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Former Iowa basketball stars Luka Garza, Joe Wieskamp ink new NBA deals

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2 years ago

August 25, 2022

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A pair of former Iowa Hawkeyes males’s basketball stars simply inked new NBA offers. Luka Garza signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Joe Wieskamp re-signed with the San Antonio Spurs.

Garza appeared in 32 video games with the Detroit Pistons final season, averaging 5.8 factors on 44.9% subject aim taking pictures and three.1 rebounds per recreation. The previous Naismith Trophy winner averaged 20.6 factors on 51.8% taking pictures and 9.5 rebounds per recreation with the Pistons’ G-League affiliate, the Motor Metropolis Cruise. Nonetheless, he was launched by Detroit following final season and spent this summer season with the Portland Path Blazers’ summer season league group.

Whereas phrases of the agreements weren’t launched, Garza joined ahead CJ Elleby in signing with the Timberwolves on Tuesday. Garza was initially drafted No. 52 general by the Detroit Pistons within the 2021 NBA draft.

In the meantime, Wieskamp is re-signing with the Spurs. San Antonio didn’t launch phrases of the contract, however ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that it’s a two-year, $4.4 million deal.

Wieskamp averaged 2.1 factors on 35.7% subject aim taking pictures and 32.6% 3-point taking pictures in 7.1 minutes per recreation throughout his rookie season with San Antonio. He additionally appeared in 28 video games for the Austin Spurs, the place he averaged 15.4 factors, 4.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.11 steals in 32.4 minutes within the NBA G League.

Wieskamp was taken by San Antonio with the No. 41 general choice within the 2021 NBA draft after averaging 13.2 factors per recreation on 41.2% 3-point taking pictures throughout his profession with the Hawkeyes.

In fact, Keegan Murray has been impressing this summer season as nicely. Murray received the NBA 2K23 Summer time League MVP and it made social media go wild. All of this was no shock to his former head coach Fran McCaffery.

“They knew precisely what they have been getting they usually have been enthusiastic about him from the start. Not solely when it comes to his character and his full ability set, however I believe the match with the opposite guys on the group, what coach (Mike) Brown desires to do.

“I’m thrilled for him in each method. I’m thrilled for the group. I believe it’s protected to say we take a look at this group as a playoff group. It’s not straightforward within the West as we all know, however I believe the way in which that this group has been put collectively has been actually spectacular. I used to be equally impressed at present with Jordi’s exercise, the stuff they have been doing, the depth stage with which they approached every thing and the way in which the younger guys have picked issues up that they’re attempting to do. I can’t think about a greater match for Keegan Murray,” McCaffery stated of Murray’s play within the Summer time League again in July.