Offensive Game
Proven NBA scorer with exceptional efficiency (57.4% FG, 43.8% 3P in 2025-26). Pick-and-pop threat who can score in the post and from the perimeter.
Career Journey
Detroit Pistons
2021-2023
Minnesota Timberwolves
2023-2025
Boston Celtics
2025-present
2021 consensus National Player of the Year
Swept the major awards at Iowa in 2020-21 (Wooden, Naismith, AP, Oscar Robertson).
Iowa's all-time leading scorer
Became the Hawkeyes' career scoring leader in 2021.
Signed with the Celtics (2025)
Joined Boston on a two-year deal and averaged 8.1 points over 69 games in 2025-26 as a bench scorer.
| Season | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 69 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 57.7% | 43.3% |
Garza was one of the most decorated scorers in modern college basketball — the 2021 consensus national player of the year at Iowa and the program's all-time leading scorer. The NBA has been a longer negotiation. A back-to-the-basket big with real touch and deep range, he's had to prove the skill survives against switch-heavy defenses and quicker, longer fives, and the answer has been a bench energy-scorer niche rather than a rotation cornerstone. After stops in Detroit and Minnesota, he signed a two-year deal with Boston in July 2025 and gave the Celtics steady scoring punch in 2025-26 — about 8.1 points in 16 minutes a night across 69 games. He stays a specialist: instant offense who must hunt his spots.
Offensive Game
Proven NBA scorer with exceptional efficiency (57.4% FG, 43.8% 3P in 2025-26). Pick-and-pop threat who can score in the post and from the perimeter.
Defensive Game
Limited athleticism makes rim protection a challenge. Smart positional defender who compensates with anticipation and positioning.
Intangibles
Exceptional. Four years of Iowa development produced one of the most basketball-sophisticated big men in his draft class. Reads the game at a high level.
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