Kameron Goodwill
 |  Special to The Detroit News

The Pistons finished off their 2K26 Summer League tournament on a silent note, falling to the Spurs 96-84 on Saturday night in the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

It was a mixed-bag of performances in the Pistons’ final summer league game of 2025. Chaz Lanier finally found his rhythm after a tough stretch, finishing with 11 points in 15 minutes. More importantly, he finished shooting 4-of-7 and went 3-of-5 on 3-pointers, finally showing Pistons fans the long-range shooting that the 37th overall pick was capable of doing back in college.

Tolu Smith III also ended his summer league with a solid 10-point, four-rebound performance, even though his three turnovers led all Pistons.

Then there was John Ukomadu, who came out of nowhere to lead all Pistons scorers with 12 points in almost 16 minutes off the bench, all of his scoring in the second quarter.

The game looked promising as Detroit started on a 12-0 run, holding the Spurs scoreless for more than four minutes before Davis Jones-Garcia hit a 3-pointer, then Detroit allowed a 16-5 run for the rest of the opening quarter, which ended in a 19-19 tie.

Both teams showed more offense in the second quarter, but the Spurs continued their run and took a 53-42 halftime lead. San Antonio continued to stretch the lead throughout the second half as the Pistons never made it close after relinquishing the lead.

Detroit went from starting the game up 12 to ending with a 12-point losing deficit, with the team shooting 26% on 3-pointers compared to the Spurs 40% shooting from beyond the arc. The Pistons also struggled from the free-throw line, going 15-of-26 from there despite having ten more attempts than San Antonio.

Daniss Jenkins, who came into the game averaging 17 points and 6.5 assists, couldn’t continue his strong performances as he missed all five of his field-goal attempts and went 2-of-4 from the free throw line to finish with just two points.

Bobi Klintman went from scoring 20 points in the previous game against the Heat to finishing with just two points, making one of his six attempts and missing both of his 3-point attempts.

The Pistons had trouble stopping Jones-Garcia, who scored the Spurs’ first ten points and ended up as the game’s highest scorer with 23 points, going 8-of-14 from the field and 4-of-6 from 3-point range.

But overall, there are still many positives the Pistons can take from this tournament run. What Ron Holland II was able to show in his two games played before the organization shut him down gives them plenty to look forward to for Holland’s second year in the league.

And while Klintman didn’t end his summer league with the best performance, there should be more opportunities for the 6-foot-9 forward to play in his second season.

Kameron Goodwill is a freelance writer.