Lauri Markkanen

About Lauri Markkanen

The Minnesota Timberwolves selected him seventh overall in the 2017 NBA Draft, and subsequently traded him to the Chicago Bulls. At the University of Arizona, he played one year of college basketball.

Lauri Elias Markkanen is a Finnish professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association. In the 2017 NBA draft, he was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the seventh overall pick before being included in a trade to the Chicago Bulls for Jimmy Butler. He is the son of Finnish basketball players Pekka and Riikka Markkanen, and the younger brother of soccer player Eero Markkanen.

College	Arizona (2016–2017)
Listed height	7 ft 0 in
NBA draft	2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7, Minnesota Timberwolves
Team	Chicago Bulls
Born	May 22, 1997, Vantaa, Finland
League	NBA
Nationality	Finnish
Listed weight	240 lb
Number	24
Position	Power forward / Center

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Trivia

He averaged 24.9 points per game in the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship tournament, the tournament's top scorer.

Lauri Markkanen before fame

He was a member of the Finnish U-18 national team in the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.

Achievement of Lauri Markkanen

In the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, he was the tournament's best scorer, averaging 24.9 points per game.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Lauri Markkanen family life

Pekka and Riikka Markkanen, both basketball players from Finland, are his parents. His brother Eero Markkanen is a professional soccer player, and he has one other brother, Miikka. In 2018, he gave birth to a son.

Associations of Lauri Markkanen

At Arizona, he was coached by Sean Miller.

Lauri Markkanen Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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