NEW FEATURE: Luka Garza – who grew up a Celtics fan – attempted 12,000 more practice shots than any other player in the NBA last year. His father, Frank, preached patience through his first 4 years in the NBA: “I just had to believe someone was paying attention. And of course, it was Brad Stevens.”

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  1. >attempted 12,000 more practice shots than any other player

    I was skeptical how they could possibly know this, but this is pretty neat:

    > And, according to Noah Basketball, a data service NBA teams use that tracks how many shots players take – and make – at practices and shootarounds, Garza attempted more practice shots last year than any player in the NBA. (Only two NBA teams – one of them being the Celtics – don’t utilize that service).

  2. I absolutely respect and applaud Garza because it’s clear how hard he works in and out of the game, he’s a very interesting player

    I will say though I simply worry about him a role bigger than third big on a team with championship aspirations, which maybe that’s fine and he doesn’t need more than that

    But that’s where im at, i wouldn’t mind at all if we added a better starting caliber 5 this summer or at the deadline, neemy moves to a 15-20 mpg bench role, and we have Garza as a third big in case of injury or to be used in some niche matchups, seems very additive in the locker room as well

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