VFL Chaz Lanier Drops 40-Piece in G-League Game During Pistons’ Off Week
Former Tennessee guard Chaz Lanier is spending some time in the G-League with the Motor City Cruise to help him get some extra reps as he develops during his rookie season at the next level. Lanier was originally drafted by the Detroit Pistons this past summer, but it’s not like the Pistons are a broken […]
VFL Chaz Lanier Gets Rewarded By Teammates After Breakout Game With Detroit
Former Tennessee sharpshooter Chaz Lanier put up a career-high nine points for the Detroit Pistons in a 120-112 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night in Georgia. Lanier shot 3-of-7 in the game with all seven attempts coming from behind the three-point arc, knocking down his first three shots of the game in the […]
VFL Chaz Lanier Reacts to Tennessee Basketball Fan Showing Up to his NBA Game
After a record-breaking year with Tennessee basketball, Chaz Lanier was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2025 NBA Draft. With the regular season now underway, Lanier has appeared in four games for an average of 2.8 points in 8.0 minutes on the floor per game. On Monday night, the Pistons hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers […]
VFLs Chaz Lanier and Tobias Harris Combine For 24 Points During Preseason Debut
Former Tennessee stars Tobias Harris and Chaz Lanier shared the court during the Pistons’ 128-112 preseason-opening win over the Grizzlies on Monday night in Memphis. Harris played 14 minutes as a starter for Detroit while Lanier saw 18 minutes off the bench in his NBA debut. Lanier’s rookie debut couldn’t have gone much better. He […]
Pistons Coach Shares High Praise for VFL Chaz Lanier Ahead of Preseason Opener on Monday
Former Tennessee sharpshooter Chaz Lanier will get his first crack at NBA preseason action on Monday night when the Detroit Pistons take on the Memphis Grizzlies at 8:00 p.m. ET. Lanier, the 37th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, played in five summer league games for the Pistons earlier in the year. He averaged […]
How Zakai Zeigler, Chaz Lanier Performed In Final NBA Summer League Game
Former Tennessee stars Zakai Zeigler and Chaz Lanier concluded their play with the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Summer League Saturday night as the San Antonio Spurs knocked off the Pistons 96-84. But despite the losing effort, both Zeigler and Lanier turned in strong performances to conclude the summer. Lanier scored 11 points on four-of-seven […]
Former Tennessee Star Chaz Lanier Signs Rookie Contract With Detroit Pistons
Former Tennessee star Chaz Lanier officially inked his NBA rookie contract Monday, the Detroit Pistons announced on X (Twitter). Lanier signed a four-year, $8.79 million contract according to the USA Today’s Michael Scotto. The first two years of the contract are fully guaranteed, paying the former Tennessee flamethrower $3.52 million over his first two professional […]
Chaz Lanier Will Wear Same Number as Another Former Tennessee Basketball Star With the Pistons
It’s safe to order your Detroit Pistons Chaz Lanier jersey. The former basketball star will officially wear No. 20 to begin his NBA career. He wore No. 2 at Tennessee and North Florida in his college career. He wore No. 3 at Ensworth in Nashville during his high school career. Both the No. 2 and […]
What Chaz Lanier Said After The Detroit Pistons Selected Him In 2025 NBA Draft
Shooting guard Chaz Lanier made it five straight years that a Tennessee basketball player was selected in the NBA Draft Thursday as the Detroit Pistons selected him early in the second round of the 2025 draft. The Nashville native heads to professional basketball after a stellar lone season at Tennessee where he averaged 18 points […]
Zakai Zeigler To Play NBA Summer League With Former Tennessee Teammate
Former Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler will play with former Vol teammate Chaz Lanier on the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Summer League, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reported Thursday night. Zeigler went undrafted in the 2025 draft this week before agreeing to a deal with the Pistons this summer. Detroit drafted Lanier with the No. 37 […]