The Detroit Pistons will wrap up their scheduled NBA Summer League slate on Wednesday with a matchup against the Phoenix Suns, and they’ll be trying to close on a high note after an 86-75 loss to the New York Knicks dropped them to 1-2.
Phoenix enters at 2-1, with its lone defeat coming Sunday against the New Orleans Pelicans. Detroit’s fifth game has not yet been determined, but the Pistons still have a chance to finish the event with a winning record if they can beat the Suns and then take care of that final opponent.
Even with the results not breaking their way, Detroit has gotten encouraging play from several young pieces. Chaz Lanier has been one of the biggest bright spots. The 2025 second-round pick out of Tennessee has been on a tear over the last two Summer League games, piling up 49 points and hitting 15 three-pointers.
Lanier was especially sharp in Monday’s loss to New York, finishing with 25 points, three rebounds and three assists while drilling seven of his 12 attempts from deep.
Ebuka Okorie has also given Detroit plenty to work with. The No. 17 overall pick and former Stanford guard has scored in double figures in all three of the Pistons’ Summer League games. His shot has come and gone, but the production has been steady enough to show why Detroit took him where it did.
Okorie’s best outing came in the opener against the Philadelphia 76ers, when he put up 20 points, four assists, two steals and one assist on 8-for-16 shooting.
Isaac Jones has made his presence felt, too. The Pistons’ two-way center led Detroit in the opener against Philadelphia with 22 points.
Last summer, Detroit went 3-2 in Summer League action, and it now has a shot to match that mark by winning its final two games.
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