How much should you trust the jumper?
28.4% from three on 67 attempts. Fewer than 100 attempts leave plenty of room for the percentage to move. Watch the misses and the closeouts, too.
Inspect the record ↓Players Chaz Lanier
ChazLanier
#8 · Guard· 6' 3"· 24 years
Inside the game of Chaz Lanier.
PORTRAIT / NBA GUARDLast completed season · 2025-26
34 games · DETPoints / G2.4
Rebounds / G0.7
Assists / G0.5
Minutes / G7.8
Field goal31.5%
Three-point28.4%
2026-27 No verified regular-season sample yet. The numbers above describe 2025-26; preseason is separate below.
NBA game-log minutes are rounded; season averages may differ slightly from the league’s full-precision totals.
Recent official source check · No recorded 2026-27 regular-season appearance. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
Game highlights / ESPN
Watch on ESPN
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Detroit Pistons vs. Miami Heat: Game Highlights
Open the full clip with the publisher.
02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
264 recorded minutes
No league ranking without a qualified, same-season comparison sample. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.
Scoring volume10.9 PTS / 36Comparison unavailable
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production2.3 AST / 36Comparison unavailable
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production3.1 REB / 36Comparison unavailable
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite75.3% of FGAComparison unavailable
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume6.7 FTA / 100 FGAComparison unavailable
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency43.6% TSComparison unavailable
True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts
How to read this profile
Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.
NBA source record ↗Decisions under pressure
5.67 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.
Inspect the record ↓The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current DET teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2025-26 records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.
| Player | Position | MIN / G | AST / G | 3P% | 3PA | REB / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham ↗ | G | 33.9 | 9.9 | 34.2% | 366 | 5.5 |
| Ausar Thompson ↗ | G-F | 26.0 | 3.1 | 25.0% | 24 | 5.7 |
| Kevin Huerter ↗ | G-F | 22.5 | 2.6 | 30.8% | 325 | 3.5 |
| Isaiah Joe ↗ | G | 21.2 | 1.3 | 42.3% | 428 | 2.5 |
| Elijah Harkless ↗ | G | 21.0 | 2.9 | 23.9% | 88 | 2.0 |
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Lanier’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.
Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓03 / The numbers
A season in motion.
2025-26 regular season · 34 games
Game by game
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2025-26 · Percentages and attempt volume.
43.6%True shooting
42.1%Effective FG
40.9%
Two-point22 attempts28.4%
Three-point67 attempts83.3%
Free throws6 attemptsShare of points80 total points
Two-pointers 22.5%Three-pointers 71.2%Free throws 6.2%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
The next chapter is on the court.
Reviewed player analysis appears here as game reports are published.
Open the latest game ↗Every recorded appearance ↓
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05 / The long view
The career, chapter by chapter.
Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DET | 34 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 31.5% | 28.4% | 83.3% |
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
2 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | Preseason | DET vs WAS ↗ | 17.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.5% | 50.0% | — | -4.8Box only · provisional |
| Oct 5 | Preseason | DET vs PHX ↗ | 14.2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% | -1.3Box only · provisional |
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Individual performance breakdowns +
Preseason
Oct 10, 2026 · DET vs WAS
Bench · 17.0 minutes
Impact-4.8
- PTS
- 9
- REB
- 0
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 2
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 37.5% 8 attempts
- 3PT
- 50% 6 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -4
- True shooting
- 56.2%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:52 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 5, 2026 · DET vs PHX
Bench · 14.2 minutes
Impact-1.3
- PTS
- 5
- REB
- 3
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 2
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 2
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 25% 4 attempts
- 3PT
- 25% 4 attempts
- FT
- 50% 4 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +2
- True shooting
- 43.4%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:32 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Lanier got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 206 lbs
- Age now
- 24 years
- Born
- 2001-12-19
- Hometown
- Nashville, TN
- College
- Tennessee
- Draft
- 2025: Rd 2, Pk 37 (DET)
- Experience
- 2nd Season
#37 Pick in 2025 Draft
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$2.15M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$2.15M
2027-28
$2.53M
2028-29
$2.74MTeam option
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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