Chaz Lanier leads Pistons in scoring against Cavaliers
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Detroit defeated Cleveland, 103-94, on Sunday in the NBA Summer League at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Former Vol Chaz Lanier started and led the Pistons in scoring with 25 points. He converted 9-of-17 field goal attempts and 7-of-12 three-point attempts. Lanier also recorded three rebounds, three assists and one steal.
Meleek Thomas led all scorers for the Cavaliers. He totaled 30 points, four rebounds, seven assists and four steals.
Lanier was selected in the second round of the 2025 NBA draft by Detroit (No. 37 overall). He played at Tennessee during the 2024-25 season after transferring from North Florida.
During the 2024-25 basketball season, the guard appeared in 38 games, including 38 starts, for the Vols. Lanier averaged 18.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
He converted 243-of-564 field goal attempts, 123-of-311 three-point attempts and 75-of-99 free throw attempts at Tennessee.
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