Luka Garza credits offseason work, Boston Celtics coaching staff for leap this season
"Every summer, I dedicate myself, and even during the season, to improving myself," said Garza.
Backup Boston Celtics big man Luka Garza has been putting in work to grow his game with his new ball club, and it has been paying dividends on the court. But this is nothing new for Garza, who regularly looks for ways to improve his play at the NBA level. Still, he seems to have landed in an ideal situation to try and wrest a larger role in the league with the fruits of his labor.
"Every summer, I dedicate myself, and even during the season, to improving myself, especially in the seasons where I didn't play as much," said the Celtics center in a recent interview with Responsible Gaming. "That's my main focus: getting better. I think, especially in the NBA, you've got to be able to adapt and change your game or mold it to find a way to have an impact on great teams.
" "So for me, that impact is a little different than it was in college," he continued. "Not playing as much back to the basket, not having the ball in my hands every possession like I did. " "But I think I've found ways to be extremely effective through screening, through offensive rebounding, and through scoring when the ball is in my hands in different moments," said Garza.
"Picking and popping, shooting, stretching the floor. Adding the slow step, other stuff into my game has really helped me ... I definitely developed, and I'm a lot better than I was back then.