Report: Wolves re-sign Luka Garza to a two-year contract

Garza is back with the Wolves rather than looking elsewhere in free agency.

Mar 1, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves center Luka Garza (55) prepares to play the Sacramento Kings before the game at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports / Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports

Rather than seeing if the grass could be greener with another team, free-agent center Luka Garza is re-signing with the Minnesota Timberwolves and ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski says it is a two-year deal.

Garza averaged about five minutes of playing time in the 28 games that he got on the court with the Timberwolves in 2023-24. He averaged 4.0 points and 1.2 rebounds while shooting 62.8% from the field.

The 25-year-old former All-American from the Iowa Hawkeyes has proved to be too good for the G League, yet not quite good enough for an expanded role on a Timberwolves team that is deep with bigs, including Rudy Gobert, Karl-Anthony Towns and Naz Reid.

Garza played three games in the G League last season and averaged 36.7 points and 12.3 rebounds. In nine games with the Iowa Wolves in 2022-23 he averaged 29.8 points and 9.2 rebounds.