It was a pretty great opening day in free agency for James Jones and the Phoenix Suns when you consider the cap restrictions they were forced to work around. One player who can’t get lost in the chaos of a busy day is Chimezie Metu.
Longstanding Valley basketball fans may remember when Metu starred at USC from 2015-18, averaging 15.2 points (53.7% FG) and 7.6 rebounds in 31.2 minutes over his final two seasons there. It was good enough to earn the 49th selection by the San Antonio Spurs in 2018.
Metu only played in 47 games over two seasons as a Spur, but he started to find his NBA footing with the Sacramento Kings in the three years that followed.