Chaz Lanier fights for minutes at the end of the Pistons' guard rotation
Chaz Lanier is in his second season with the Detroit Pistons, wearing No. 8 and listed at 6-4, 206 pounds out of Tennessee. He is not on the injury report. His role so far this season has swung from 17 minutes one night to a DNP the next.
By the Pistons Nightly Desk · updated 17 h ago01The story of the nightA rookie year spent on the fringeLast season Lanier played 34 games for Detroit and averaged 7.7 minutes.
Last season Lanier played 34 games for Detroit and averaged 7.7 minutes. He put up 2.4 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. The shooting was the problem: 31.5 percent from the field, 28.4 percent from three and a 43.6 true shooting percentage. He did hit 83.3 percent at the line, and his usage sat at 14.7 percent. Turnovers were rare at 0.1 per game. His plus-minus of plus-0.2 says the Pistons held up fine in the short stretches he was on the floor, but the minutes were mostly garbage time.
02An up-and-down OctoberThe new season has been a mixed bag.
The new season has been a mixed bag. Lanier scored 5 points with 3 rebounds in 14.2 minutes against Phoenix on October 5, then 9 points in 17 minutes in the loss to Washington on October 10. He did not play against Minnesota on October 14. He came back for 6 points and an assist in 12 minutes against Toronto on October 16, though Detroit was minus-9 with him out there. He sat again in the win over Boston on October 20. Detroit is 4-1 in those five games, and Lanier's spot in the rotation is not settled.
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