The timing of Chimezie Metu’s signing with the Kings this season couldn’t have been more ironic. After being a numbers casualty in training camp, Metu’s two-way contract was announced during the fourth quarter of the team’s season opener, while Richaun Holmes and Marvin Bagley were both in the process of fouling out.
Metu obviously couldn’t play that night as the Kings lost one big man after another, but his arrival in Sacramento has still come at an opportune moment. The Kings only have two men they’re committed to right now in Holmes and Bagley, and beyond them, Metu will have a chance to crack the rotation.