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: ...

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

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/jazz as Utah Jazz's Lauri Markkanen Poised for Bounce Back Season.

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 ...

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

Swartz has proposed a blockbuster deal in which the Pistons would send Ron Holland, Tobias Harris, Marcus Sasser, a 2026 ...

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.

(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 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.

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.

Markkanen has flourished in Utah since Cleveland traded him to acquire all-star guard Donovan Mitchell. He has averaged 24.5 points on 49% shooting and 8.4 rebounds in two seasons with the Jazz.