Barcelona has expressed interest in veteran center/power forward Chimezie Metu, according to Alessadro Maggi of Sportando.
Metu became an unrestricted free agent last month when the Pistons declined his $2.65MM option for next season. There are only a handful of open roster spots around the league, so the 27-year-old big man may have to consider playing overseas.
Metu signed with the Suns last summer and appeared in 37 games before being sent to Memphis as part of a three-team deal at the trade deadline. The Grizzlies waived him a day later, and he eventually landed in Detroit, first on a 10-day contract and then on a standard deal.
He put up the best numbers of his career during his brief stay with the Pistons, averaging 10.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.7 steals in 14 games while playing 29.4 minutes per night. He made seven starts and had shooting splits of .500/.302/.952.
Metu was selected by San Antonio with the 49th pick in the 2018 draft and spent two seasons with the Spurs before signing with Sacramento in 2020.