{"id":794055,"date":"2026-07-23T19:18:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/794055\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T19:18:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:18:29","slug":"ebuka-okorie-chaz-lanier-shine-in-detroit-pistons-summer-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/794055\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebuka Okorie, Chaz Lanier Shine in Detroit Pistons\u2019 Summer League"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many NBA fans know that Las Vegas in early July is the place to be to watch some young, up-and-coming talent. The Detroit Pistons, along with the rest of the league, send a roster filled with draft picks, G League players, and even overseas veterans, who are all trying to showcase their talent.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for the Pistons, this year\u2019s summer league was not as enjoyable to watch as past ones. Detroit finished with a 1-4 record<\/a> and lost each of their last three games by double digits.<\/p>\n

However, two potential rotational players \u2014 Ebuka Okorie<\/a> and\u00a0Chaz Lanier<\/a> \u2014 shined in the Vegas lights, filling up the stat sheet, flashing promise, and giving fans signs of encouragement.<\/p>\n

Ebuka Okorie<\/p>\n

Ebuka Okorie, the standout from Stanford, continued to showcase his scoring ability, picking up right where he left off in college.<\/p>\n

Detroit moved up during<\/a> the 2026 NBA Draft to take Okorie with the No. 17 overall pick. Okorie, who averaged just over 23 points per game as a Cardinal, put up 91 points in his five Summer League games.<\/p>\n

Of note, Okorie did not have the best shooting splits in Vegas. He shot 45% or better in just two of the five games. That said, his shot selection, ability to draw fouls, and overall comfort with the ball are a few traits that will earn him playing time come October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Many NBA fans know that Las Vegas in early July is the place to be to watch some…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":794056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3773],"tags":[7,296,188,3860,6,297],"class_list":["post-794055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-detroit-pistons","tag-basketball","tag-detroit","tag-detroit-pistons","tag-detroitpistons","tag-nba","tag-pistons"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116970907762965660","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=794055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/794056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}