​New York defeated Detroit, 86-75, Monday in the NBA Summer League at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada.Former Tennessee basketball player Chaz Lanier started and played 33 minutes for the Pistons. He scored a game-high 24 points. Lanier also totaled two assists and one steal. He converted 8-of-13 field goal attempts and 8-of-12 three-point attempts.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementEbuka Okorie scored 14 points for the Pistons, while Isaac Jones had 12 points. Jack Kayil led the Knicks with 19 points, while Dillon Jones totaled 18 points and Liam Robbins finished with 15 points.Lanier was selected in the second round of the 2025 NBA draft by Detroit (No. 37 overall). He played at Tennessee during the 2024-25 season after transferring from North Florida.During the 2024-25 basketball season, the guard appeared in 38 games, including 38 starts, for the Vols. Lanier averaged 18.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.He converted 243-of-564 field goal attempts, 123-of-311 three-point attempts and 75-of-99 free throw attempts at Tennessee.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Pistons will next play Wednesday versus Phoenix. Tipoff between Detroit and the Suns is slated for 6 p.m. EDT at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.More: Three former Vols start in Spurs-Bucks NBA Summer League gameFollow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Chaz Lanier leads all scorers in Pistons-Knicks game