His deal was switched from 2-way to a full 2 year NBA deal. Hard work pays off!
Luka gets full NBA contract
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BirdistheWord
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Here is the salary tracker for 2021 draft picks. Seems like he will earn at least $1MM per year. Check out guy from Greece at #60!
www.spotrac.com
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A real-time, sortable list of NBA draft including total value, guaranteed money, and complete salary breakdowns.
Awesome news, congrats to Luka, no question that he has worked tirelessly to reach this point and it is great to see that he is being rewarded for all of that work.
Congrats to Luka!
Just curious … does anyone know how many second-round draft picks from this year’s draft have won full contracts?
Just curious … does anyone know how many second-round draft picks from this year’s draft have won full contracts?
BirdistheWord
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scroll up about 5 posts, i linked the draft tracker
Can't wait to watch Luka performing on the court this season. I know he will not be a starter but I hope the Pistons find a role for Luka to play in their scheme.
I feel that because Luka works so hard and plays so hard, that he will make the other players better. He'll learn a lot from the vets.
Dwane Casey said during an interview that any player who doesn't put in the work will face consequences. I believe he really likes Luka because of the work ethic he has. He's holding all the players to a higher standard and it should translate into a fun season. Whether it will show in the W-L column remains to be seen. He likes Kelley Olynyk and I believe Luka will learn a great deal from him. That said, I may begin to watch the NBA again. Thank you, Luka.
Holy crap, they don't have anyone born in the 1980s. Olynyk is their oldest player at 30.
Garza at 235 is pretty light. Part of his success is due to him being able to muscle his way to the rim.
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Oh yeah!! And most Piston fans love him.
He's going to have to be able to move better in the NBA. He's too slow at the higher weight.
Not a big need for that in the NBA anymore. The few true centers left are much stronger than Luka regardless his weight. He needed to slim down to become a real outside threat. He is doing exactly what he needs to do to have a nice NBA career.
BirdistheWord
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Here is Luka's contract, about $2.5MM over 2 years
www.spotrac.com
Luka Garza | NBA Contracts & Salaries | Spotrac.com
Luka Garza signed a 2 year, $4,512,184 contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, including $2,162,606 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,256,092. In 2024-25, Garza will earn a base salary of $2,162,606, while carrying a cap hit of $2,162,606 and a dead cap value of $2,162,606.
BirdistheWord
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Yeah, he will net about $700K per year after taxes and agent commission. As a single guy, he should be able to sock away quite a bit of that. He might be able to do some local endorsement deals as some additional gravy. Now if he can prove himself, his post rookie deal could be quite a bit bigger.Hope he has a good money manager.
I just grabbed one example who seems like a reasonable comparison (games are quite different but....)
Dwight Powell is a C for the Mavs, was a mid 2nd rounder IIRC, but he now earns about $11MM per year (3 year/$33MM) and is a career 7 PPG player.
Even if Luka, earned about half of that, maybe 3 year/$17MM, now that is some serious money.
