Luka Garza hasn't had many expectations placed on his shoulders in the NBA. He's never played more than 40 games in a season, has played under 1000 minutes total in four seasons, and has mostly seen the court in blowouts. That's going to change in a big way next month, as the Boston Celtics — now without Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford — will likely ask Garza to play near-starter minutes every night on a team that should still compete for a playoff spot, whether fans want that or not.
The 26 year-old signed a two-year, $5.2 million, fully guaranteed contract with the Celtics this offseason.