Overview
- Garza remains unconditionally committed to Boston despite reduced playing time, according to his father in a new interview.
- His rotation spot has tightened since Nikola Vucevic returned from a fractured finger, including a recent DNP-CD against the Raptors.
- Vucevic’s Feb. 5 trade to Boston cut Garza’s role, then a 14-game absence for Vucevic opened the door for Garza to show he can anchor bench minutes.
- Garza signed last summer, carved out a bench role as a rugged screener, offensive rebounder and stretch five, and surpassed his prior four NBA seasons’ minutes combined.
- Boston faces an offseason call on Vucevic, who will be an unrestricted free agent, with Garza, Neemias Queta and Amari Williams already under contract for next year.