With the 49th pick, the San Antonio Spurs chose USC center Chimezie Metu. The 6’10” Trojan was the Pac-12’s Most Improved player of 2017. That same year he also garnered Second-team All Pac-12 honors. In his junior year, he moved up into First-team All Pac-12 while averaging 15.7 points per game along with 7.4 rebounds.
At first glance, Metu is not built as sturdy as many of the men he would inevitably face in the pros, but he does have the length and agility to move around in the post to get his shot.