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Celtics new inside player: No matter who you partner with, my mission is to help them open up space
6:27pm, 2 October 2025【Basketball】
Previously, the Boston Celtics held a media day event for the new season. During the interview, the team's new inside player Luka Garza was interviewed. In the interview, he talked about his feelings of partnering with several major Celtic stars and the chemistry developed by the team on the offensive end.
In response, Garza said: I think that whether it is partnering with Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard or Anfernee Simons, my first priority is to find ways to help them create spaces and provide cover. Opponents will definitely stick to the defense of core players like them with excellent scoring skills and limit them as much as possible, so when I appear on the court with them, my first priority is to create open spaces for them because I know, in turn, as long as I can do that, it will also create more opportunities for me. Whether it is a pick-and-roll attack, or a shot from outside, I can get a better chance to play. I have now appreciated the strength of these players. I am able to partner with them. I believe that my performance in the new season will also improve greatly.
In the NBA regular season last season, Garza played 39 times in 82 games for his old club, the Minnesota Timberwolves, with averaging 5.6 minutes per game, with averaging 3.5 points, 1.4 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.2 steals, and 0.7 blocks. He also had 0.3 turnovers and 0.7 fouls. His shooting percentage was 49.5%, a three-point shooting percentage of 27.8%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 68.6%. In the playoffs, Garza played 5 games in total, with averaging 3.7 minutes per game, averaging 2.6 points and 0.6 rebounds, and 0.2 fouls, shooting percentage of 100% and three-point shooting percentage of 100%. In the NBA Development League regular season last season, Garza played 3 times for the Iowa Wolves, a subordinate team of the Timberwolves, with averaging 36 minutes per game, with averaging 36.7 points, 12.3 rebounds, 0.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, and 3 turnovers and 2.7 fouls. His shooting percentage was 57.4%, his three-point shooting percentage was 33.3%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 85.7%. This summer, Garza received a two-year contract from the Celtics with a total amount of 5.5 million. Given that the Celtics have lost several important rotation players this summer, Garza may get quite a few opportunities in the new season. Although Garza has certain problems in his movement speed and athletic ability, he also has excellent scoring ability at the basket and certain outside shooting ability on the offensive end. Such characteristics will also make him a key point in strategy at some point. I don’t know what kind of performance Garza can perform after changing his boss.
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