In just three years, the Minnesota Timberwolves star’s life has taken a complete U-turn, in a good way.
The Minnesota Timberwolves carried over their good form from their last matchup against the Phoenix Suns to the Utah Jazz game.
The T-Wolves had no problem putting away the Jazz behind a 36-point onslaught from their star guard Anthony Edwards.
However, the Timberwolves also got some major help from their bench in their massive 138-113 win over the struggling Jazz, especially from fourth-year NBA veteran Luka Garza.
A one-sided win is always good for a team’s morale, especially in the case of the T-Wolves, who derailed in their quest to finish as one of the top-four teams in the conference earlier in the season.
But thanks to some brilliant performances from their starters and bench players, the Timberwolves are seemingly back in the race to clinch a direct playoff berth.
Speaking of their recent blowout win, veteran center Luka Garza had the best game of the season, scoring-wise.
He finished the night with 16 points while also adding 4 rebounds to his name. Garza is slowly becoming a decent backup center for the organization as they are now on a five-game winning streak.
For most NBA players, reaching the league is never the end of their journey. If anything, that’s when the competitive nature of the best basketball league in the world seeds out most athletes in a matter of a few years.
In Garza’s case, if the Timberwolves hadn’t given him an opportunity, he may have already been out of the league. The 26-year-old recently reflected on his NBA journey and how he “fits” perfectly into head coach Chris Finch’s system in Minnesota.
“It’s been incredible since the moment I got here. When I got here, I was a guy who was on a training camp roster, trying to fight for a spot in the league and on the team,” Garza said during the postgame interview.
He added: “It just felt like, right away, I fit the system. I fit what Tim and Finchy were trying to do here and I’ve just loved every single second of being a part of this organization.”
Garza also praised how coach Finch’s mindset on both ends of the floor allows him to fit well into the system.
As a fourth-year NBA veteran, Garza has seemingly found his home. Prior to joining the Timberwolves, he spent a single season with the Detroit Pistons, featuring in just 32 games for the franchise.
