Lauri Markkanen a “Dream Target,” For Lakers According to NBA GM

The Los Angeles Lakers are seemingly always in the market for a big-name star. It does not matter if they are the defending champions, or a lottery team the season before, there will always be speculation of an All-Star joining them in the offseason. This offseason is no different as many peers have linked names […]

Mathew Huff  •  07 Jun 2024
Is Lauri Markkanen really worth five first round picks?

Key Highlights: Markkanen is like a seven-foot Stephen Curry when he’s playing off the ball Markkanen is a better defender than most people give him credit for Markkanen is worth what the Jazz are asking for in a trade Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen looks like he may be the next star player to change […]

Mat Issa  •  22 Dec 2023
Plenty of Teams Reportedly Showing Interest in Lauri Markkanen

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, there is a healthy market for Utah Jazz All-Star, Lauri Markkanen, right now. However, the Jazz are not shy about their asking price for their star player. Utah hopes to receive around five first-round picks in package like what they received from the Minnesota Timberwolves for Rudy Gobert. Gobert was a […]

Mathew Huff  •  21 Dec 2023
Potential Trade Destinations for Lauri Markkanen

Many peers from around the league believe Lauri Markkanen of the Utah Jazz could be available for the right price. Despite Markkanen expressing his contentment with staying in Utah and the Jazz making other players for trade, one still must wonder if the Jazz are ready to go into a full rebuild. The one-time All-Star […]

Mathew Huff  •  19 Dec 2023
Lauri Markkanen won’t be enjoying the typical summer that most NBA players have, he will be fulfilling mandatory service in the Finnish military

The Utah Jazz are on the outside looking in at the postseason right now and it may not be in their future this season. With just two regular-season games left after their game vs the Thunder tonight, Utah is one and a half games back from 10th in the West. If they don’t make the […]

Zach Wolpin  •  06 Apr 2023
The Utah Jazz have made their intentions very clear, they plan on keeping Lauri Markkenan for the long-term

The Utah Jazz gave up four-time all-star Donovan Mithell in the offseason and acquired Lauri Markenan, Collin Sexton, and two first-round picks. Their biggest surprise coming out of that trade was the production they’ve gotten from Lauri Markkenan. He went from a third or fourth scoring option in Cleveland to Utah’s #1 scoring option in […]

Zach Wolpin  •  04 Apr 2023
Is Lauri Markkenan playing tonight (Mar. 29) vs the San Antonio Spurs?

The Utah Jazz were a playoff-caliber team early on at the start of the season. However, the wins have not been consistent enough after the all-star break and the Jazz have slipped to 12th in the West. They are currently 35-40 this season and that is two and a half games back from 10th in […]

Zach Wolpin  •  29 Mar 2023
Utah’s Lauri Markkanen Had This Impressive Stat-Line That No Jazz Player Has Had Since Hall Of Famer Karl Malone

The path for Lauri Markkanen in his NBA career so far has been an interesting one. He’s grown his game each season he’s been in the league and took his game to new heights this year. Markkanen was traded in the offseason in the package deal for Donovan Mitchell and he’s settled in nicely with […]

Zach Wolpin  •  24 Feb 2023
The Top 5 Dunks Of The 2022-23 NBA Season So Far

We’ve had an exciting 2022-23 NBA season thus far and it’s been packed with some thrilling finished. The top teams in each conference are starting to separate themselves from the rest just over 1/3 into the season. Three’s and jump shots are efficient ways to win a basketball game, but what draws in the fans […]

Zach Wolpin  •  23 Dec 2022