The Pistons refused to execute the team option of an interior rising star, and the former NCAA big killer faced unemployment?
According to The Athletic reporter James L. Edwards III, the Detroit Pistons will not carry out the team option in luka Garza's contract next season, which was selected by the team in the first round of the draft with the no. 52 pick in the first round, which means that Garza will become a full free agent, and he can sign with any team in this summer's free agent market.
During the 2020-21 season, Garza played an incredible role for the University of Iowa, averaging 31.6 minutes per game, averaging 24.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.2 steals, 1.2 blocks, 55.3 percent from the field, 44 percent from three-point range, and 70.9 percent from the free throw line.
Garza has a comprehensive offensive skill, and at the offensive end, it is simply unstoppable, not only the efficiency of the basket is extremely high, but also a certain ability to shoot from the middle and long distance. However, his pace is relatively slow and his athletic ability is relatively average, which restricts his ceiling and his development prospects in the NBA.
Garza's performance in the Pistons last season was decent, he made a total of 32 appearances for the team, averaging 5.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.2 blocks per game in the time he averaged 12.2 minutes per game, shooting 44.9 percent from the field, 32.7 percent from three-point range and 62.3 percent from the free throw line. His performance in the NBA was somewhat struggling, and he couldn't find his way to play in the NCAA at all. But the Pistons' choice not to execute on his $1.56 million contract next season is somewhat surprising, given that his salary is lower than his base salary contract, and he also has a good body, at least as a substitute.
However, relatively speaking, Garza is still young, he is not yet 24 years old, and there is still some potential to be tapped. For teams that need a third center, he may really be an option to seriously consider.
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