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.
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DETROIT PISTONS MEDICAL UPDATEPistons forward Ausar Thompson will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season while being treated for a blood clot. Under the guidance of Pistons team physician Dr. Ramsey Shehab of Henry Ford Health, Thompson has been cleared to resume conditioning and will begin non-contact basketball activities at the conclusion of the regular season with a gradual ramp up over the summer months in preparation for a full return next season.
Pistons center Isaiah Stewart will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season with a right hamstring strain suffered during the third quarter of Monday’s contest at Boston.
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