The Detroit Pistons had two clear needs heading into the offseason. They are thin at backup point guard and power forward but chose not to address either of those needs with the 37th pick, instead taking sharpshooting wing Chaz Lanier.
Lanier was one of the best high-volume shooters in college last season, and at 23-years-old, there was some hope he could step into one of the roles vacated by Malik Beasley or Tim Hardaway Jr. at some point.
But after trading for Duncan Robinson and signing Caris LeVert, there won’t even be many minutes left for guys like Marcus Sasser and Paul Reed, who are both far more established players than a second-round rookie.