Luka Garza

Luka Garza

25-Year-Old CenterC
Minnesota Timberwolves
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Luka Garza in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
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$Signed a two-year contract with the Timberwolves in July of 2024.
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.

Hits for 29 in preseason loss
CMinnesota Timberwolves
October 18, 2024
Garza scored a team-high 29 points (11-17 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 4-6 FT) while adding nine rebounds and an assist in 32 minutes during Thursday's 132-126 preseason loss to the Nuggets.
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While Denver trotted out its likely starting five for the regular season, Minnesota elected to rest all its key players, giving reserves like Garza a chance to shine. It's the second in five exhibition games that the 25-year-old center has come within one rebound of a 20-10 night. Despite those performances, Garza isn't expected to see consistent minutes in the regular season as part of a Timberwolves frontcourt that should be dominated by Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle and Naz Reid (shoulder).
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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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  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
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True Shooting %
35.0%
 
Effective Field Goal %
36.4%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
36.4%
 
Free Throw Rate
9.1%
 
Offensive Rebound %
6.9%
 
Defensive Rebound %
27.1%
 
Total Rebound %
17.1%
 
Assist %
0.0%
 
Steal %
0.0%
 
Block %
0.0%
 
Turnover %
14.8%
 
Usage %
34.5%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
3.0
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.7
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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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Will start vs. Denver
CMinnesota Timberwolves
October 17, 2024
Garza will start in Thursday's preseason finale against the Nuggets.
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Just misses double-double Friday
CMinnesota Timberwolves
October 5, 2024
Garza scored 20 points (7-13 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 5-8 Ft) while adding nine rebounds, an assist and a steal in 22 minutes off the bench during Friday's preseason win over the Lakers.
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Returning to Minnesota
CMinnesota Timberwolves
July 1, 2024
Garza and the Timberwolves agreed to a two-year deal Monday, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
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Converted to standard deal
CMinnesota Timberwolves
April 4, 2024
The Timberwolves converted Garza's two-way deal to a standard NBA contract Thursday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
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Rare appearance Friday
CMinnesota Timberwolves
March 29, 2024
Garza posted no counting stats in one minute during Friday's 111-98 win over Denver.
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Linked with move to Europe
CMinnesota Timberwolves
June 6, 2024
Garza is being linked with a potential move to Europe ahead of the 2024-25 season, according to Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops.
ANALYSIS
Garza has never played in Europe, but he has shown the intelligence, vision and skill set to succeed in the EuroLeague. He spent the 2023-24 season with the Timberwolves, but he's expected to try and maximize any chance he can get at the NBA level before even considering a potential move to Europe.
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