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Lauri Markkanen

Utah Jazz · Forward · age 29 · 7′1″ · Arizona

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Opinion Locked On Jazz (show): Keyonte George or Ace Bailey, not Markkanen or Jackson, will usually be Utah's closer.
2026-10-15 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12
Opinion Locked On Jazz (show): George, Peterson, Bailey, Markkanen and Jackson Jr. will be Utah's closing lineup.
2026-10-13 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12
Opinion Locked On Jazz (show): Ball distribution will be a problem for Utah's starting five next season.
2026-03-19 · Podcast · by 2026-10-15
Opinion David Locke: The Jazz will often play big lineups with Markkanen, Jackson and Bailey together.
2026-02-04 · Podcast
Came true David Locke: Lauri Markkanen starts on next season's opening day.
2026-02-03 · Podcast · for vs LAC, 2025-10-23 · result: started, 33 min
Came true Locked On Jazz (show): Lauri Markkanen starts at small forward in a big Jazz lineup with Kessler and Jackson.
2026-02-03 · Podcast · for @ IND, 2026-02-04 · result: started, 27 min

Checkable calls about Lauri Markkanen from the voices we track, and how they turned out.

ESPN player profile and our roster records

Born1997-05-22 in Jyvaskyla, Finland (age 29)

Size and position7′1″ · 240 lb · Forward

Before the NBAArizona (college)

Draft2017: round 1, pick 7 by MIN

NBA experience10 seasons before this one

NBA teams (our records)2026-27: UTA · 2025-26: UTA · 2024-25: UTA · 2023-24: UTA · 2022-23: UTA

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