NBA Trade Packages and Landing Spots for Lauri Markkanen If Utah Jazz Deal Star

NBA Trade Packages and Landing Spots for Lauri Markkanen If Utah Jazz Deal Star

Lauri Markkanen could be one of the top names on the NBA trade market this summer, as the 28-year-old no longer fits a Utah Jazz team that just finished with the worst record in the league (17-65) this past season.

Proposed trade has Heat giving up multiple players and first-round picks for Lauri Markkanen

Utah Jazz big man Lauri Markkanen’s contributions in the 2024-25 regular season were arguably overlooked, and it’s easy to understand why. He played for a Jazz team that won just 17 games the entire campaign and ended up with the worst record in the NBA, but Markkanen still deserves props for playing at an All-Star caliber level. He averaged 19.0 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in his third season playing for the Jazz. One proposed trade from G…

Tim Bontemps on what Utah Jazz record could look like in 2025-26 if they 'try to win every game'

The Utah Jazz are not expected to turn their fortunes around next season, and there might not be any reason for them to try. The Utah Jazz, after the 2022 season, decided to trade away their duo of Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert for future-driven packages of draft picks and young players. While they are yet to draft a legitimate superstar, youngsters like Lauri Markkanen and Collin Sexton broke out, but they do not have a defining player to bu…