Pistons G Chaz Lanier lights it up with 8 3-pointers in Summer League game vs. Knicks
Detroit Pistons guard Chaz Lanier caught fire from deep in Monday's Summer League game against the New York Knicks.
The second-year player out of Tennessee made eight 3-pointers in the 86-75 loss to the Knicks. Lanier led all players with 24 points.
8 3-POINTERS FOR CHAZ LANIER 🔥
— NBA (@NBA) July 13, 2026
He has 24 PTS on 80 3P% for the game!
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Detroit selected the guard with the 37th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. As a rookie last season, he played in 34 games in a depth role. He is still searching for his first career start, but averaged 2.4 points in 7.7 minutes per game.
Lanier has shown consistent accuracy from beyond the arc so far in the Pistons' Summer League games. In the first game Detroit played against the Philadelphia 76ers, he made 1 of 6 3s, but bounced back against the Cleveland Cavaliers, connecting on 7 of 12.
So far this summer, the guard is 16-for-30 from 3-point range for a 53.3% shooting percentage.
The guard will have his work cut out for him fighting for minutes next season. The Pistons acquired Stanford guard Ebuka Okorie in the 2026 NBA Draft. Detroit also acquired Gary Harris from the Milwaukee Bucks in a trade for Caris LeVert.
If Lanier can keep up this level of production, though, it could lead to a bigger role.
