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Luka Garza

Luka Garza

C · #52 · Bosnia & HerzegovinaLicensed roster · Oct 9, 2026: Boston Celtics

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2025-26 per game · 69 games
8.1 PTS 4.1 REB 1.0 AST 68.2% TS
Boston Celtics roster

Luka Garza is a 27-year-old center from Bosnia & Herzegovina, listed at 6′10″ (208 cm). Luka Garza is listed with the Boston Celtics in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. In 2025-26 he averaged 8.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 69 games with 68.2% true shooting. He has a listed salary figure of $2.46M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2027. The roster lists an entry dated June 2025.

2025-26 season statistics

8.1PTS per game#282 of 582
4.1REB per game#194 of 582
1.0AST per game#415 of 582
0.4STL per game#438 of 582
0.4BLK per game#202 of 582
0.7TO per game#379 of 582
16.2MIN per game#368 of 582

An em dash (—) means unavailable, not zero.

Shooting
GPFGM–FGAFG%3PM–3PA3P%FTM–FTAFT%eFG%TS%
69206–35757.7%55–12743.3%90–11776.9%65.4%68.2%
Advanced and totals
PERUSG%ORtgDRtg+/−AST/TODouble-doublesTriple-doublesPoints
—17.7%135.8113.7+1241.4320557

Provider playoff statistics. Game-log postseason splits may cover a different set of games, including play-in games.

Playoffs · per game
GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%TS%+/−
78.54.41.70.90.00.150.0%30.8%87.5%65.9%+13

Statistics. Regular season: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Playoffs: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Edition assembled Oct 9, 2026 UTC.

2026-27 game log

Reported highs in 1 logged game

Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.

22PointsOct 8, 2026 @ CLE
10ReboundsOct 8, 2026 @ CLE
2AssistsOct 8, 2026 @ CLE
33-pointersOct 8, 2026 @ CLE
0StealsOct 8, 2026 @ CLE
3BlocksOct 8, 2026 @ CLE

FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.

Last 1 games
DateOppResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PFT+/−
Oct 8 preseason@ CLEW 124–11326:52221020306-173-107-8+5

View all 1 logged games in 2026-27

Game records. Only stored games are listed. The player-game feed omits free throws; other box-score records may include them.

2025-26 shot chart

Luka Garza took 36% of his 2025-26 shots from three, 42% at the rim, 19% elsewhere in the paint and 3% from mid-range. His most efficient area relative to the league was the paint outside the restricted area (55.9%, +11.3 points above average).

0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)2/2 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/4 (25%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/4 (0%)1/1 (100%)3/3 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)2/2 (100%)4/6 (67%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)7/10 (70%)8/10 (80%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)5/8 (63%)4/4 (100%)13/16 (81%)40/60 (67%)4/7 (57%)2/3 (67%)2/3 (67%)2/3 (67%)5/9 (56%)2/3 (67%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)21/30 (70%)2/4 (50%)14/18 (78%)3/4 (75%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)4/5 (80%)1/4 (25%)2/8 (25%)0/1 (0%)4/5 (80%)3/7 (43%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)1/4 (25%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/5 (20%)3/6 (50%)1/2 (50%)2/4 (50%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)2/4 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)
Collected regular-season field goal attempts: 206–357 (57.7%). Bigger circles = more attempts.
Shooting by zone, 2025-26 regular season
ZoneFGM–FGAFG%League FG%Share of shots
Restricted area109–15172.2 (+5.0)67.242.3%
In the paint (non-RA)38–6855.9 (+11.3)44.519.0%
Mid-range4–1136.4 (-5.4)41.83.1%
Corner 34–1723.5 (-15.2)38.84.8%
Above the break 351–11046.4 (+11.2)35.230.8%

League rank by FG% (qualified players): Restricted area: 38th of 160 · all zone leaders

above typical accuracy for the zone about typical below. Shot locations; totals match the stored whynba season field goals (shot edition of Oct 9, 2026). This is a provider consistency check, not a comparison with official NBA totals.

2025-26 percentiles

Where he ranks among the 406 players with at least 20 games: the bar shows the share of those players he is ahead of.

Points 8.1 per game39
Rebounds 4.1 per game59
Assists 1.0 per game18
Steals 0.4 per game13
Blocks 0.4 per game57
3-pointers made 0.8 per game35
True shooting 68.296
Usage 17.741
Ball security (fewer turnovers) 0.7 per game77

Percentiles computed by whynba from season statistics. League-wide: advanced stats leaders · shooting by zone.

Most similar statistical profiles in 2025-26: Leonard Miller (7.8 / 3.9 / 0.9) · Thomas Bryant (6.2 / 3.4 / 0.6) · Micah Potter (9.7 / 5.0 / 1.5) · Tidjane Salaün (6.0 / 4.0 / 0.7) · Branden Carlson (5.8 / 3.0 / 0.7) — points / rebounds / assists per game; similarity over scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defense, shooting volume, efficiency and usage percentiles.

