With only one selection in the 2025 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons made it count, adding sharpshooter Chaz Lanier out of Tennessee. The 6-foot-4 guard joins a Pistons team in need of reliable outside shooting. After four solid years at North Florida, where he averaged 8.9 points and shot 40% from deep, Lanier made a significant leap in his lone season at Tennessee. He averaged … [Read more...] about Pistons’ Chaz Lanier Pick Spells Doom for Veteran Sharpshooter
Detroit Pistons Just Drafted a Sniper With the 37th Pick
With the 37th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons selected Chaz Lanier out of Tennessee. This marked the Pistons’ first selection in this year’s draft, following a quiet first round on Thursday night in which they held no picks. Just a year ago, the Pistons made headlines by trading up 16 spots to draft Bobi Klintman from Wake Forest, signaling a willingness to be … [Read more...] about Detroit Pistons Just Drafted a Sniper With the 37th Pick
Pistons Langdon Betting on Core, Not Names This Offseason
Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations Trajan Langdon outlined the franchise’s offseason strategy in a recent press conference. While he addressed a range of topics, one statement in particular has sparked debate among fans: the Pistons’ decision to avoid making a “super aggressive” move, like the Orlando Magic’s recent trade for Desmond Bane, which involved … [Read more...] about Pistons Langdon Betting on Core, Not Names This Offseason
Best Point Guard Target For Mavs With $5.7 Million MLE
With Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving intending to opt out of his $44 million player option for 2025-26 and sign a three-year, $119 million contract, the Mavs “are expected to open up the $5.7 million taxpayer midlevel exception,” according to ESPN insider Shams Charania. “Potential targets for that salary slot would have included Dennis Schroder, D’Angelo Russell, … [Read more...] about Best Point Guard Target For Mavs With $5.7 Million MLE
Seven Former Role Players Who Would Thrive in the Modern NBA
When we talk about players from earlier eras and how they can adapt to the modern NBA, we often talk about superstars. Could LeBron James play as well during the 1980s or 1990s? Could Michael Jordan dominate in the modern era? But we rarely talk about the others, such as the role players that do the dirty work. Some of these players were ahead of their time. They were good role … [Read more...] about Seven Former Role Players Who Would Thrive in the Modern NBA