Chimezie Metu

SAC · Big · 2021-22 · USC · Year 4 · age 24 · born Mar 22, 1997

8.9 PPG5.6 RPG1.0 APG1.0 TPG21.3 MPG

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Height: 6'9"
Wingspan: 7'1"
Reach: 9'0"
Max vert: 36.0"
Weight: 225
Lane agility: 11.9s

Chimezie Metu, 2021-22 with SAC: 8.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 21.3 minutes a game. Against the 342 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Def. rebound % (94th percentile), Rebounds / 75 (83rd) and Steals / 75 (77th); his lowest are Assists / 75 (16th percentile) and Assist % (18th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 6 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 342 qualified players in 2021-22; the second number is his rank among the 66 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Minutes / game	32	45	21.3
Minutes share	37	45	32.3%
Availability	40	42	73.2%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	33	8	.546
Effective FG%	35	8	.516
Points per shot	34	4	1.19
3-point %	22	37	30.6%
3-point attempts / g	44	77	3.1
3PA rate (of FGA)	53	86	41.4%
2-point %	65	25	55.5%
Free throw %	48	72	78.0%
FT attempts / g	36	17	1.5
FT rate (of FGA)	38	7	20.3%
% points from 3	45	86	32.0%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	44	33	14.8
Assist %	18	33	7.1%
Assists / 75	16	32	1.7
Assist / turnover	9	29	0.98
Potential assists / 75	14	27	3.0
Usage %	51	56	18.4%
Turnover %	54	67	11.1%
Turnovers / 75	52	63	1.7
Offensive rebound %	46	1	2.7%
Drive rate / 75	46	92	5.0
Self-creation	44	12	avg
Shot-making (PPP %ile)	20	19	40
Defender difficulty	72	17	high (+0.1)
Impact
On/Off net	43	43	-0.4

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	83	35	9.3
Def. rebound %	94	72	22.7%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	77	86	1.4
Blocks / 75	74	26	0.9
Stocks / 75	77	52	2.3
Steal %	77	86	1.9%
Block %	71	23	2.2%
Rim FG% def. diff	69	36	−3.7%
Matchup difficulty	17	17	low (11.1)
Opp FG% on matchups	25	37	+2.1%
Deflections / 75	84	89	2.9
Physical ingredients
Length (wingspan)	76	13	7'1"
Height	79	20	6'9"
Strength (weight)	67	8	225
Standing reach	86	17	9'0"
Lateral agility	5	21	11.9s
Vertical	40	50	36.0"

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Overall value
PER	42	8	13.4
Win Shares / 48	21	1	.056
Box Plus/Minus	32	13	−1.5
Offensive BPM	27	18	−1.6
Defensive BPM	55	31	+0.1
VORP	34	17	0.2
Game Score / g	37	24	7.1

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile
2018-19	SAS	21	29	5.0	1.8	1.2	0.4	.389	−8.7	1
2019-20	SAS	22	18	5.8	3.2	1.8	0.6	.608	+1.7	78
2020-21	SAC	23	36	13.6	6.3	3.1	0.8	.571	−3.6	10
2021-22★	SAC	24	60	21.3	8.9	5.6	1.0	.546	−1.5	32
2022-23	SAC	25	66	10.4	4.9	3.0	0.6	.639	−0.1	55
2023-24	DET	26	51	16.8	6.5	3.8	0.9	.610	−1.3	34

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.