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Brook Lopez
Clippers · C · 38
Brook Lopez
vs
2025-26
Luka Garza
Celtics · C · 27
Luka Garza
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brook Lopez vs Luka Garza

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Lopez · Garza
Brook Lopez
Lopez
Clippers
2025-26
Garza
Celtics
Luka Garza
75
Games
availability
69
21.8
Minutes
per game
16.2
8.5
Points
per game
8.1
3.6
Rebounds
per game
4.1
1.3
Assists
per game
1.0
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.7
42.8%
Field goal %
57.7%
36.0%
Three-point %
4.2 vs 1.8 attempts
43.3%
75.7%
Free throw %
76.9%
55.2%
True shooting
TS%
68.2%
17.1%
Usage
USG%
16.8%
8.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
8.5%
8.5%
Rebound %
of available
12.0%
+1.2
Net rating
on court
+5.8
7.6%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.3%
+0.6
Plus-minus
per game
+1.8
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Brook Lopez scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (8.5 vs 8.1), on Lopez's heavier usage (17.1% vs 16.8%).

Garza is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 68.2% to 55.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Lopez (1.3 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to Garza (4.1 vs 3.6 rebounds).

With Garza on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.8 per 100 possessions, against +1.2 for Lopez; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Lopez $9.2M through 2026-27, Garza $2.8M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Lopez
2025-26
Garza
41-34
Record when playing
47-22
8.7
Points at home
7.6
8.2
Points on the road
8.5
8.9
Points in wins
9.0
7.9
Points in losses
6.0
31
Season high
27
1
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
2

Last games & contracts

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Lopez · last 5
Wed, Oct 14 vs DEN9 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at TOR6 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs GSW1 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs GSW7 pts · 8 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at POR21 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Garza · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at DET2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at PHI13 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHA14 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs PHI8 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at CLE22 pts · 10 reb · 2 ast
Lopez · contract
2026-27team option$9.2M
Garza · contract
2026-27$2.8M

More comparisons

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Lopez vs
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Garza vs
Al Horford · Quinten Post · Brook Lopez · Ryan Kalkbrenner

Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).