary for 2022-23
- Dec 01, 2021 Sacramento (SAC) fully guaranteed salary for 2021-22 season
- Aug 10, 2021 Sacramento (SAC) guaranteed $881,398 million salary for 2021-22
- Apr 27, 2021 Signed a 3 year Rest-of-Season contract with Sacramento (SAC)
- Dec 23, 2020 Signed a two-way contract with Sacramento (SAC)
- Dec 21, 2020 Waived by Sacramento (SAC)
- Nov 28, 2020 Signed a 3 year $5.29 million contract with Sacramento (SAC)
- Nov 20, 2020 Waived by San Antonio (SAS)
- Aug 30, 2018 Signed a 3 year $3.9 million contract with San Antonio (SAS)
- Jun 21, 2018 Drafted by San Antonio (SAS): Round 2 (#49 overall)
Fines
Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
May 14, 2021 | for technical foul during SAC-MEM game | $2,000 | ||
Oct 29, 2021 | for technical foul during SAC-NOP game | $2,000 | ||
Dec 26, 2021 | for technical foul during MEM-SAC game | $2,000 | ||
Jan 10, 2022 | for technical foul during CLE-SAC game | $2,000 | ||
Jan 19, 2022 | for technical foul during DET-SAC game | $2,000 | ||
Mar 09, 2022 | for technical foul during DEN-SAC game | $2,000 | ||
Nov 15, 2022 | for technical foul during BKN-SAC game | $2,000 | ||
Jan 13, 2023 | for technical foul during HOU-SAC game | $2,000 | ||
Jan 13, 2023 | for ejection from HOU-SAC game | $2,000 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | Min/Gm | Pt/Gm | Reb/Gm | Ast/Gm | Stl/Gm | Blk/Gm | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | DET | 51 | 12 | 16.8 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .504 | .298 | .906 |
2022 | SAC | 66 | 10.4 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .589 | .237 | .740 | |
2021 | SAC | 60 | 20 | 21.3 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .452 | .306 | .772 |
2020 | SAC | 36 | 6 | 13.6 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .506 | .351 | .721 |
2019 | SA | 18 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .571 | .769 | ||
2018 | SA | 29 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .328 | .765 |