Luka Garza is picked #52 Overall by the Detroit Pistons. NBA Summer League debut is Aug 8, 7:30 PM on ESPN2
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Expect #55 to one day be hanging from the rafters in Detroit. 
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Right, because they wouldn't have known about the reigning NPOY without those?? Sorry, Fran, just done with the whole Frank thing. You suppose if Luka has a nice NBA career, that we'll be seeing video's of him and Frank working out in gyms? Jees. lets hope not....
Det. got the #1 pick and the NPOY. What could be better?
I doubt that we will, but just in case, hot tip......You don't have to watch them if you don't want to. I enjoy watching the big boy shoot bomb after bomb, so I watch them. Pretty simple how that works.
Ronman, I enjoy Lukas work. Thats all good. I'm responding to the post that Luka will get his shot in the league because of the videos that his dad, is posting. Sorry, but thats ridiculous. He's getting his shot because of all his hard work, and his achievments. Basically two time NPOY. First back to back BIG player of the year since Jim Jackson. The pro's know Luka, and I'm pretty sure it's not from watching those videos, which is all I said.
BS. Bill Laimbeer had more rebounds in the 1980s than any other NBA player. He has 2 rings and his number hangs in the Pistons rafters. Luka would kill for that kind of career.
Yikes! Oh, you mean the jersey. For a moment I had flashbacks of the Phantom of the Opera.
Detroit moves their G League team to Detroit this year so that the “practice squad” guts can be in the building in the morning and get minutes at night playing G League games. Look for lots of opportunities for Luka to get minutes this year with the Motor City Cruise if he doesn’t crack the Pistons roster right away. Can’t wait!
NHL doesn’t have many goons left. In the 80’s and 90’s the NBA had them and Laimbeer was the best with some offensive skills also.
he needs to have a really good summer league
when you are not a 1st round pick, nothing is guaranteed
Yeah, I'd hate to see him become a "Draft and Stash" player. Hope he is somewhat ready defensively.
How could the Detroit Head freakin' Coach not know about how good of a 3 point shooter Luka is????
Incredible.
Incredible.
Why would the head coach pay attention to a college kid? That's the scouts' and front office's job to know. Tells me they aren't communicating with the coach.
There were numerous opportunities for the head coach to be involved in discussing Luka's ability to consistently hit the 3:
* When the Pistons had him in for a work out
* In their pre-draft preparations, as they were preparing their draft board. Surely he saw tape of Luka then & how he could score inside and out.
* As the 2nd round started & they were looking at who was left to draft
Sorry if this has been posted somewhere, but I just watched this interview and I laughed during a good part of it. Good fun!
but the coach would have been part of all of those scenarios I described.
so, how he did not know about Luka's inside/out game is a head scratcher
When you get a moment, check out this story from the Detroit Free Press.
Luka Garza lost a lot of weight for the NBA. Why he knows he can help Detroit Pistons
Luka Garza lost close to 30 pounds to increase his mobility on defense for the Detroit Pistons, working on his biggest weakness.
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Skip ahead to the 15:15 mark. Livers is asked about Luka. And then the Luka interview follows.
Link: https://www.freep.com/videos/sports...it-pistons-dwane-casey-luka-garza/5493694001/
Link: https://www.freep.com/videos/sports...it-pistons-dwane-casey-luka-garza/5493694001/
To be fair, Casey was somewhat misquoted:
Full Dwane Casey quote on Luka Garza: "Luka's a competitor and it's a situation where he knows how to play, and one thing that I didn't know is how good of a 3-point shooter. I knew he was a good shooter, but I didn't know how it would translate from Iowa to the NBA."
Full Dwane Casey quote on Luka Garza: "Luka's a competitor and it's a situation where he knows how to play, and one thing that I didn't know is how good of a 3-point shooter. I knew he was a good shooter, but I didn't know how it would translate from Iowa to the NBA."
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Official Detroit Summer League Roster
- Saddiq Bey, F, 6-foot-7, Villanova
- Tyler Cook, F, 6-foot-8, Iowa
- Cade Cunningham, G/F, 6-foot-6, OK State
- Sekou Doumbouya, F, 6-foot-9, Guinea
- Blake Francis, G, 6-foot-0, Richmond
- Luka Garza, C, 6-foot-11, Iowa
- Killian Hayes, G, 6-foot-5, France
- Grant Jerrett, F/C, 6-foot-10, Arizona
- Saben Lee, G, 6-foot-2, Vanderbilt
- Spencer Littleson, G, 6-foot-4, Toledo
- Isaiah Livers (OUT), F, 6-foot-7, Michigan
- John Petty Jr., G/F, 6-foot-5, Alabama
- Jamorko Pickett, F, 6-foot-8, Georgetown
- Deividas Sirvydis, G, 6-foot-8, Lithuania
- Chris Smith, F, 6-foot-8, UCLA
- Anthony Tarke, F, 6-foot-6, Coppin State
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