2025-26 Season

LUKA GARZA

Boston Celtics | Center | 6-10

2025-26 Season

LUKA GARZA

Boston Celtics | Center | 6-10 | Yr 4

8.1 PPG

4.1 RPG

1.0 APG

16.2 MPG

-0.8 Impact

Garza produces at an average rate for a 16-minute workload. Defensive impact (-1.2/game) is a concern.

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NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average

-0.8

Scoring +7.9

Points 8.1 PPG = +6.3

Shot Making above expected FG% = +1.6

Creation +0.5

Creation 1.0 AST/g = +0.5

Turnovers -1.7

Turnovers 0.7/g = -1.7

Defense -1.2

Defense 0.4 STL, 0.4 BLK = -1.2

Hustle & Effort +4.6

Rebounds 4.1 RPG = +4.6

Raw Impact +10.1

Baseline (game-average expected) −10.9

Net Impact

-0.8

37th pctl vs Centers

PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology

TEAM COMPARISON

#10

Impact

#11

Creation

Hustle

Defense

of 14 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Jaylen Brown +15.4 Jayson Tatum +12.2 Derrick White +8.3 Payton Pritchard +8.1 Neemias Queta +6.9 Nikola Vučević +4.3 Anfernee Simons +2.2 Ron Harper Jr. +1.5 Josh Minott +0.6 Luka Garza +0.5 Sam Hauser +0.5 Baylor Scheierman -1.3 Jordan Walsh -1.9 Hugo González -3.6

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Same position, closest production profile this season.

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 93 Centers with 10+ games

Scoring 44th

8.5 PPG

Efficiency 83th

66.3% TS

Playmaking 29th

1.0 APG

Rebounding 23th

4.3 RPG

Defense 59th

+6.8/g

Hustle 30th

+13.3/g

Creation 13th

+1.54/g

Shot Making 62th

+5.79/g

TO Discipline 82th

0.04/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

Luka Garza’s early season was defined by wild volatility, swinging violently between hyper-efficient offensive bursts and invisible shifts where his athletic limitations were brutally exposed. When the matchups favored his bruising style, he was virtually unstoppable. On 11/09 vs ORL, he bullied his way to 16 points and eight rebounds, generating a massive +15.9 impact score through absolute dominance in the painted area. Conversely, his lone start on 11/26 vs DET was a disaster. A complete lack of offensive involvement and agonizingly slow defensive rotations dragged him down to a severely negative -5.9 impact mark in just 11 minutes. Yet, he occasionally found ways to survive without filling it up. During a brief appearance on 11/05 vs WAS, Garza managed a +3.4 impact score despite tallying just two points because he anchored the paint with sturdy positional defense and active rebounding. He remains a highly situational weapon who can tilt a game with his touch, provided his heavy feet in drop coverage do not get him benched first.

Garza defined this twenty-game stretch as a brutally efficient bench enforcer, bullying mismatches and surviving on sheer hustle. Even when his scoring volume dipped, his physical presence dictated the flow of the game, best seen on 12/22 vs IND. He registered a massive +13.5 impact score despite tallying just 6 points because his flawless shot selection and dominant defensive rebounding completely controlled the paint. Conversely, his lack of foot speed routinely bled points on the other end. During the 01/15 vs MIA matchup, he dropped 11 points but posted a -0.4 impact score because his interior production was canceled out by defensive vulnerabilities. Yet, when deployed against the right matchups, he was an absolute wrecking ball. On 01/30 vs SAC, he bullied his way to an absurd +18.1 impact rating in just 16 minutes by converting 4 of his 5 shots and grabbing 8 rebounds. He remains a situational battering ram, capable of swinging a game through pure physicality.

This twenty-game stretch was defined by extreme, matchup-dependent volatility, oscillating wildly between game-breaking offensive eruptions and unplayable duds. He opened the window with a staggering +20.9 impact score on 02/03 vs DAL. Flawless execution from beyond the arc fueled that rating, as he hit all four of his three-point attempts to completely overwhelm the defense in just 20 minutes. However, when that perimeter touch vanished and his shot selection deteriorated, his value plummeted. During a brutal -6.9 impact showing on 03/12 vs OKC, Garza stubbornly settled for pick-and-pop threes instead of working the interior, ruining his overall efficiency. He finally corrected course by embracing sheer physicality late in the month. He absolutely carved up the paint on 03/20 vs MEM, pairing elite post positioning with soft touch to generate 22 points and a massive +15.6 impact score.

IMPACT TIMELINE

Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.

Best Game

27 PTS vs ORL

Apr 12 | +24.5 impact

Worst Game

0 PTS vs PHI

Oct 22 | -16.1 impact

PATTERNS

Boom-or-bust player. Garza's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~6 points per game.

Reliable shooter — hits 45%+ from the field in 78% of games. You can count on efficient nights more often than not.

Average defender. Garza doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.

Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 5 games. Longest cold streak: 8 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 71 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.