The Detroit Pistons now have two former Tennessee basketball players on its roster.
Tennessee basketball star guard Chaz Lanier was selected in Thursday's second round of the 2025 NBA Draft by the Pistons with the No. 37 overall pick. He'll join former Vol Tobias Harris in the Motor City. Lanier is the 55th Vol to be drafted in program history and the ninth during Rick Barnes' 11-year tenure at Tennessee. Lanier is the 45th player to be coached by Barnes that has been drafted.
The Nashville, Tenn. native won the Jerry West Award in his only season at Tennessee after transferring from North Florida last offseason. The honor is given annually to the best shooting guard in college basketball. Lanier was also named the SEC's inaugural Newcomer of the Year and earned All-SEC Second Team honors.
Lanier averaged 18.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game to help lead Tennessee to its second consecutive trip to the Elite Eight. His 123 made three's set a UT record and ranked sixth on the SEC's single-season list. Lanier shot 40.5% from distance on 8.35 attempts per contest.
The newest Piston met with the media Thursday night after being drafted to share his reaction. Here's everything he had to say.