UPDATED Aug. 30, 2022, at 11:00 AM

2022-23 NBA Player Projections

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Chimezie Metu

Weighted average of past three seasons
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Avg.
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Percentile
Vitals50th
Height6'9"
Weight225
Draft position49
Scoring
True shooting %55%
Free throw %77%
Usage %19%
Tendencies
3 pt. frequency36%
FT frequency21%
Passing/ball handling
Assist %7%
Turnover %12%
Defense/rebounding
Rebound %14%
Block %2.5%
Steal %1.8%
Defensive +/--0.5
Wins above replacement projection
Category: SCRUB
5-yr market value: $12.7m

Confidence interval

Projection

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Performance of the 10 most comparable players
1
Jonas Jerebko
Year: 2013
Similarity: 58
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2
Alaa Abdelnaby
Year: 1994
Similarity: 57
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3
S. Medvedenko
Year: 2005
Similarity: 57
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4
Kyle O'Quinn
Year: 2016
Similarity: 55
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5
David Benoit
Year: 1994
Similarity: 55
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6
Mark Alarie
Year: 1990
Similarity: 55
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7
Reggie Johnson
Year: 1983
Similarity: 55
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8
Earl Clark
Year: 2014
Similarity: 55
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9
J. Lauvergne
Year: 2018
Similarity: 54
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10
Pat Cummings
Year: 1982
Similarity: 53
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Chimezie Metu

  • Kings
  • Sacramento Kings
  • Power Forward
  • 25 years old
The fine print
RAPTOR Ratings2020'21'22'23'24'25'26'27'28'29
Offensive +/-Reg. season-2.3-2.7-3.3-2.0-1.6-1.7-1.7-1.7-1.8-1.9
Playoffs-1.9-1.6-1.6-1.7-1.7-1.8-1.9
Combined-2.3-2.7-3.3-1.9-1.6-1.7-1.7-1.7-1.8-1.9
Defensive +/-Reg. season-2.6-2.5+0.1-0.6-0.5-0.5-0.5-0.4-0.3-0.4
Playoffs-0.6-0.5-0.5-0.5-0.4-0.3-0.4
Combined-2.6-2.5+0.1-0.6-0.5-0.5-0.5-0.4-0.3-0.4
Total +/-Reg. season-4.9-5.2-3.3-2.6-2.1-2.1-2.2-2.2-2.1-2.3
Playoffs-2.6-2.1-2.1-2.2-2.1-2.1-2.3
Combined-4.9-5.2-3.3-2.6-2.1-2.1-2.2-2.2-2.1-2.3
Per 82 games2020'21'22'23'24'25'26'27'28'29
WARReg. season-0.1-0.7-0.30.10.30.30.20.20.20.1
Playoffs0.10.30.30.20.20.20.1
Combined-0.1-0.7-0.30.10.30.30.20.20.20.1
Market valueReg. season$1.4m-$0.1m$0.9m$2.2m$2.9m$2.7m$2.4m$2.5m$2.2m$1.8m
Playoffs$2.2m$2.7m$2.6m$2.3m$2.4m$2.1m$1.7m
Combined$1.4m-$0.1m$0.9m$2.2m$2.8m$2.7m$2.4m$2.4m$2.2m$1.8m
Minutes playedReg. season1215561,2791,1181,021899762644548410
Playoffs887850796682581484368
Combined1215561,2791,003936847722612516389
The fine print
Based on a combination of regular-season and playoff performances
YearOff. +/-Def. +/-Total +/-Mkt. valueMin. played
2020-2.3-2.6-4.9$1.4m121
2021-2.7-2.5-5.2-$0.1m556
2022-3.3+0.1-3.3$0.9m1,279
2023-1.9-0.6-2.6$2.2m1,003
2024-1.6-0.5-2.1$2.8m936
2025-1.7-0.5-2.1$2.7m847
2026-1.7-0.5-2.2$2.4m722
2027-1.7-0.4-2.2$2.4m612
2028-1.8-0.3-2.1$2.2m516
2029-1.9-0.4-2.3$1.8m389