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Lauri Markkanen
Forward-Center ·Utah Jazz ·NBA ·#23

Lauri Markkanen

Age29 BornMay 22, 1997 FromFinland Height213 cm (6'12") Weight109 kg CollegeArizona Draft2017 · #7
Career averages
18.9PPG
7.1RPG
1.5APG
492 games · 9 seasons

At a glance

UTA hub
Latest gamesBox score
Sun, Apr 2, 2023
L at BKN 110 - 11123 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Mar 27, 2023
L vs PHX 117 - 10325 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Mar 22, 2023
L vs POR 127 - 11540 pts · 12 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Mar 18, 2023
W vs BOS 117 - 11828 pts · 10 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Mar 13, 2023
L at MIA 115 - 11938 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Mar 11, 2023
W at CHA 119 - 11113 pts · 13 reb · 3 ast
All UTA games
Position rank2025-26
#2PPG rank
#2PER rank
#2Win shares rank
Forward-CenterPosition
Among 64 Forward-Center players with 41+ games
Career snapshot
9Seasons
492Games
9,317Career points
16.5PER average
Most-played franchise: Chicago Bulls · 221 games · 2017-18 to 2020-21
Honors and awards3 total
1×
All-Star Selection2022
1×
NBA Most Improved Player2022
1×
All-Rookie Team2017
All awards
Career highsSingle season
26.7PPG · 2025-26 · UTA
9.0RPG · 2018-19 · CHI
2.1APG · 2025-26 · UTA
22.1PER · 2022-23 · UTA
8.2Win shares · 2022-23 · UTA
Draft2017
1Round
7Overall pick
From Arizona

Career by team

Utah Jazz
2022-23 - 2025-26 · 4 seasons
23.7 PPG 7.6 RPG 1.9 APG
210 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
2021-22 - 2021-22 · 1 seasons
14.8 PPG 5.7 RPG 1.3 APG
61 games
Chicago Bulls
2017-18 - 2020-21 · 4 seasons
15.5 PPG 7.1 RPG 1.2 APG
221 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
2017-18 CHI 68 68 29.7 15.2 7.5 1.2 0.6 0.6 43.4 36.2 84.3 15.6 3.3
2018-19 CHI 52 51 32.3 18.7 9.0 1.4 0.7 0.6 43.0 36.1 87.2 17.1 2.7
2019-20 CHI 50 50 29.8 14.7 6.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 42.5 34.4 82.4 14.3 2.6
2020-21 CHI 51 26 25.8 13.6 5.3 0.9 0.5 0.3 48.0 40.2 82.6 15.2 3.0
2021-22 CLE 61 61 30.8 14.8 5.7 1.3 0.7 0.5 44.5 35.8 86.8 14.7 5.0
2022-23 UTA 66 66 34.4 25.6 8.6 1.9 0.6 0.6 49.9 39.1 87.5 22.1 8.2
2023-24 UTA 55 55 33.1 23.2 8.2 2.0 0.9 0.5 48.0 39.9 89.9 - -
2024-25 UTA 47 47 31.4 19.0 5.9 1.5 0.7 0.4 42.3 34.6 87.6 - -
2025-26 UTA 42 42 34.4 26.7 6.9 2.1 1.0 0.5 47.7 35.5 89.6 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 2022 Cleveland Cavaliers Utah Jazz
Jul 2021 Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers

All entries are season change.

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Born on May 22

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About Lauri Markkanen

Lauri Elias Markkanen 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", he is the son of Finnish basketball players Pekka and Riikka Markkanen, and the younger brother of footballer Eero Markkanen.