Chimezie Metu

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Center Age: 27-13d Exp: 5 Years
Drafted: Round 2 (#49 overall), 2018 College: Southern California Agent(s): Darren Matsubara (Wasserman)

 
  • Current Contract

    Chimezie Metu signed a 10 day / $134,863 contract with the Detroit Pistons, including $134,863 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $13,486. In 2023-24, Metu will earn a base salary of $134,863, while carrying a cap hit of $116,075 and a dead cap value of $116,075.

    Contract: 10 day(s) / $134,863
    Average Salary: $13,486
    Guaranteed at Signing $134,863
    Signed Using: Ten Day/Minimum
    Free Agent: 2024 /
    Year   Age Status Base Salary Likely Incent. Unlikely Incent. Trade Bonus Cap Hit Pct of League Cap Yearly Cash Guaranteed
    2023-24 Contract details by year 26 $134,863 - - - $116,075 0.09% $134,863($134,863) $134,863
    2024 Free Agent Year 27  
    Trade Restriction: This player cannot be traded until Jun 20, 2024.
    Sources: Spotrac

    Current Dead Contracts

    Year   Base Salary Dead Cap Hit Yearly Cash
    2023-24 Contract details by year $2,346,614 $2,019,706 $890,095($890,095)

    Previous Contracts

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    2023-2023

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $2,346,614
    Average Salary: $2,346,614
    Guaranteed at Signing $2,346,614
    Signed Using: Free Agent/Minimum
    Free Agent: 2024 / UFA

    2023-2023Retained

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,456,519
    Average Salary: $1,456,519
    Signed Using: Retained

    2020-2022

    Contract: 3 yr(s) / $4,373,656
    Average Salary: $1,457,885
    Guaranteed at Signing $700,000
    Signed Using: Rest Of Season/MLE
    Free Agent: 2023 / UFA

    2020-2020

    Contract: 3 yr(s) / $5,294,220
    Average Salary: $1,764,740
    Guaranteed at Signing $50,000
    Signed Using: Free Agent/MLE
    Free Agent: 2021 / RFA

    2020-2020

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / -
    Average Salary: -
    Signed Using: Two Way
    Free Agent: 2021 / RFA

    2018-2020

    Contract: 3 yr(s) / $3,919,177
    Average Salary: $1,306,392
    Guaranteed at Signing $2,255,316
    Signed Using: /MLE
    Free Agent: 2021 / RFA
  • Estimated Career Earnings

    A look at the calculated cash earnings for Chimezie Metu, including any upcoming years.

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Trade Kicker Total Cash
    2018-19 Player Cash Earnings $838,464 - - - $838,464
    2019-20* Player Cash Earnings $1,328,299 - - - $1,328,299
    2020-21 Player Cash Earnings $50,000 - - - $50,000
    2020-21 Player Cash Earnings $700,000 - - - $700,000
    2021-22 Player Cash Earnings $1,762,796 - - - $1,762,796
    2022-23 Player Cash Earnings $1,910,860 - - - $1,910,860
    2023-24 Player Cash Earnings $1,456,519 - - - $1,456,519
    2023-24 Player Cash Earnings $890,095 - - - $890,095
    2023-24 Player Cash Earnings $134,863 - - - $134,863
    Est. Earnings
    (6 seasons)
    $9,071,896 - - - $9,071,896
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Trade Kicker Total Cash
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $2,166,763 - - - $2,166,763
    4 seasons Player Cash Earnings $4,423,656 - - - $4,423,656
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $1,456,519 - - - $1,456,519
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $890,095 - - - $890,095
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $134,863 - - - $134,863

    * earnings may include deduction of original cashed earned due to shortened season

  • Transactions

    Mar 20 2024Signed a 10-day contract with Detroit (DET)
    Feb 9 2024Waived by Memphis (MEM)
    Feb 8 2024Traded 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 2 2023Signed a 1 year $2.35 million contract with Phoenix (PHX)
    Jan 13 2023Fined $2,000 for ejection from HOU-SAC game
    Jan 13 2023Fined $2,000 for technical foul during HOU-SAC game
    Nov 15 2022Fined $2,000 for technical foul during BKN-SAC game
    Jun 29 2022Sacramento (SAC) fully guaranteed $1.91 million salary for 2022-23
    Mar 9 2022Fined $2,000 for technical foul during DEN-SAC game
    Jan 19 2022Fined $2,000 for technical foul during DET-SAC game
    Jan 10 2022Fined $2,000 for technical foul during CLE-SAC game
    Dec 26 2021Fined $2,000 for technical foul during MEM-SAC game
    Dec 1 2021Sacramento (SAC) fully guaranteed salary for 2021-22 season
    Oct 29 2021Fined $2,000 for technical foul during SAC-NOP game
    Aug 10 2021Sacramento (SAC) guaranteed $881,398 million salary for 2021-22
    May 14 2021Fined $2,000 for technical foul during SAC-MEM game
    Apr 27 2021Signed a 3 year Rest-of-Season contract with Sacramento (SAC)
    Dec 23 2020Signed a two-way contract with Sacramento (SAC)
    Dec 21 2020Waived by Sacramento (SAC)
    Nov 28 2020Signed a 3 year $5.29 million contract with Sacramento (SAC)
    Nov 20 2020Waived by San Antonio (SAS)
    Aug 30 2018Signed a 3 year $3.9 million contract with San Antonio (SAS)
    Jun 21 2018Drafted by San Antonio (SAS): Round 2 (#49 overall)
  • Fines & Suspensions

    A look at the reported fines & suspensions for Chimezie Metu, and the financial implications.

    Date Team Category Games Susp. Forfeited Reason
    01/13/2023 Player contract details by year Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during HOU-SAC game
    01/13/2023 Player contract details by year Ejection $2,000 for ejection from HOU-SAC game
    11/15/2022 Player contract details by year Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during BKN-SAC game
    03/09/2022 Player contract details by year Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during DEN-SAC game
    01/19/2022 Player contract details by year Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during DET-SAC game
    01/10/2022 Player contract details by year Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during CLE-SAC game
    12/26/2021 Player contract details by year Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during MEM-SAC game
    10/29/2021 Player contract details by year Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during SAC-NOP game
    05/14/2021 Player contract details by year Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during SAC-MEM game
    - $18,000
  • Statistics

    Season Team Games MPG FG% 3PT% FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PT Prod Pts
    2023 DET 42 13.74 0.503 0.262 0.889 0.69 2.50 3.19 0.74 0.62 0.29 0.83 5.38 11.29
    2022 SAC 66 10.42 0.589 0.237 0.740 0.71 2.29 3.00 0.61 0.33 0.32 0.48 4.86 10.19
    2021 SAC 60 21.27 0.452 0.306 0.772 0.57 5.02 5.58 1.00 0.85 0.53 1.02 8.90 18.85
    2020 SAC 36 13.56 0.506 0.351 0.721 0.86 2.25 3.11 0.78 0.39 0.50 0.81 6.28 12.15
    2019 SA 18 5.83 0.571 0.000 0.769 0.67 1.17 1.83 0.56 0.17 0.33 0.56 3.22 6.70
    2018 SA 29 5 0.328 0.000 0.765 0.31 0.93 1.24 0.45 0.21 0.07 0.52 1.76 3.96
    Totals 251 13.06 0.493 0.291 0.777 0.65 2.73 3.38 0.73 0.49 0.36 0.73 5.64 11.76