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Luka Garza

Luka Garza

24-Year-Old CenterC
Minnesota Timberwolves  NBA  Two-Way
Minnesota Timberwolves
2022 Stats
PTS
6.5
REB
2.3
AST
0.6
STL
0.1
BLK
0.1
2023 Projections
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Now in his third season, Garza will return to Minnesota on a two-way deal once again. He was used sparingly during the 2022-23 campaign, playing 8.7 minutes per night across 28 games. He averaged 6.5 points and 2.3 rebounds. Although the Timberwolves obviously see enough to warrant another contract, he is unlikely to feature in the rotation on a nightly basis. It's hard to see him having any tangible value this season. Read Past Outlooks
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Overall
Height 6'10"
Weight 243
DOB 12/27/1998
College Iowa
Drafted 2nd Rd, #22 in 2021
$Signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Timberwolves in July of 2023.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Luka Garza was born in Washington D.C. in December of 1998. He has one sister and is the son of Frank and Sejla Garza. Frank played basketball at the University of Idaho and Sejla played professionally in Europe. Garza's uncle, Teoman Alibegovic, is the all-time leading scorer for the national basketball team of Slovenia. Garza grew up in the Virginia suburbs of D.C. and was 6-foot-7 as a high school freshman at Maret School. As a senior at Maret in 2016-17, Garza earned D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year honors and graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer. The four-star recruit decided to play college ball at the University of Iowa. Garza started 26 of 33 games for Iowa as a freshman (2017-18) and scored 12.1 points per game. He had a similar season as a sophomore, but his stats took off as a junior. In his third season at Iowa, Garza generated 23.9 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. That production led to the big center being named a Naismith Player of the Year Trophy Finalist, Big Ten Men's Basketball Player of the Year and a consensus first-team All American. As a senior, Garza boosted his scoring to 24.1 points a game. After a win over Wisconsin, Iowa announced they were retiring Garza's number 55. The center ended his senior season as Iowa's all-time scoring leader, the Consensus National Player of the Year and a consensus unanimous first-team All-American. Garza was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 52nd overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.

Sticking with Minnesota
CMinnesota Timberwolves
July 2, 2023
Garza re-signed with the Timberwolves on a two-way contract Sunday, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reports.
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Garza spent the 2022-23 campaign with Minnesota on a two-way deal, and he made enough of an impact to earn another two-way contract with the club. He made 28 appearances with the NBA club last year and averaged 6.5 points and 2.3 rebounds in 8.7 minutes per game.
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How does Luka Garza compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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  • Effective Field Goal %
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  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
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True Shooting %
65.2%
 
Effective Field Goal %
60.3%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
33.6%
 
Free Throw Rate
44.8%
 
Offensive Rebound %
15.5%
 
Defensive Rebound %
13.6%
 
Total Rebound %
14.5%
 
Assist %
12.0%
 
Steal %
0.5%
 
Block %
0.7%
 
Turnover %
8.1%
 
Usage %
27.0%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
10.2
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.2
 
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2021 Fantasy Outlook
After being selected 52nd overall by the Pistons in the 2021 Draft, Garza had a nice Summer League. In 21.2 minutes, he averaged 15.0 points on 52/40/79 shooting, 9.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 blocks. That was good enough to earn him a two-way contract, so the center will spend most of the upcoming season in the G League. It won't be surprising if Garza is excellent in the G League, as he's one of the most decorated college players of all time. Given the situation, Garza may be the best bet of all two-way players to be converted to a standard deal at some point in the season. With the Pistons in a clear rebuild, getting NBA minutes for Garza could end up being a priority down the stretch. However, the situation isn't exactly actionable in redraft leagues, and he's almost exclusively a deep dynasty league target as it stands.
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Returns to NBA club
CMinnesota Timberwolves
March 26, 2023
Garza was transferred from the G League's Iowa Wolves to the NBA club Sunday.
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Nears 50 points in double-double
CIowa Wolves   G League (Timberwolves)
March 26, 2023
Garza posted 47 points (19-26 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 4-5 FT), 15 rebounds and two steals in 40 minutes during Saturday's 133-121 loss to Lakeland.
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Flirts with 30-point game in win
CIowa Wolves   G League (Timberwolves)
March 23, 2023
Garza finished with 29 points (11-15 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 4-5 FT), eight rebounds and seven assists over 36 minutes during Wednesday's 139-131 win over Birmingham.
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Back to G League
CIowa Wolves   G League (Timberwolves)
March 21, 2023
Minnesota transferred Garza to the G League's Iowa Wolves on Tuesday.
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Shines in reserve role
CIowa Wolves   G League (Timberwolves)
March 13, 2023
Garza had 14 points (6-7 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 1-2 FT), three rebounds, two assists and one steal across 18 minutes during Monday's 136-115 victory over Atlanta.
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