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Lauri Markkanen. Lauri Elias Markkanen (/ ˈlaʊri ˈmɑːrkənɛn / LAO-ree MAR-kə-nen; born 22 May 1997) is a Finnish professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and for the Finland national team. Nicknamed " the Finnisher ", [1] he is the son of Finnish basketball players Pekka and Riikka ...
Lauri Markkanen is the centerpiece of the Jazz's franchise. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images) (Alex Goodlett via Getty Images) After a summer rife with trade speculation, Jazz All-Star forward ...
Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz have worked out a five-year, $238 million contract renegotiation and extension, keeping the 27-year-old forward with the franchise through the 2028-29 NBA season ...
Lauri Markkanen had 33 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 124-117 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. John Collins chipped in 22 points and nine rebounds for ...
Lauri Markkanen was selected 7th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to the Chicago Bulls). Donovan Mitchell was selected 13th overall by the Denver Nuggets (traded to the Utah Jazz). Bam Adebayo was selected 14th overall by the Miami Heat. Jarrett Allen was selected 22nd overall by the Brooklyn Nets.
Finnish Players of the Year. Raimo Lindholm (on the right) was a six time Player of the Year. Kari Liimo was a six time Player of the Year. Hanno Möttölä was an eight time Player of the Year. Teemu Rannikko was a five time Player of the Year. Petteri Koponen was a seven time Player of the Year. Lauri Markkanen won the award first time in ...
Lauri Markkanen beat out Jalen Brunson and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to become the first Jazz player to ever win the NBA's Most Improved Player award on Monday night.
The Finland men's national basketball team (Finnish: Suomen koripallomaajoukkue, Swedish: Finlands herrlandslag i basket) represents Finland in international basketball competition. The national team is governed by Basketball Finland. Finland has played in 17 EuroBasket tournaments, with their best finish coming in sixth place at EuroBasket ...