Mar 14, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) shoots a three point basket during the first quarter against the Toronto Raptors at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: ...

NBA 2K unveiled the top rated players from 100-51 in a recent post on Instagram, where for Kessler, he slotted in as the 83rd best-rated player at an 82 overall, while Markkanen was slightly higher at ...

Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen has been on a tear thus far at EuroBasket exhibition games for his native Finland.

Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen signed a five-year, $238 million contract extension, ESPN.com reports. The 27-year-old Markkanen averaged 23.2 points and 8.2 rebounds last season and was an All ...

Across these three exhibitions, Lauri Markkanen is averaging 40.3 points per game while shooting 68.6% from the field.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) as the Utah Jazz host the New York Knicks, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.© Trent Nelson ...

Lauri Markkanen's stats over the last three years, from Basketball Reference. The Jazz just gave him a five-year, $238 million extension, so there’s understandable worry about his production.

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Markkanen is pretty lucky he’s gotten lost in the sauce in Utah. This season, Markkanen is shooting 42.5% from the field and 34.7% from three.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) scored 29 points and had 5 rebounds. The Utah Jazz defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 108-100, Jan. 28, 2023 at Vivint Arena.

Markkanen has never averaged more than the 18.7 points per game he put up in an encouraging second season with the Bulls. He’s averaging 22.3 points per game this season in Utah.

The beauty of Lauri Markkanen this season is that he isn’t putting stress on Utah’s offense in order to supply his own individual offense. The forward scored a team-high 31 points on Monday night.