The Pistons’ only draft pick this year, Chaz Lanier, had a subpar Summer League and has an uphill path towards playing meaningful minutes on the main roster this year. Overall, I would give Lanier’s Vegas outing a C grade. His final stats were 10.4 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 2.2 APG and 0.8 SPG shooting 33% from the field and 36% from three.
Many fans were disappointed with Lanier’s Summer League performance and believe he will be lucky to even make the Pistons’ roster at any point this season. But I can see a path where he’s ready to contribute earlier rather than later, and step into real minutes.