Luka

Garza

#52

Luka Garza

Height : 6' 10" · Weight : 243 lbs · Age : 27

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Boston Celtics	69	6	16.2	3.0-5.2	57.7	0.8-1.8	43.3	1.3-1.7
2024-25	Minnesota Timberwolves	39	0	5.6	1.3-2.7	49.5	0.3-0.9	27.8	0.6-0.9
2023-24	Minnesota Timberwolves	25	0	4.9	1.4-3.0	48.0	0.4-1.3	28.1	0.7-1.0
2022-23	Minnesota Timberwolves	28	0	8.7	2.3-4.1	54.3	0.5-1.4	35.9	1.5-1.9
2021-22	Detroit Pistons	32	5	12.2	2.1-4.6	44.9	0.5-1.5	32.7	1.2-1.9

ContractBoston Celtics payroll →

This season: 2.80 M$
Seasons left: 1 · through 2026-27
Total remaining: 2.8 M$

2026-27
2.80 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2025-26CentersNBA stats →

Points

8.1

Rebounds

4.1

Assists

1.0

TS%

68.2 %

Usage

17.7 %

PER

19.9

WS/48

.226

On/off +/−

-4.2

Minutes

16.2

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

1.9

Points/game

8.1

Games

WAR 2025-26

3.2

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

→ Stable (0)

2021-22-0.3 WAR
2025-263.2 WAR · 5.7 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+10 · 27 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Rotation

SCO: Scoring; 85
SHT: Shooting; 88
FIN: Finishing; 75
PLY: Playmaking; 71
BAL: Ball security; 84
REB: Rebounding; 66
DEF: Defense; 65
DUR: Durability; 61
EX: Experience; —

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

3.2

#25 of 51 regular centers

PAL Rating

50 / 100

#26 of 51 regular centers

Value Rating

64 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 31 · salary $2.8M

PAL: dimensions

Impact70

Scoring83

Playmaking46

Shooting93

Rebounding23

Defense25

Where WAR comes from

VORP+1.2

BPM (per 100 possessions)+2.4

Offensive BPM+2.2

Defensive BPM+0.2

Win Shares+5.3

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

11.7 pi

32th percentile

At the rim

72.2 %

50th percentile

Rim share

35.3 %

44th percentile

Midrange

50.0 %

76th percentile

Three-point

.433

92th percentile

3PA share

35.6 %

77th percentile

Corner threes

23.5 %

21th percentile

Free throws

.769

74th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	BOS	8.1	3.2	50	69	68.2	.433	35.6
2021-22	DET	5.8	-0.3	13	61	53.5	.327	33.3

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
May 2Playoffs	vs PHI	L 109-100	9	0	0	0	0	1	0-2	0-2
May 1Playoffs	@ PHI	L 106-93	14	9	2	1	0	0	4-5	1-2
Apr 28Playoffs	vs PHI	L 113-97	6	4	0	1	0	0	1-2	0-1
Apr 26Playoffs	@ PHI	W 128-96	11	6	3	2	0	0	2-2	1-1
Apr 24Playoffs	@ PHI	W 108-100	4	3	2	1	0	0	1-3	1-2
Apr 21Playoffs	vs PHI	L 111-97	2	2	3	0	0	0	1-2	0-1
Apr 19Playoffs	vs PHI	W 123-91	14	7	2	1	0	0	1-4	1-4
Apr 12	vs ORL	W 113-108	38	27	12	1	1	0	10-18	3-6
Apr 10	vs NOP	W 144-118	16	14	6	2	1	2	6-13	0-3
Apr 4	@ MIL	W 133-101	12	2	4	1	0	0	1-2	0-0