Height
6'3"
Weight
206 lbs
Age
24
College
Tennessee
Experience
0 yrs
Fan Verdict
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Career StatsD+
| Year | Team | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 26 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 32.4% | 30.8% | 100.0% |
| 2025-26 | | 26 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Recent Games
| Date | OPP | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 4/10 | @ CHA | W 118-100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
Current Contract
Length
1 year
Total Value
$1.4M
Guaranteed
$3.5M
AAV
$1.4M/yr
Performance Analysis
Chaz Lanier earns a D+ Performance grade, indicating below-average production relative to other NBA shooting guards this season. Through 26 games, Chaz is contributing 2.5 points, 0.7 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game in his role. Chaz's strongest area is FG% at 32.4, which compares favorably to the shooting guard median of 46.0. The biggest area for growth is APG at 0.5 (shooting guard median: 4.0). Among 147 NBA shooting guards graded this season, Chaz ranks 105th. At 24, Chaz is still developing. The production should improve as he gains experience and a larger role with the Detroit Pistons.
Current Sentiment
The narrative around Chaz Lanier reads like a familiar NBA development story: promising young talent stuck in organizational purgatory. Media coverage frames him as a capable shooter with legitimate upside whose path to meaningful minutes has been blocked by Detroit's crowded backcourt rotation, creating a cautiously optimistic but increasingly impatient tone among observers. His frequent shuttling between the G League and the parent club signals that the Pistons see something in his skill set — likely his shooting touch — but aren't ready to commit rotation minutes to find out what that translates to at the NBA level. The disconnect between coaching staff optimism and actual court time has created a "show me, don't tell me" sentiment, where his underwhelming PER and limited NBA sample size make it hard to justify the developmental investment. For Lanier to flip this narrative, he needs either an injury to open rotation minutes or a dramatic leap in G League performance that forces Detroit's hand. Right now, public opinion sits in that frustrating middle ground where the talent is acknowledged but the timeline for relevance remains murky, earning him a D+ grade that reflects more organizational indecision than player failure.
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