Quick answers

How many points does Luka Garza average?
Luka Garza averaged 8.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, over 69 games.
What is Luka Garza's shooting percentage?
In 2025-26, Luka Garza shot 57.7% from the field, 43.3% from three (55 of 127) and 76.9% from the free-throw line; his true shooting percentage was 68.2%.
How old is Luka Garza?
Luka Garza is 27 years old. He was born on December 27, 1998.
How tall is Luka Garza?
Luka Garza is 6 feet 10 inches (208 cm) tall and plays C, per the NBA directory dated September 22, 2026.
Where is Luka Garza from?
Luka Garza is from the United States and played at Iowa before the NBA.
What team does Luka Garza play for?
Luka Garza is listed with the Boston Celtics in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. A roster listing does not establish a contract-signing date.
What number does Luka Garza wear?
The NBA directory lists Luka Garza at No. 52 for the Boston Celtics. Edition date: September 22, 2026. Roster numbers can change.
When is Luka Garza's next game?
Luka Garza and the Boston Celtics next play the Philadelphia 76ers at home on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 8:00 pm Eastern Time (preseason).
Does Luka Garza play on Christmas Day?
Yes. The Boston Celtics play in the Miami Heat at Boston Celtics game on December 25 at 2:30 pm Eastern Time.
How much does Luka Garza make?
Luka Garza has a listed salary figure of $2.46M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2027.
How does Luka Garza rank in the NBA?
Among the 406 players with at least 20 games in 2025-26, Luka Garza was ahead of 39% in points per game, 59% in rebounds and 18% in assists.

Contract

Listed salary
$2.46M listed figure; season not stated
Contract through
June 2027
Nationality
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Roster date
June 30, 2025

Contract data · updated Oct 9, 2026. The provider lists one salary figure in USD without its season or type; it can be a contract's average annual value rather than this season's salary.

Videos about Luka Garza

Luka Garza records 2nd career double-double | Detroit Pistons Highlights

Luka Garza recorded 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists in the Pistons final game of the season against the Philadelphia 76ers ...

Sep 28, 2026

Luka Garza 16 Points - 4/4 from Three vs Mavericks #shorts #nba #celtics

Game Summary: Jaylen Brown had 33 points and 11 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat Dallas 110-100 on Tuesday night, ...

Sep 28, 2026

Luka Garza is a perfect fit on the Boston Celtics ☘️ | Plugged In

Luka Garza was always bound to succeed in Boston because of his love of the game and his blue-collar approach to the work.

Sep 28, 2026

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Career at a glance

Luka Garza played 5 NBA regular seasons between 2021 and 2026, appearing in 193 games and averaging 6.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. He played for 3 teams: Detroit (2021–22, 32 games), Minnesota (2022–25, 92 games), Boston (2025–26, 69 games). His best scoring season was 2025–26 with Boston: 8.1 points per game over 69 games.

In the playoffs he appeared in 3 postseason runs (19 games, 3.8 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 1,200 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).

whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.

About Luka Garza

Luka Hudson Garza (born December 27, 1998) is a Bosnian-American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Garza played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes, where he was the consensus pick for national college player of the year for the 2020–21 season. As a junior, Garza was named a consensus first-team All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year. He played for Maret School in his hometown of Washington, D.C.

Born
December 27, 1998 (age 27) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight
243 lb (110 kg)
Position
Center
High school
Maret School (Washington, D.C.)
College
Iowa (2017–2021)
NBA draft
2021: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick
Playing career
2021–present

Career highlights and awards

  • 2× NBA G League Next Up Game (2023, 2024)
  • NBA G League Next Up Game MVP (2023)
  • All-NBA G League Third Team (2022)
  • NBA G League All-Rookie Team (2022)
  • National college player of the year (2021)
  • 2× Sporting News College Player of the Year (2020, 2021)
  • 2× Consensus first-team All-American (2020, 2021)
  • 2× Pete Newell Big Man Award (2020, 2021)
  • 2× Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (2020, 2021)
  • Lute Olson Award (2021)
  • Senior CLASS Award (2021)
  • 2× Big Ten Player of the Year (2020, 2021)
  • Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year (2021)
  • 2× First-team All-Big Ten (2020, 2021)
  • No. 55 retired by Iowa Hawkeyes

Career statistics

NBA regular season
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22Detroit32512.2.449.327.6233.1.6.3.25.8
2022–23Minnesota2808.7.543.359.7882.3.6.1.16.5
2023–24Minnesota2504.9.480.281.7201.2.2.2.04.0
2024–25Minnesota3905.6.495.278.6861.4.3.2.13.5
2025–26Boston69616.2.577.433.7694.11.0.4.48.1
Career1931110.8.529.367.7282.7.6.3.26.0
NBA playoffs
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2024Minnesota703.7.833.667.875.9.1.0.04.1
2025Minnesota503.61.0001.000–.6.0.0.02.6
2026Boston718.4.500.308.8751.7.9.0.14.4
Career1915.5.684.412.8751.1.4.0.13.8
College
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18Iowa332621.7.557.348.6816.41.1.31.012.1
2018–19Iowa323023.7.531.292.8044.5.9.3.513.1
2019–20Iowa313132.0.542.358.6519.81.2.81.823.9
2020–21Iowa313131.5.553.440.7098.71.7.71.624.1
Career12711827.1.546.367.7017.31.2.51.218.2

Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).

whynba profile fields · Checked
Height
6′ 10″
Weight
243 lb
Position
C
Jersey
52
Country
Bosnia & Herzegovina
School / last affiliation
Iowa
Draft year
2021
Draft pick
Round 2 · Pick 52

How acquired: Signed on 07/07/25. This is the roster note stored on the official team page at the last source check, not a live transaction wire.

2025-26 season averages

8.1Points per game
4.1Rebounds per game
1Assists per game

These figures belong to the season labeled above; they are not 2026–27 results. These historical rates were retained from an earlier snapshot and were not rechecked with this directory refresh.

Latest on Luka Garza

  1. News
    Luka Garza Explains Childhood Problem That Made Him a Great Offensive Rebounder
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  2. Game
    Luka Garza scores game-high 22 points vs. Cavs
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Roster observations

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TeamFirst observedLast confirmedLater directory changeSource
Boston CelticsNone recordedNBA directory

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